Fall 2019 Journal

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BETTY WOLD JOHNSON Champions Excellence in Education

6 THRIVE! The Campaign for Student Experience at Princeton Day School • Update on Athletic Center Construction • Funds to Support and Encourage Creativity 62

CHARLES ALT 2019 Outstanding Biology Teacher of New Jersey

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BETTY WOLD JOHNSON Advocate, Ally, Inspiration

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64 WAVELENGTH A New Link: Alumni Directory

23 News and Events 38 Arts Notes

46 Student Shoutouts 51 Sports Notes

57 Faculty Notes

68 Board of Trustees News 72 Annual Report

107 Alumni News 113 Class Notes

147 In Memoriam 148 Snapshots

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Editor-in-Chief: Melanie Shaw, Director of Communications Fall 2019 Journal Designer: Christine Cantera, Art Director Volume 57/Number 2 Contributing Designer: Maria Kauzmann Senior Writer: Melanie Shaw Contributing Writers: Annabeth Donovan, Justin Goldberg P’30, ’32, Linda Maxwell Stefanelli ’62 Class Notes: In Memoriam and Faculty Notes Editor: Ann Wiley ’70 Proofreader: Terri Epstein P’05, ’08 Photography: Michael Branscom, David Bremer P’18, Alanna Bocklage P’29, ’26, Christine Cantera, Nancy Erickson P’15, Justin Goldberg P’30, ’32, Corbin Gurkin, Andy Lee, Monica McInnes P’23, ’24, Matt Pilsner, Melanie Shaw Cover: BETTY WOLD JOHNSON: Advocate, Ally, Inspiration

Letter from Paul J. Stellato, Head of School

At Home in the World For a brief time yesterday, I fled the confines of my office, hopped on a golf cart, and headed up to the athletic center construction site. There, admiring of and awed by the glistening metal skeleton that will hold the field house portion of the building, I met up with longtime Middle School teacher Jamie Atkeson and his design class, a hearty group of 20 or so students who had come to see the site firsthand. Armed with iPads and topped by hard hats, they would spend an hour or so with members of the general contracting firm (including our own Sean Skeehan ’02, Project Manager), touring the building site, learning about the building process and timetable, and exploring–in real time–the principles and theories they had pondered and discussed in their classroom.

As I approached the group and thought about the long road that led us to this moment, it occurred to me that this was a field trip years in the making.

Still, this was no passive sightseeing tour: Jamie had been working with them for weeks, ensuring they would make the most of this visit. As I hopped out of the golf cart, they wheeled around to face me – iPads up and questions ready– not with questions about the construction process, but rather about the steps the Board and I had taken to bring this facility to our campus. They were surprised to learn how long this entire endeavor has taken; skeptical that we favored squash courts over a swimming pool; and eager to understand my sense of how this building would change and enhance their experience. With iPads held aloft, they documented each of my responses; I am eager to join them for the first screening of this innovative project.

Of course, since its first building rose some 55 years ago, the campus has served as a laboratory for its students: first the marshes, apple orchards and serpentine wall; then the ropes courses, garden and outdoor garden classroom; and now the greenhouse and this gargantuan center. Through each and all of these, our students and their teachers– like their head of school on this beautiful autumn day– have fled the confines of their classrooms and headed outdoors to test the truths posited inside the building. To watch a sixth grader aim his iPad toward the towering beams that rise beside the baseball field is as revealing as is the sight of a second grader snapping a grape tomato from a stalk and popping it into her mouth: it is pure discovery, revelation and awe. In those moments, the worlds within and beyond the classroom window are one and the same, each and both reflecting and expanding the other. The principle s– physical, mathematical, aesthetic–which Jamie sought to root in his young charges are given depth and resonance at the foot of an unfinished building; the lessons of the natural world are captured for a second grader with the sharp echo of a snap pea.

The happy marriage at our school of hand, heart and head is as old as the first lesson at Miss Fine’s School and Princeton Country Day. It is both an academic enterprise and a rigorous preparation to be at home in the world, that most expansive classroom.

Paul J. Stellato

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BETTY WOLD JOHNSON Champions Excellence in Education

BY LINDA MAXWELL STEFANELLI ’62

Over the years, Betty Wold Johnson’s contributions have enhanced every area of the institution and her commitment has done much to shape the exceptional school PDS has become.

WHEN BETTY WOLD JOHNSON was given a John Deere tractor for her 80th birthday, she not only climbed right on and learned to drive it but found mowing the fields on her Hopewell farm a wonderful form of relaxation. A woman of strong convictions, a gentle manner and considerable charm, she is always eager to learn something new. Now 98, she continues to explore fresh ideas, interests and experiences, and her enduring curiosity about the people and issues around her has created a rich tapestry of friendships. She is dedicated to improving the world in which she lives and does so by lending her support to a wide variety of organizations. Her generosity has enriched countless lives, many of them at Princeton Day School.

Mrs. Johnson’s affiliation with PDS spans more than 60 years, going back to the founding schools her five children attended. Over the years, her contributions have enhanced every area of the institution and her commitment has done much to shape the exceptional school PDS has become. She is a perennial Annual Fund donor and has given millions of dollars toward faculty support, academic programming and various building initiatives. In 2001, she provided crucial funding for the Coventry Farm Project, which allowed the School to buy and preserve acreage on the hill below Colross. In 2014, she supplied the anchor gift for the Health and Wellness Program. She also served as a trustee from 1979 to 1982 and was named a Trustee Emerita in 1996.

“I have seen education and teaching improve immensely in my lifetime. We provide more and expect more from our students.”

—BETTY WOLD JOHNSON

Photo courtesy of Betty Wold Johnson

“Mrs. Johnson once told me that she believes that PDS plays a critical role in the larger community by providing an outstanding education to a wide range of students, which in turn attracts high-caliber students and their families to the region,” says former Board Chair and Trustee Emerita Barbie Griffin Cole ’78. “It’s very much a community-minded approach.”

STEAM GIFT EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES This past spring, after visiting a class in the Wellemeyer STEAM Center, Mrs. Johnson made an additional gift of $2 million to the THRIVE! Campaign, $1 million of which is being offered as a challenge incentive to prospective donors.

She hopes this gift will inspire others to support innovation at Princeton Day School and will aid the School’s plans to move forward with construction of STEAM facilities in the Lower and Middle Schools next summer.

Mrs. Cole accompanied her that day and notes, “She expressed how much she loves the idea of teaching students to think for themselves. She observed students generating questions, practicing critical thinking, problem-solving and working collaboratively rather than passively absorbing information. She was thrilled that PDS was offering such a dynamic educational experience. She was also very pleased to learn that girls’ enrollment in STEAM courses was very robust. The visit to the new STEAM Center clearly struck a chord with her.”

Head of School Paul Stellato admires Mrs. Johnson’s perceptive grasp of issues and her focus on the end result.

He says, “Betty’s got such a supple and curious mind and always wants to know how her support will be reflected

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in the lives of our students. Typically, when she toured the Wellemeyer STEAM Center, she went right to the source and peppered the kids with questions. Their genuine and compelling answers really impressed her.”

The Wellemeyer STEAM Center, with its hands-on learning, speaks to Mrs. Johnson’s practical nature and her deep-seated belief that talented teachers can transform lives, particularly in the early grades, by igniting a child’s natural curiosity and instilling a love of learning.

“Betty’s got such a supple and curious mind and always wants to know how her support will be reflected in the lives of our students.

Typically, when she toured the Wellemeyer STEAM Center, she went right to the source and peppered the kids with questions. Their genuine and compelling answers really impressed her.”

– PAUL STELLATO, HEAD OF SCHOOL

A GLOBAL OUTLOOK Mrs. Johnson also profoundly interested in the role of government and the responsibility of its citizens. She often carries small copies of the U.S. Constitution to give to people she meets. “Educating young people to think critically is an important part of us being able to keep our Republic,” she says. “I have seen education and teaching improve immensely in my lifetime. We provide more and expect more from our students.”

“I admire her enormously for her devotion to this school and also to the larger community,” says Mrs. Cole. “She’s helped many, many organizations, never wanting the limelight but always there to help when it has been most critical. Because her perspective is broad and her experience

Paul J. Stellato, Betty Wold Johnson and Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70 in September 2019

is vast, her insights are always enormously helpful. She knows how to identify the important issues and provide support where it is needed.”

“Her generosity is genuine,” says former Board Chair and Trustee Emerita Marilyn Grounds. “She just really, really wants to help people and she does it smartly. When she invests in an organization, she keeps track of how her donations are used.”

“She wants the real story, no sugar coating,” Mrs. Cole agrees. “What’s so incredibly refreshing is that she wants to understand what PDS is striving to do, how we’re trying to improve and enhance the experience for all our students, and she doesn’t have a preconceived idea of what that should be. What’s allowed her to be so effective, I think, is the desire to continue to learn and recognize an institution’s need to adapt, to move forward. At the same time, she has very strong core values and principles and wants to make sure that those values, and the institution’s values, are never compromised. There’s a nice connection between advancement and change and the development of an institution while adhering to human and societal values.”

PERSONAL MAGNETISM FORGES STRONG RELATIONSHIPS

Betty Wold Johnson with former Board Chair and past parent Edith Eglin and former Trustee and past parent Ann Gips

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Mrs. Grounds sees Mrs. Johnson frequently and looks forward to their lively, far-ranging conversations. “She is so aware, inquisitive and informed,” Mrs. Grounds says.

“We talk about grandchildren, opera, a school she’s recently visited and the latest news. Anybody who gets to know her at all is just blown away by her. She likes talking with everybody and afterwards she’ll say, ‘Isn’t life wonderful?’”

In 2013, Coby Gibson ’17 had just completed eighth grade when he attended a dinner in honor of his grandfather, Trustee Emeritus Jack Wallace ’48. He was understandably nervous about keeping the conversation going with the

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accomplished, and much older, guests. “But then I ended up sitting next to Mrs. Johnson and I can’t even remember who was sitting on the other side of me,” he laughs. “We just talked through the whole night and I didn’t feel nervous at all talking with her. She was just super open and willing to hear what I was saying and she wanted to tell me about her life as well. She’s a very warm presence. She could have brushed me off but she wanted to listen and she trusted that I wanted to do that as well. It was an experience–we both really enjoyed it.”

Betty Wold Johnson c.1980

Mrs. Johnson grew up in Minnesota where her father was a doctor and her mother a nurse. She attended local schools and enlisted as a Navy WAVE after the attack on Pearl Harbor. She was stationed in Corpus Christie, Texas and at the Rhode Island Naval Air Station, where she helped young fighter pilots earn their instrument ratings by training them in flight simulators.

She married Robert Wood Johnson III, grandson of the co-founder of Johnson & Johnson, and the couple settled in Princeton where they raised their children: Woody ’62 (who was honored with the 2012 PDS Alumni Service Award for his efforts to advance medical research), Keith ’64, Billy ’67, Libet ’68 and Chris ’77. Tragically, Mr. Johnson died from cancer in 1970 at the age of 50, and then, in 1975, Keith and Billy died within months of each other.

In 1976, Mrs. Johnson married Douglas Bushnell, an American Express executive and the father of current Board Chair Rebecca Bushnell ’70. They built a house on a farm where they often made use of their “his and her” tractors.

Mrs. Johnson was able to indulge her love of gardening and planted an impressive collection of specimen trees. She suffered yet more loss when Mr. Bushnell passed away in 2007 and, 10 years later, when her daughter Libet died after a long illness.

A FULL AND FULFILLING LIFE Crushing as these losses were, Mrs. Johnson draws on an enviable inner strength and optimism to stay positive.

“She recently talked about how important it is in life to be constantly learning new things,” Dr. Bushnell says. “She’s always full of new ideas, new things she’s thinking about, a new passion. That goes back to her belief in the importance of early education where you develop a love for learning and discovery which, of course, is one of her tremendous strengths.”

Betty Wold Johnson with her friend of many years, Joe Namath

Some of those passions include the arts, the environment, medicine and football. Mrs. Johnson has been a football fan all her life, and although her allegiance has shifted from the Minnesota Golden Gophers to the Princeton Tigers to the New York Jets, she is an enthusiastic and astute student of the game. After becoming a shareholder of the Jets, she quickly befriended the players with her genuine interest in their lives.

Although her schedule would tire people decades younger, Mrs. Johnson has made few concessions to age. Mrs. Grounds recently asked where she was going and Mrs. Johnson replied, “I’ve got a meeting with an organization at my house. I have many of my meetings in my kitchen. We sit on the kitchen stools and the fridge is right there and I have water and sodas so they can have something to drink.” Mrs. Grounds says, “Regardless of the setting, you can be certain she will ask the important questions and receive the pertinent information.”

“Her standards are extremely high,” Mrs. Cole says. “I have been inspired by her approach to philanthropy and how she’s been able for many, many years to support, encourage and endorse many organizations in this area. It is hard to express how fortunate the School is to have been a recipient of her wisdom, devotion and support for over 60 years. She is a role model for all of us!”

Mrs. Johnson is a vibrant example of the values PDS seeks to instill in its students–a lifelong learner who relishes enduring relationships and gives back to her community. It has proved a rewarding combination; when asked to name her greatest pleasure, she replies simply, “Life.”

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THRIVE!

A TIME TO SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY is happening at Princeton Day School.

It began quietly several years ago when the School embarked on an

ambitious campaign to enhance the student experience by creating an

environment in which students feel nurtured, where they can discover their passions, achieve their potential and find success–in short, can thrive.

“As the goal of our collective work is enhancing the quality of student

experience,” says Head of School Paul Stellato, “so it becomes the center of the THRIVE! Campaign: to ensure that a powerful student body is

engaged in a far-reaching program, delivered by a gifted faculty, within a state-of-the-art facility.”

“THRIVE! The Campaign for Student Experience at Princeton Day School” will impact every PDS student across the three divisions. Today, an

energetic current of innovation and progress permeates the campus as

plans to advance academics, athletics and the arts are being realized. New programs and interdisciplinary courses have been introduced and physical facilities are being expanded and revitalized to support them. Significant

resources are being allocated to financial aid to enable deserving students to attend PDS and to promote the intellectual and pedagogic growth of its faculty. At the same time, students’ overall well-being is being addressed through an expansion of the Health and Wellness curriculum.

The Campaign Leadership Gift Committee is chaired by Trustee Emerita Barbie Griffin Cole ’78 and Trustee Cindy Linville. They each had three

children attend the School and well understand the difference PDS can

make in a child’s life. “Giving back to PDS is a wonderful way to honor our

three daughters who benefitted tremendously from their years at PDS,” Ms.

Linville says. “The THRIVE! Campaign ensures that PDS will deliver the best

education and facilities to current and future students.”

Early contributions from generous donors have fueled the campaign’s

impressive accomplishments thus far, and its future progress depends on

the commitment of the wider PDS community. “Our tradition of innovation, THE CAMPAIGN FOR STUDENT EXPERIENCE AT PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL

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coupled with our current stability, give us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to take Princeton Day School from excellent to exceptional,” Mr. Stellato says. “Together, we will deepen our capacity to deliver a transformative education. Together, we will thrive.”

Architectural rendering of the new athletic complex

UPDATE on Athletic Center Construction

Versatile New Complex Aims to Score Big

BY LINDA MAXWELL STEFANELLI ’62

THE BEST WAY TO EXPERIENCE school spirit at Princeton Day School is to be on campus for Blue & White Day in May. Every student, faculty and staff member turns out to passionately defend their blue or white team in a field day competition that includes relay races, tug-of-war and three-legged races. Although the tradition of assigning students a color for athletic and academic honors stretches back to Miss Fine’s and Princeton Country Day schools, this year the focus was definitely on the future. Before the May 10 field events, the entire school community gathered to break ground for construction of a 30,000-plus-square-foot LEED-certified athletic center that will adjoin the Lisa McGraw ’44 Rink. The new center is designed to Head of School Paul Stellato with BOT Chair Rebecca Bushnell ’70 benefit virtually every facet of the school and extend its and student representatives from Lower, Middle and Upper School extraordinary athletic legacy. at the Blue and White Day, May 2019 groundbreaking ceremony

Shovel in hand, Head of School Paul Stellato addressed the gathering to say, “I think it’s especially fitting that we’re breaking ground on this building on Blue & White Day because there is no day during the year that is more representative of Princeton Day School. It’s a celebration in which our entire PreK through Grade 12 community comes together. I look forward to having many more opportunities to do that in this space in the years to come.”

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Architectural rendering of the new entrance to the Princeton Day School athletic center

OFFICIAL OPENING SLATED FOR SEPTEMBER 2020 The athletic center is scheduled for completion in less than a year and plans are underway for the official opening in September 2020. It will contain four international squash courts with viewing areas, a field house with two multi-purpose courts, and a spacious commons adjacent to the rink from which spectators can see the surrounding sports facilities in action.

Moreover, PDS finally will have a place to assemble the entire School and their guests for assemblies, recognitions and celebrations.

“PDS has such a strong sense of community. I think it defines the school,” Mr. Stellato says. “By building an athletic center we can create something that serves athletics and the needs of the whole school. The Gosnell Room was a gathering place for students to hang out during the winter; they’d watch the skating, do their homework, order a pizza. This space will greatly expand those opportunities.”

School and 70% of Upper School students played on interscholastic teams, with a total of 73 team levels across 22 different sports, overseen by 125 coaches.

SQUASHED NO MORE Squash is the sport that will feel the greatest impact– it will be played on campus for the first time ever. It began as a club team over 40 years ago and has grown to varsity status under Coach Dede Shipway Webster ’62. Practices were held at the University’s Dillon Gym before moving to the two courts at Pretty Brook Tennis Club. In spite of difficult schedules, having to slog through cold and snow to practice and

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compete without the support of home crowds, players never complained and many have gone on to play at Division I and other highly competitive colleges.

“Those who play, really love it,” says Ms. Webster. “My guess is that when PDS gets its own squash courts, the PDS community is going to go wild for the game. For the kids, it’s going to be tremendous. You need the facility to up the skill level; increased court time will enable our athletes to compete more effectively. In addition, it will ultimately allow for separate boys and girls squash teams.”

Having four international squash courts will not only allow for more players but will introduce the sport to those who have never seen it.

“It’s going to be a wonderful asset for PDS,” Ms. Webster continues. “I think our students are the kind who will be intrigued by it; it’s a very cerebral, mathematical kind of game. I think it will appeal to our students in that you don’t have to be big and brawny; in fact, that doesn’t help you out there in such a small space.”

“I was introduced to squash when I was around 10 years old,” says eighth grader Maryam Mian, one of the few girls on the Middle School team. “I’ve loved it since the beginning because it’s competitive and fast paced and pushes me to work hard to improve. Being on the PDS team has taught me a lot and I’m especially excited about the new athletic facilities, which will give our team a shot at being one of the best in the country.

PDS is giving us an opportunity to learn not only about a great sport, but also a lot about ourselves.”

View of the athletic center field house and multi-purpose courts

“My guess is that when PDS gets its own squash courts, the PDS community is going to go wild for the game. You need the facility to up the skill level. For the kids, it’s going to be tremendous.”

– DEDE SHIPWAY WEBSTER ’62, PDS SQUASH COACH

Middle School Coach Matt Trowbridge ’98 agrees.

“We have great momentum in squash right now.

Interest keeps building and players get hooked on it quickly. Once we have our own courts, we can continue to grow and add to our program, keep and develop players who may have been cut in previous seasons, and become the squash powerhouse we ought to be!”

FLEXIBLE INDOOR OPTIONS EASE SCHEDULING The new center will also include multi-purpose courts designed for versatility and equipped with synthetic flooring, which has several advantages over hardwood.

The area can be partitioned and retractable batting cages for baseball and softball can be lowered from the rafters. Although the courts will house winter sports like basketball and fencing, they will also provide desperately needed space for fall and spring sports to practice during bad weather and offer an additional location for physical education classes.

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much better environment,” says Mark Adams, Physical Education Department Chair and longtime coach.

“I’m especially excited about the new athletic facilities, which will give our team a shot at being one of the best in the country. PDS is giving us an opportunity to learn not only about a great sport, but also a lot about ourselves.”

and safety lighting have been installed along the driveway. Another major impact of the new space: once the athletic center is complete, the Dean Mathey Lower Gym will be transformed into a performing arts center with facilities to support programs and performance in theater as well as vocal and instrumental music.

– MARYAM MIAM, EIGHTH GRADE PDS STUDENT AND MIDDLE SCHOOL SQUASH TEAM MEMBER

Arranging games and practices will be much easier and will eliminate the need to adjust the academic schedule to accommodate athletics. Presently, winter teams have to stagger practices and rarely get in a full two-hour session even though some practices run until 7:30pm.

“Our goal is to get our kids home earlier,” says Director of Upper School Athletics Tim Williams.

“And more people will be able to watch winter sports because games can start earlier. The flexibility it’s going to give us is going to be great. That’s something we’ve needed for a long time.”

In addition, the field house will have a proposed seating capacity of 1,600 and will be equipped with a 24- by 30-foot pull-down projection screen and a topquality sound system. “The sound quality is going to be much better than in the majority of field houses today,” says Ron Tola, PDS Director of Major Projects.

“This complex gives us excellent, muchneeded athletic spaces but then goes beyond function and creates this wonderful opportunity for enhancing our sense of community.”

– MARC BRAHANEY, TRUSTEE AND BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE CHAIR

The athletic center will also include an enlarged concession stand, changing rooms and offices. Fiber optic cable will connect it to the main campus so the whole campus can share the same communications system. Getting to the new facility will also be easier and safer. The walkway from the main campus has been regraded, widened and an attractive guard rail JOURNAL

The new athletic center will allow for after-school and community interaction

CONSIDERABLE CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND EXPERTISE V.J. Scozzari & Sons, Inc. began construction on June 24 and progress since then has been dramatic.

Although the rink itself will remain untouched, slated demolition has occurred on everything on the far side of the viewing wall. Project Superintendent Bert Decowski explains, “We started on the inside, rearranging some of the locker rooms to get them ready for the season. Since we were demolishing a lot of that area, we had to create new spaces for them. Then we put up a temporary wall and waterproofed it to protect the rink during construction.”

The new building is designed to adjoin the rink and the squash courts will extend west into the parking lot. (New parking spaces will make up for those lost.) The multi-purpose courts will be located along the north side beyond the line of windows that give the rink its unique appeal, and a new entrance will face the school on the south side.

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Completion date for the athletic center is scheduled for Fall 2020

“What’s interesting is that half of it is a preengineered metal building and half is made of traditional structured steel,” Mr. Tola says. “It’s unique in that these structures will be completely tied together rather than independent. Preengineered steel is often used in sports facilities because it economically allows for a completely open floor space.”

Before footings could be sunk, contractors had to address the issue of water retention in the wooded area behind the rink. They removed the soil and replaced it with a solid base of fill. The large quantities of fill had the advantage of raising the addition to the desired height and avoiding the need to dig a foundation through dense deposits of shale.

ACHIEVING AESTHETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS Architects made a conscious effort to make the athletic center compatible with its surroundings and not overwhelm them. The complex is designed to reflect the school’s architecture with stone and masonry elements, skylights and large windows and is being built to meet the stringent requirements for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. To that end, solar panels will be installed along the south side of the building and a multitude of skylights will reduce the need for electricity. Rainwater will be diverted to a new garden area and there will even be two vehicle charging stations available.

“The goal is to create a sustainable building so that as we’re constructing and operating the building, we’re not causing harm to the environment,” says Scozzari Project Manager Sean Skeehan, a 2001 PDS alumnus.

“It’s been a real collaborative effort by a large number of dedicated, caring, professional people, both within and outside the PDS community,” Mr. Tola observes.

“There are things that could have set the project off, both with construction costs and schedule, that have been overcome. Everyone worked together to make this possible.”

“I think we landed on the right mix for Project Manager Sean Skeehan ’01 PDS,” says Trustee and Project Superintendent Bert Marc Brahaney, who Decowski chairs the Buildings and Grounds Committee. “This complex gives us excellent, much-needed athletic spaces but then goes beyond function and creates this wonderful opportunity for enhancing our sense of community.”

To keep an eye on progress, tune into the livefeed camera of the construction site and watch for news updates on the pds.org homepage.

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IN MARCH 2014, alumna Susan Wallach MFS ’64 and her husband, Ken, made a $1 million gift to Princeton Day School through the THRIVE! Campaign to establish the Miss Fine’s Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. The purpose of the Miss Fine’s Center is to promote the collaborative study of topics and themes that benefit from an interdisciplinary approach. Over the past five years, roughly 85 faculty have been awarded Miss Fine’s Center grants, which they have used to advance their own studies and create new curricula and teaching methods at PDS. The impact of this gift, and other contributions earmarked for professional development, has been far-reaching and powerful for both teachers and students.

The funds enable faculty to pursue advanced degrees, attend national conferences and workshops and spend time collaborating with colleagues. Their experiences often result in imaginative new courses and innovative teaching methods.

“It’s incredible to see how the learning our teachers have experienced has seeped in and literally transformed so many parts of the School,” says Tara Quigley, Middle School Humanities Teacher and Director of the Miss Fine’s Center.

One example of how teachers use these funds to develop curriculum is evidenced in the challenging Honors Studio Geometry course, now in its second year. It requires co-enrollment in math and design courses and was born out of an encounter between Upper School architecture teacher David Burkett and Upper School math teacher Corinne Bilodeau.

Last winter, Ms. Bilodeau happened to walk by the architecture studio as Mr. Burkett was puzzling over a design problem with a student. She stopped to suggest what she thought would be a simple geometric solution, the use of parallel lines, but as she realized they were using them in perspective, she saw the complexities involved. Ms. Bilodeau was rushing to class and asked Mr. Burkett to come along and discuss it further with her students. “We were just so intrigued with the problem,” Ms. Bilodeau laughs. As they talked, they discovered significant overlap between their disciplines and became fascinated with solving the inherent problems in each.

“So we just started working together,” Ms. Bilodeau says. Mr. Burkett finishes, “And the most exciting thing was we couldn’t wait to work together again.” A Miss Fine’s Center grant made it possible for them to design a curriculum and teach it together.

“The Miss Fine’s Center gift from the Wallachs and the additional funds the School has received for Professional Development and Program Design have had a notable impact on our teachers’ approach to their own continued growth and education,” says Associate Head of School Lisa Surace. “It’s inspiring to watch faculty from different divisions and departments share their expertise with one another, work purposefully together and bring new ideas into the classroom. Our commitment to faculty professional development has been instrumental in attracting and retaining gifted teachers. I can’t wait to see what they do next.”

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Nina Manzulli Ajemian cum laude Gwendolynn Vivian Allen Winn Nicholson Anhut Bryn Linnea Aprill Coby Lake Auslander Lucy Q. Bailey Alec Forrest Berger Elisabeth Jayne Berman cum laude Samuel Richard Bernardi Rahul Bhandaru Seshasri Bhaskar cum laude Madeline Nicole Birch Benjamin Michael Blitz-Yanovitzky cum laude Rachel Brennan Hugh Thomas Brophy Brendan Francis Bucceri Robert John Cammarano Rohan Chandhok Eric Charles Chen David A. Coit, Jr. Zoë Folinsbee Cook Marilena Lizana Cordón-Maryland Amon Maxwell DeVane Oona Jean DiMatteo Simone Drury DiMatteo Ty Eastman Charlotte Lloyd Eiseman cum laude Andrew Ries ElKadi Mackenzie Ries ElKadi Walter Brandon Emann Fernando Erazo Kevin James Flahive cum laude Vincent Michael Gasparro Michael Andrew Gennari Giulia Gerschel Oishika Ghosh Ray

Flynn Grace Gorman Connor Charles Green Imani Marie Hall Skylar Jade Hall Joe Frank Hamlett III Jake MacInnes Harris cum laude David Jonathan Hoffman Isabel Eugenia Hogshire cum laude Zoe Irene Jackson cum laude Zhidong Jiang Nina Kanamaluru cum laude Philip Johan Kaplan Raina Kasera cum laude Sangeeta Kishore Christopher Ryan Klein Matthew Oliver Kuenne Aneesh Kumar Salina Kumar Kelsey Marie Lane Margaret James Laughlin Wesley Oliver Leggett Shai Löfdahl Fruchter Ricardo Martinez-Paz Madison J. McCaw Jared A. McDonald Connor John McIntyre Morgan Jean McNulty cum laude Helen Musie Mehreteab cum laude Charlotte Elizabeth Meyercord Kaito Mimura Eleanor Leigh Myers Léa Sophie Graziella Namouni Ryan Dougherty Neumann Matthew Wellington Nyce James W. O’Connor Lydia Amanda Pamudji

Shrey S. Parikh Julia Marie Parks cum laude Kaveena A. Patel Julianna Rose Patterson Laurel Peters-Acceus Rakesh Potluri cum laude Pranav Pulakkat Eric Ian Quirinale Brian Scott Radvany Valerie Marie Radvany Kyle Cameron Ready Salvatore Guenther Yonan Rego Joseph Daniel Riley Ava Simone Roitburg Declan Maxwell Rourke Dylan Sakaria Nashleen Salazar Rodriguez Joseph Thomas Santamaria cum laude Thomas Abraham Sarsfield William Clay Scarlett Sasha Sindhwani Vibhu Raj Singh Brooke Sara Smukler Ryan Thomas Sullivan Angela Rae Talusan cum laude Daniel Tang cum laude Rebecca X. Tang cum laude Peter Alexius Teti Jacob James Tharayil cum laude Samantha Ann Vareha Maria Isabel Vazquez-Maldonado Adhithya Vijayathevar Elsie Ruoxi Wang cum laude Lydia Wu cum laude Aidan Joseph York Hailey Mackenzie Young

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in alphabetical order

Bryn Linnea Aprill Elisabeth Jayne Berman Samuel Richard Bernardi Benjamin Michael Blitz-Yanovitzky Eric Charles Chen Charlotte Lloyd Eiseman Andrew Ries ElKadi Mackenzie Ries ElKadi Walter Brandon Emann Vincent Michael Gasparro Giulia Gerschel Imani Marie Hall Skylar Jade Hall Isabel Eugenia Hogshire Raina Kasera Christopher Ryan Klein Margaret James Laughlin Wesley Oliver Leggett Charlotte Elizabeth Meyercord Kaveena A. Patel Ava Simone Roitburg Brooke Sara Smukler Ryan Thomas Sullivan Maria Isabel Vazquez-Maldonado Hailey Mackenzie Young

The 108 members of the Class of 2019 filed a total of 1,032 applications to 201 different colleges in the U.S. and abroad.

Director of College Counseling Sarah Graham observed, “I’m so proud of the PDS Class of 2019. These seniors have a broad range of interests and plan to study in some of the top engineering, humanities, music performance, architecture and

COLLEGE MATRICULATION CLASS OF 2019 Amherst College (2) Boston College (2) Boston University (2) Brandeis University (2) Brown University Bucknell University (2) Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University (2) Christopher Newport University Clemson University Colby College (2) Colgate University College of Charleston College of William & Mary Colorado College Columbia University (3) Dartmouth College Davidson College Drew University Drexel University Duke University Emory University (2) Fordham University Franklin & Marshall College JOURNAL

Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Grinnell College Hampton University Harvard College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Jefferson Lackawanna College Lehigh University Loyola University Maryland Marist College Michigan State University New England Conservatory of Music Muhlenberg College New York University (6) Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences (3) Pennsylvania State University Princeton University (4) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rowan University Rutgers University, New Brunswick (4) Seton Hall University Skidmore College Stanford University Stevens Institute of Technology

nursing programs in the country, taking the talents they have cultivated at PDS to new heights. This year, many of the colleges that our students applied to announced their lowest acceptance rates ever. Given this environment, the School is extremely pleased to report that all of our seniors were accepted to fabulous schools and had wonderful options to choose from.”

Syracuse University The College of New Jersey The George Washington University (2) The University of Edinburgh Trinity College Tufts University (2) Tulane University Union College University of California, Berkeley University of California, San Diego (2) University of Connecticut University of Maryland, College Park University of Miami University of Michigan (2) University of Notre Dame (2) University of Pennsylvania University of Southern California (2) University of Vermont University of Wisconsin, Madison Vassar College Villanova University (2) Virginia Tech (2) Wake Forest University (4) Wilkes University

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REFLECTING ON A LIFETIME AT PDS A nucleus of 25 students from the Class of 2019 had the distinction of being “lifers”– students who attended Princeton Day School since PreK, Kindergarten or First Grade. As graduation approached, we asked students to share their feelings about the School they’ve known virtually all of their conscious lives. Here are some remarks that several of the Class of 2019 Lifers took the time to share: Hailey Young: “PDS has prepared me to be my own person, to grow as an individual, and take chances. I would not be who I am without this amazing community.”

Charlotte Eiseman: “If I had to describe how I was feeling in one sentence it would be this: leaving PDS never felt like something that would ever happen, it’s been an integral part of my life for as long as I’m able to remember, so I’m feeling sad, confused, but also excited to explore past the Great Road.”

Giulia Gerschel: “From raising chicks in First Grade, to our Fourth Grade pond project; from our Seventh Grade engineering project in the shop, to our Eighth Grade trip to DC, PDS has shed light on the infinite possibilities that the world has to offer. While in Lower School and Middle School I didn’t necessarily think about it in that way. Reflecting back, I recognize that without these unique experiences, I would not have my deep interest in biological sciences, nor my immense passion for furniture making, and as a result, I would have had many missed opportunities!

In the song ‘Together Wherever We Go’ from our Fourth Grade operetta, there is a stanza that goes: ‘Through thick and through thin, all out or all in And whether it’s win, place or show With you for me and me for you We’ll muddle through whatever we do Together, wherever we go...’

To me, the above quote sums up our class as lifers: we have been through it all, together; the fact that we spent all of school together has created a unique bond.”

Sam Bernardi: “I’ve been at PDS for 14 years, and I am forever grateful for everything it has taught me and the relationships I’ve built.”

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Skylar Hall: “Eliphas Levi once said, ‘A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard.’ To the faculty, thank you for your devotion to cultivating the flourishing minds among us. For the last thirteen years, you’ve helped us to grow into who we are today. Through it all you’ve been there to either celebrate with us or dust us off and encourage us to try again. You put yourselves in our shoes when we were at our lowest and encouraged us compassionately to believe in ourselves. We entered, young and innocently, through the front doors of the Lower School and because of you all we now leave, confidently and speculatively, through the doors near the Lower Gym. As we join the classes that have graduated before us, we want to give our thanks to all of you for everything you’ve done for us.”

Elisabeth Berman: “After spending 13 years of my life in these PDS halls, I can confidently say that I will not only miss this tight-knit community I’ve grown so close to here, but that I am now prepared to go out into the world and pursue my own path. These people and this place have given me the skills I’ll carry with me to college and beyond, and I’m infinitely grateful to everyone who has guided me throughout my time here.”

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Mackenzie ElKadi: “The guidance that I’ve had at PDS has shaped me as a person, and I will carry it with me for the rest of my life. I never would have built such strong relationships with faculty and staff at any other school, and I truly treasure the experience I had.”

Isabel Hogshire and Ryan Sullivan toasted all of the parents at the Lifer’s Dinner, ending with these words: “Above all, thank you for seeing something special in this place over a decade ago and continuously supporting us to thrive in blue and white. In choosing Princeton Day School, you not only exposed us to the best education and opportunities a kid could ask for, but you also introduced us to our second family.”

Andrew ElKadi: “Saying goodbye to the friends I’ve made, teachers I’ve admired, and halls I’ve walked through in the past 13 years is sad and overwhelming, and as I leave PDS I know that I’ll always regard it as the place that allowed me to become who I am today.”

Brooke Smukler: “What makes PDS special for me, personally, is that my best friends since Kindergarten are still my best friends today, as a senior. PDS has allowed me to create such strong bonds and memories that I know will last a lifetime.”

Wes Leggett: “‘Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.’ — Will Rogers” Raina Kasera: “I am so grateful to have spent the last 14 years of my life here at PDS with my wonderful classmates and teachers. I will miss the PDS community so much as I move on to the next chapter in my life, and I will forever cherish the memories I have made here.”

Walter Emann: “Recently I’ve been feeling very happy/sad about leaving PDS, because I get to go to college and start a new life! But I have to leave this life behind. I grew up inside of PDS. So yes, I’m a little nervous about leaving. I think we all are. But that’s good. The fact that we’re worried means that what we’ve experienced here so far has been crazy good, life-changing stuff that we don’t want to forget, ever. I can safely say that we won’t forget. Ever.

SENIOR AWARDS CELEBRATE EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AMONG THE CLASS OF 2019 The collective accomplishments of the 108 members of the Class of 2019 over the past four years were celebrated at a special senior luncheon on May 24, followed by the Upper School Awards Assembly honoring achievements and distinctions of particular students across multiple programs and disciplines. The values that define PDS as a school community –intellectual curiosity, creativity, integrity and resilience–are reflected in the achievements of these award winners and the very special Class of 2019 as a whole.

Declan Rourke, Alumni Service Award: This award is bestowed by the Alumni Association on a senior who exemplifies the spirit and values of Princeton Day School through service to others. Declan’s commitment to being of service to others is reflected in more than 800 hours of service he logged during his time in the Upper School.

Declan regularly volunteers for organizations including the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, Princeton Special Sports, and Loaves and Fishes. He has also held leadership positions within CornerHouse, both on the Teen Advisory Group and this year on, the Student Board, leading substance abuse prevention workshops at area schools. Through the Konetke program, Declan has also participated in service work in Haiti for several summers.

Nashleen Salazar Rodriguez, The John Douglas SacksWilner ’80 Award: John Douglas Sacks-Wilner, Class of 1980, was a young man of great strength, character and grace of spirit. He had high standards for academic achievement, explored the intellectual world with enthusiasm and welcomed the challenge of demanding courses. This memorial award commemorates John’s determination and dedication, and honors courage, resoluteness and resilience in surmounting obstacles to achieve one’s goals.

Nashleen is an academic star, a leader and valued voice to her peers, a role model to younger students and a second parent to her siblings. She’s tenacious, gritty and perseverant as well as caring, calm and mature. She is a poised and radiant young woman with a deep personal sense of purpose who is ready to take on her next challenge. Sí, se puede–yes, you can–is her personal motto. She thinks about what is possible and is a young woman whom we are proud to call a Panther.

Rakesh Potluri, The Frederick D. Woodbridge ’78 Memorial Award: Fred Woodbridge, Class of 1978, demonstrated extraordinary leadership as a senior class president and impressive qualities of citizenship throughout his career at PDS. His concern for the good of the community was always sincere and steadfast. This memorial award goes to a graduating senior who has exhibited outstanding leadership qualities in developing class unity and spirit.

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Simply put, Rakesh is all about serving his community. Most visible at PDS for his work as student council president, he has the drive to make change and feels a duty to lead his community nobly. When he thinks, he’s not thinking about simply completing a task in and of itself; he’s thinking about how others will interpret what he’s doing and how they will react to it. He thinks about how his reader will translate his prose, how the audience member will feel when encountering his set design, and how his peers will experience our school as they walk through the hallways. It gives Rakesh a great sense of joy and purpose to bring happiness to others. Rakesh believes in the power of community–and has made ours better both in and out of the classroom. With an endless passion for doing good, and empathy for social causes across the spectrum, it is difficult to convey the impact Rakesh has had on our community and how well-respected and adored he is by everyone here.

Fechi Inyama ’20, The Anne B. Shepherd Humanities Award: Legendary faculty member Anne Shepherd taught English for 44 years at Miss Fine’s School and then at Princeton Day School before retiring in 1995. Shepherd Commons is named in her honor. This award is bestowed on a member of the junior class who has produced distinguished work in English, history, music, art and/or drama.

Fechi is a constant source of energy, engagement, respect, curiosity and healthy skepticism in the classroom and in the hallways of PDS. In her English, history and French classes, she showcases the power of clear and discerning thinking and listening, patience and commitment to practice. As a writer, she is fluid and persuasive, establishing her positions forcefully and with compelling evidence. While Fechi may at times seem reserved, she exudes joy and playfulness as a dancer and is a deep thinker when it comes to rhythmic and culturallyinformed choreography. Fechi embodies Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe’s definition of an intellectual not merely as someone who knows many things, but as someone who is passionate about ideas.

Hannah Su ’20, The Mark L. Zaininger ’ 81 Memorial Award: Established in 2010 through the generosity of the Zaininger family and friends, the Mark L. Zaininger Class of 1981 Memorial Award honors Mark, whose professional and personal life was dramatically and positively influenced during the summer of his junior year through his participation in a creative and rigorous summer program. The award is given annually to a member of the junior class whose proposed summer experience in pursuit of an interest or passion has the greatest likelihood of inspiring and revealing new life path directions and horizons.

Hannah has a gorgeous artistic vision, an openness to new ideas and a deep engagement with her pursuits. She is a talented musician, a gifted wordsmith and a strategic storyteller who delights in the creative process and produces poetic narratives in built form. She embodies the sense of independence and commitment to self-improvement that Mark Zaininger exemplified. In fact, Hannah is the first high school student ever to approach Steven Holl Architects for a summer

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internship. Hannah will spend this summer immersed in the world of this prestigious architectural firm in New York City, an experience that promises to open powerful new explorations for her.

Hailey Young, English Award: This award honors a student who is a demonstrably avid reader, an imaginative and perceptive interpreter of texts, a strong writer in a variety of genres, a responsive and caring peer editor and an impactful contributor in classroom discussions. A poised, thoughtful and generous member of the English classroom, with a strong work ethic and clear insight, Hailey is also a quiet leader, a careful, close reader and an elegant writer. Whether making a film, performing a monologue or assessing a textual moment, she demonstrates a genuine sense of purpose, bringing an actor’s awareness of language and character to all aspects of her work.

Her enthusiasm for literature is palpable. She can speak just as astutely about gentrification in modern Brooklyn as she can about the nature of evil in Victorian London. Her examination of Disney’s Cinderella literally brought her classmates to tears.

She can make connections between high culture and low, real life and fiction, and is the rare student who can easily see parallels between Pride and Prejudice and Much Ado About Nothing–years and several courses later. Hailey is a joy to teach, and with her warm smile, quick laugh and an even quicker mind, she is a joy to be around.

Nina Ajemian, Writing Award: This award goes to a student who shows a mature and abiding commitment to the craft of good writing in the classroom and beyond, both in writing and in serving as a trusted reader for other writers. For Nina, writing is joyful. Her work evinces a true love of language, the kind that all English teachers want to cultivate in their students. Whether writing an analytical essay on The Great Gatsby, a personal narrative on a traditional Italian Sunday supper or a research paper tracing the design principles of New York’s Central Park and the socio-political aspirations that inspired it, Nina believes in and practices the art of writing as process. She seeks feedback from teachers and peers while producing revised and painstakingly refined drafts on a regular basis. Nina’s insatiable appetite to enhance her understanding often results in fresh insights as she develops her essay drafts.

Her intellectual energy to begin anew, undaunted by the time or effort it will take to start over, is an inspiration to all.

Isabel Hogshire, History Award: This award recognizes excellence, passion and commitment to the discipline, which at Princeton Day School encompasses art history, economics, geography, government, history, philosophy and religion.

Throughout her time at the Upper School, Isabel has been recognized for her remarkable aptitude by her teachers, while peers have sought and benefited from her intellectual clarity.

She demonstrates deep thinking in philosophy, a remarkable ability to analyze society through an economist’s lens and a unique gift in connecting historical themes across time and place. A meticulous worker and willing participant who leads by example, Isabel can always be relied upon to look at historical events or situations in unique ways; she articulates her ideas beautifully whether orally or in prose. Her quiet smile

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and calm demeanor always brighten our School, and she will be sorely missed.

Seshasri Bhaskar, Math Award: This award is given to a student who demonstrates great passion for the field of mathematics. Seshasri exemplifies the drive and commitment necessary to succeed in math, approaching each new idea with enthusiasm and curiosity. She continually seeks to expand her horizons across different branches of mathematics, from statistics and calculus to game theory and computer science.

Her research papers on machine learning and P vs. NP problems showcase her ability to work between disciplines and connect ideas from various fields. In her high school career, she exhausted the PDS math program and excelled in every class she took.

Helen Mehreteab, Jim Walker Memorial Math Award: This award goes to a student who embodies the attributes of longserving PDS math teacher and department chair Jim Walker, who positively affected many lives both inside and outside the classroom. Helen clearly shares the love of math and passion for learning that Jim exemplified. Over the past four years, she has embraced challenge, and modeled perseverance and resilience, as she has tackled courses across the math curriculum, from geometry to calculus and statistics. She has become a fixture in the math office, sharing ideas with her teachers and looking for opportunities to hone her skills and deepen her understanding of complex mathematical concepts.

Helen has been a leader in both SiMS and Mu Alpha Theta, using each organization as a platform to communicate and spread the enthusiasm and joy she feels for mathematics to her fellow students. Her senior project, creating promotional and training videos for SiMS, will leave a legacy to PDS that will enhance students’ mathematical experiences for years to come.

Morgan McNulty, Computer Science Award: Throughout her high school career at PDS, Morgan has distinguished herself through her exceptional commitment and enthusiasm for anything related to computer science, problem solving, coding and creative thought. In a constant drive to perfect her skills and build a community of empowered students, she challenged herself and her peers to program the motion of NASA Spheres Satellites by founding the Zero Robotics Team. She elevated our School’s profile at programming competitions such as the Philadelphia Classic and the Rowan University Programming Contest. She led the Computer Science Club through events including Hour of Code and STEAM Night, and inspired her peers while presenting her work at the Lead Like a Girl conference.

Well set on her path to helping solve the big problems of our times, Morgan is a true example of what it takes to be a creative thinker in today’s technologically driven world.

Walter Emann, Biology Award: Each year the Biology award is given to a student whose enthusiasm and dedication align with a growing mastery of the study of the life sciences. A seasoned naturalist when he came to freshman biology, Walt continued to exhibit boundless enthusiasm for the study of biology throughout high school. During his junior year he doubled his science classes by enrolling JOURNAL

in AP biology and a new program, the PDS Research Experience (REx), followed by anatomy and physiology as a senior. As an upperclassman, he immersed himself in the study of the natural world, exploring plant and insect behavior, delving into the technical nuances of experimental design and learning deeply about the human body. Last summer, he interned with the ecology lab at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and for his senior project, he dedicated his time to understanding a Pavlovian response in pea plants. The energetic way Walt questions and explores the natural world around him inspires adults and peers alike.

Raina Kasera, Chemistry Award: This year’s chemistry award is presented in conjunction with the Hubert N. Alyea Award, which is given by the Princeton Section of the American Chemical Society and is named for renowned Princeton University Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Hubert N. Alyea.

Raina is the consummate chemist, repeatedly demonstrating an ability to observe in keen detail, to measure with fine precision, to synthesize concepts and manipulate data in complex fashion and to write clearly and convincingly of her results–all with a joyful sense of wonder. She fearlessly stepped into her independent research on advanced stereospecific organic synthesis reactions just as confidently as she did when helping guide her peers in the SiMS center and on the Science Olympiad team. Her passion for learning is a beacon for us all.

Pranav Pulakkat, Physics Award: Pranav exemplifies excellence in the study of physics, earning him this award bestowed annually to a student who has developed a strong conceptual understanding of physics, a fluency with advanced mathematical principles and the ability to apply ideas creatively to analyze and solve complex scientific problems.

While teachers often ask their students to dig deeper and challenge their understanding of a topic, Pranav is one of the few students who ask that of their teachers in return. Pranav’s conceptual and mathematical understanding of physics is truly among the very most advanced among PDS students to date.

Angela Talusan, Overall Science Excellence Award: This award is given to a student who has a strong aptitude for the sciences of matter, life and energy and who seeks deep interconnections among the concepts involved.

A remarkable science student, Angela has taken every advanced science class that PDS has to offer and has an impeccable academic record in all of her science courses. As a REx program independent study participant, she displayed a tremendous commitment to scientific research through her extensive investigations of biomarkers for lung disease of 9/11 survivors as an intern at NYU’s Department of Environmental Medicine lab. In addition, she is one of the leaders of our most successful Science Olympiad team to date, not to mention an accomplished dancer.

Adhithya Vijayathevar, The Elizabeth Fine Latin Award: Adhithya took his cue from Churchill’s advice for a good education, “I would let the clever ones learn Latin as an honour, and Greek as a treat.” Well-versed in Latin and recently, immersed in Ancient Greek, Adhithya used both languages to

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enhance his writing, develop his thinking and translate his way into a better understanding of the present through its debt to the past. He is this year’s recipient of the annual Latin Award named for the fiercely intellectual and classically educated founder of Miss Fine’s School, Elizabeth Fine.

Elsie Wang, French Award: Elsie is a student who, in addition to a remarkable mastery of the French language, has developed a real love for French culture and literature.

Her passion for unusual and sophisticated vocabulary, and her insatiable curiosity for the mechanical intricacies of French grammar, have helped her develop her remarkable oral and written proficiency. Elsie’s essays are things of beauty thanks to her elegant writing style and her impressive analytical skills. During her senior year she deepened her study of French literature by taking a class at Princeton University, while also continuing to read Voltaire, Rimbaud and La Fontaine with her PDS classmates.

Jacob Tharayil, Chinese Award: More than two thousand years ago, the Chinese philosopher Mencius said, “So it is that whenever Heaven invests a person with great responsibilities, it first tries his resolve, exhausts his muscles and bones, starves his body, leaves him destitute and confounds his every endeavor. In this way, his patience and endurance are developed, and his weaknesses are overcome.”

With passion, perseverence and a positive spirit, Jacob has shown determination, enthusiasm and eagerness in the study of the Chinese language. His depth of knowledge and understanding of many modern cultures has enabled him to approach the learning of Chinese with an open mind and sophisticated appreciation of Chinese culture. He brings these same qualities of deep learning, steadfast commitment and positivity to everything he does, from scientific inquiry to playing classical bass in the School orchestra.

Joseph Santamaria, Spanish Award: Joe has distinguished himself for his linguistic dedication and outstanding scholarship in the study of the Spanish language and Hispanic and Latinx cultures and identities. Scholarly ambition and sincere dedication are the hallmarks of Joe’s approach to his work in this discipline. During his tenure in the Upper School, Joe consistently demonstrated his deep proficiency in our most advanced classes: AP Spanish Language, AP Spanish Literature and our post-AP course: Identidades Latino-Americanas. He has written literary analyses worthy of any university course and created original, compelling arguments that address issues in contemporary Latin American society. He deeply cares about and is proud of his Spanish heritage and goes to great lengths to share that passion with all around him.

Léa Namouni, Dual-Language Award: Léa is a highly talented and creative linguist who is as comfortable researching contemporary politics in Venezuela as she is reading Voltaire in French. An outstanding language student, Léa has developed not only an exceptional level of proficiency, but also a deep understanding of the many cultures she came across in her PDS French and Spanish classes. Consistently showing a keen interest in the politics, history and literature of the Francophone and

Hispanophone worlds, she embodies the love of language and culture that PDS hopes to inspire in its students.

Julie Patterson, Ceramics Award: Over the last two years, Julie has defined what it means to be an exceptional member of the ceramics studio. She chose a workbench by the window, made it her home, and could often be found working on her projects at all times of the day. With the passage of time and continual growth of her skills, she chose projects that increasingly challenged her and developed her voice in clay. Her inspired work speaks for itself and is often the topic of student conversations when kilns are unloaded.

Shai Früchter, Media Award: This grant award recognizes a student who has demonstrated a commitment to developing the tools necessary to use this form as a language to speak to the complicated texture of the events and experiences that form our lives. Shai has demonstrated these elements of creative and intellectual growth fundamental to success in this field. Over the years he has challenged himself with every assignment and taken it upon himself to form language that is distinctly his.

His experimental nature, fused with a deep passion for human experience, has moved him to produce some of the most memorable films that have come out of the media class in years.

Lucy Bailey, Painting and Drawing Award: This award is given to a student who has shown a sustained and deep commitment to the study of art. Lucy has taken on the demands of a studio environment to experiment, take chances, commit to process and delve into the complicated history that has shaped the practice of visual art. Success in the studio demands a student’s ability to identify a subject and then relentlessly stay in contact with it while simultaneously unraveling new ways of seeing and communicating this experience. In taking on these challenges, Lucy has created a body of work that has helped others experience the world around them in new and unexpected ways.

Matt Kuenne, The Gary Lott Art Purchase Award: This award for the arts was established in 2004 with gifts from alumni, family and friends in memory of beloved US teacher and history department chair, Gary M. C. Lott, who served the School for almost 40 years from 1961-2000. Each year, an outstanding student’s artwork is selected for purchase and displayed in the School’s permanent collection. This year’s winner, Matt Kuenne, demonstrates an ever-present love for the creative process, which can be seen through his work in the studio as well as on the stage. His passion for fabrication is driven largely by his thirst for knowledge and quest to satiate his curiosity as a learner. Over the years, Matt has developed a wide portfolio of skills in order to achieve his creative vision.

Nina Ajemian, The Mark Winstanley ’90 Art Purchase Award: This award goes to Nina for her exceptional photography and her true love of this art form. Over the past four years, despite a demanding academic schedule, Nina has been one of our best photography students. Her inquisitive nature, sensitivity, humility and kindness are evident in her images and in her relationships with all those around her. Her uniquely creative vision, combined with her impressive skills, FALL 2019

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have led to images that are invariably independent, original and outstanding. Nina’s photographs have been selected for many juried exhibitions and earned her many awards and recognitions. She also had a one-person show at Small World Coffee in Princeton and somehow found time to maintain a photo blog and website online.

Amon DeVane, Photography Award: Amon has made photography a significant part of his academic and extracurricular life. Over the last two years, he has jumped head first into photography, with an approach to all of his creative endeavors being nothing short of heroic. Amon has taken on a mastery of photography that goes well beyond the curriculum he has been taught. It is not uncommon to see him come to school early, sometimes before the sun rises, and leave late.

His hard work in the studio is represented in the magnificent photographs he has created.

Walter Emann, Giulia Gerschel and Chris Klein, The Andy Franz Woodworking Award: This Award is named in honor of former teacher Andy Franz, who had the pleasure of working with the three recipients of this award collectively seventeen different times spanning the last eight years. Two years ago, all three of them won national honors at the highly competitive Fresh Wood competition. Walt, Giulia and Chris have become mentors to younger students and created a studio culture centered around high skill and an in-depth exploration of traditional and contemporary design.

Eric Chen, Robert Jiang, Kaito Mimura, Tommy Sarsfield (and Charlotte Haggerty ’20), Frank Jacobson Music Scholars: The Jacobson Scholar program is named in honor of Frank Jacobson, who taught music at PDS from 1967-2000.

He created this program to provide a course of study and a showcase for students who are serious about music performance and composition, and who intend to major or minor in music in college. Each year at the Awards ceremony, all senior Jacobson Music Scholars are formally acknowledged.

Eric Chen may not be aware of this, but he seems to have been a Jacobson Scholar for the last 12 years. From his early years in the Lower School and Middle School, to his most recent successes in the Upper School, Eric has remained consistent, persistent and passionate. Playing any instrument requires a high degree of precision, and Eric has proven himself a master violinist. His final Jacobson recital this spring was a testament to his virtuosity. Certainly, there was “no note left behind.”

Robert Jiang has demonstrated his passion for music as a member of both the US Band and Orchestra. His creativity and knowledge of music theory and harmony make him an exemplary improviser on jazz flute. Music brings Robert joy and light. He speaks with fervor about his experience here in the music community; he consistently describes being in band as being in a family, a place where he has met some of his best friends and has had the opportunity to showcase his talent and experience the joy of making music together. Due to illness, he was unable to complete his spring flute recital; yet, still he has been a consistent supporter for the arts, and musicians, at PDS. JOURNAL

Kaito Mimura has remained an important and integral member of the Performing Arts Program since his arrival at Princeton Day School. His dedication to violin and the art of playing has always been present in both his solo and ensemble appearances at PDS. He has also shared his talents at the prestigious Verbier Festival. His most recent Jacobson Scholar recital was presented passionately and professionally. We are sure that music will always be a part of Kaito’s life and we thank him for sharing his talents with us.

Tommy Sarsfield has been an active participant in the Performing Arts throughout his years at Princeton Day School as a member of the PDS Orchestra. Those who attended his Jacobson Recital this spring were awed by his passion and artistry, and could clearly see just how much he truly loves making music on the violin. Regardless of where the road ahead takes him, music will continue to feature prominently in Tommy’s life.

Hailey Young, Choral Music Award: Hailey has excelled in the Upper School as a singer, musician and leader. She has served as a section leader of Upper School Chorus, co-head of PitchPlease, and as a member of the Madrigals. In addition to leading girls a cappella, she also creates arrangements for many of their songs. She exemplifies being a strong leader and musician, and we know she will continue to share her voice and talents in both musical and non-musical endeavors as she leaves PDS. Eric Chen, Instrumental Music Award: Eric played his first note on the violin at PDS 12 years ago. To describe his achievements at PDS since then is difficult because, as an art, music is very abstract. Yet everything related to this art form has mathematical connections. And in music performance, one cannot erase mistakes: one can only work to not make the same mistakes twice. That level of preparation is a long and tedious process and the road to success in music is based on perseverance, mental stamina and surgical precision. High-level music performance is delivered only through hard work and none have worked harder than Eric.

Julia Parks, Theater Award for Performance: Julia earned the rare honor of performing main roles in every production while she was a student in the Upper School. Her energy, work ethic and positive attitude are matched by her boundless talent. Her laugh is infectious and her sheer love of theater has served as a source of inspiration for the entire company. From her work as the overachieving Marcy Park in Spelling Bee to her recent turn as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, the McAneny Theater has been graced by a true triple threat.

Rakesh Potluri, Theater Award for Technical Achievement: The recipient of this year’s award has distinguished himself so often and to such a degree that he has become an integral part of every show that has graced the McAneny stage during the last four years. With a keen grasp of both the creative and practical demands of production, he has proven himself to be both an inspired designer and an accomplished technician. He has also shown time and again that he is a natural leader, both on and off the stage.

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Léa Namouni, PDS Dance Award: This award goes to a senior who has actively participated in the PDS dance program on a multitude of levels and demonstrates a high level of ability in this field. Léa is a dancer who not only shows advanced proficiency in technique and choreography, but has also maintained a strong presence in the PDS dance department and its activities for the past four years. Whether jumping into a last-minute dance film, staying up to date with the best ballet dancers in the world, or making a televised phone call to the renowned choreographer Twyla Tharp, Léa is always current in her knowledge of the dance world. With an exquisite understanding of the art of choreography through her own dance, and having earned the responsibility of being assistant choreographer for Upper School theater productions Little Shop of Horrors and Bat Boy, she is well-deserving of this year’s dance award.

The Gold ‘P’ Athletics Awards are presented to senior student-athletes who have contributed to the overall success of Princeton Day School’s interscholastic athletic program. The award celebrates athletic excellence, sportsmanship, leadership, and participation on varsity teams.

Valerie Radvany, Women’s Gold ‘P’ Award: A 10-varsity season athlete, Val has been a standout on her field hockey and lacrosse teams for four years and on her ice hockey team for two years. She captained both our field hockey and lacrosse teams, and this year, she earned First Team Central Jersey Field Hockey Coach’s Association Honors for the third time, and received our Coach’s Award and NJISAA All-Star status for her outstanding play as a leading defender in lacrosse. She leads by example and does whatever is needed to help her teammates and teams succeed. She will go to Michigan State in the fall to play field hockey.

genuine care for her team and her teammates. Despite being hampered by injuries in her senior seasons of basketball and lacrosse, she remained committed to her teams. Her ability to lead with compassion and her determination to stay involved were inspirational for all.

Jimmy O’Connor, Men’s Frankie K. Award: Jimmy puts his team first and foremost. Despite coming to PDS as a sophomore, he quickly assimilated himself into every facet of our school. From his first days on campus, he has been a valued teammate as a varsity basketball and lacrosse player. His coaches describe him as one of the most coachable players they have had. He has played through illnesses and injury, and he consistently stepped up when his team needed him. He has been a quintessential student-athlete at PDS. The Princeton Day School Scholar-Athlete Award recognizes students who have balanced a rigorous course load with sports participation by maintaining a high standard of academic excellence while fully committing to their athletic endeavors.

Sasha Sindhwani, Women’s Scholar-Athlete Award: Sasha is a gifted scholar and multi-sport athlete who played varsity field hockey, ice hockey and softball at PDS. An uncanny scorer who has a nose for the goal in field and ice hockey, her teams are better because of her. Sasha is a quietly strong leader who has consistently demonstrated positive leadership through her impressive work ethic and skill. She is a strong role model for her teammates and has been selected to the Ice Hockey AllAcademic Team as well as the NFHCA All-Academic Squad.

Kevin Flahive, Men’s Scholar-Athlete Award: In baseball and ice hockey, Kevin takes a leadership role with the younger players on his teams. He has been described as the consummate team player: selfless, positive and always willing to do what is best for his teams. He has balanced a challenging academic schedule and his commitment to sports with remarkable grace. Kevin has also been selected by all 31 members of the New Jersey Independent Schools Athletic Association as the statewide recipient for the NJISAA Scholar-Athlete Award.

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Coby Auslander, Men’s Gold ‘P’ Award: Coby completed 12 varsity seasons over his high school career. He is a three-sport standout in soccer, ice hockey and lacrosse, and he captained all three as a senior. One of the most talented male athletes to come through PDS, he is one of the top five scorers in PDS hockey history, and he was the leading scorer in lacrosse this past season. Beyond his prowess on the field, he is an impactful leader who is soft spoken and respected by all. He will play Men’s Lacrosse at Christopher Newport University in the fall.

The Frankie Konstantynowicz ’76 Sportmanship Award was named for Frank Kontstantynowicz, Class of 1976, a revered Princeton Day School student-athlete who also attended Harvard, where he was a member of the varsity basketball team.

This memorial award is in honor of his natural athletic ability, genuine friendliness, sense of fairness and natural, unassuming leadership.

Gwen Allen, Women’s Frankie K. Award: In her time here at PDS, Gwen has won constant admiration from her teammates. As a 10-varsity season athlete, she has earned the Central Jersey Field Hockey Coach’s Association First Team Honors and the NJISAA Prep B Field Hockey AllState Honors for three consecutive years. Gwen leads with

THE CUM LAUDE SOCIETY

The PDS chapter of the Cum Laude Society, led by Cum Laude Society Faculty Advisors Lisa Webber and Steve Gadd, inducts a number of students whose academic performance and citizenship fulfill this national honor society’s guiding principles of excellence, justice and honor. These are students who enrich the life of the School with their creativity, boldness of thought and generosity toward others, and in addition to academic achievement, they exemplify sound character, honor and integrity. The following members of the Class of 2019 are Cum Laude Society inductees: Nina Ajemian, Elisabeth Berman, Seshasri Bhaskar, Ben Blitz-Yanovitzky, Charlotte Eiseman, Kevin Flahive, Jake Harris, Isabel Hogshire, Zoe Jackson, Nina Kanamaluru, Raina Kasera, Morgan McNulty, Helen Mehreteab, Julia Parks, Rakesh Potluri, Joseph Santamaria, Angela Talusan, Daniel Tang, Rebecca Tang, Jacob Tharayil, Elsie Wang, Lydia Wu.

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SPEAKERS SHARED POWERFUL MESSAGES AT 2019 COMMENCEMENT On the morning of Friday, June 7, PDS celebrated its 54th Commencement, honoring the 108 graduating students of the Class of 2019. The picture-perfect day began with a faculty processional, accompanied by the theme from Harry Potter performed by the Princeton Day School Band and Orchestra, which lent a magical air to this momentous and memorable event.

Head of School Paul Stellato delivered a moving address, in which he congratulated the parents, friends and faculty in attendance, and saluted the senior class not just for their talents and achievements, but particularly for their leadership of the school community.

“You have ushered in new programs and new facilities, and you have given them a shape and defined their meaning and importance. You have dressed yourselves in the cloaks of honor that come with academic, athletic, and artistic success. Although your powers of creation are formidable, you will be most remembered for your qualities of compassion, consideration and devotion. You have not lacked for confidence, and yet your humility rises above you like a patient prayer. You are proud, confident, resilient. And as you have rushed forward toward success and glory, you have been careful to bring the entire school community with you. ... All of you–whether as a team or troupe or solitary scholars and researchers in the quiet cathedral of the lab–all of you have toiled and triumphed for our school and, in doing so, have said to the world: our star, our school’s star, shines brighter than any in the firmament.”

Two seniors delivered class addresses. Student Council President Rakesh Potluri ’19 asked his classmates to “imagine a campfire” as he recounted stories and milestones of the senior class’s passage through the halls of PDS, from neophytes to leaders. He applauded the class’s playful spirit, saying, “Though we got older, our grade did not let recess die,” and suggested, “We’ve grown closer than any grade before us.” As he expressed his gratitude to the school community that helped shape him, Potluri said, “We are family. And family comes first. Our love is loud, our love is strong, and our love will never leave this school.”

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Gwen Allen ’19 delivered a speech that was both hilarious and poignant. Having recently concluded her senior project as a teaching assistant in the Lower School, Allen consulted a group of third graders for advice to include in her speech, such as, “Find a good roommate, because some of them are gross.” She also shared this insight: “The most important thing I’ve learned from my time in Third Grade is that you don’t have to grow up as fast as it seems you do. Just because time keeps moving forward and you keep getting older, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy running around outside or making popup cards or playing on an inflatable slide and even laughing at the occasional poop joke. Don’t force yourself to grow up too quickly! Slow down and allow yourself to enjoy the simple things that mean a lot to you.”

English teacher Jamie McCulloch, who was selected by the senior class to deliver the faculty address, shared reflections on his own career path and on his family. His father pursued a career that didn’t allow him to express his creativity, and as a result, he had to live with frustration and a lot of “what ifs.”

McCulloch nearly went down the same path, but found his calling instead as a writer and teacher. “If you pay attention,” he said, “poetry is all around you: in a glance, a gesture, certain slants of light, water views, even in a classroom or at a stop light in traffic where I once scribbled four lines of a poem on the back of a bank statement.” McCulloch read the poem those four lines eventually became, a spellbinding piece entitled “When the kids move out” that envisions a couple who tell one another, “I’d marry you all over again,” literally rewinding through their lives in order to experience them once more. The poem underscored McCulloch’s advice to the graduating class that they pursue what is essential in their own lives and not defer their dreams.

As Paul Stellato said in his farewell to the graduates, “Although you leave us today, you take our school with you; and although we may not greet you in the hallways, the theater, or on the playing fields, you will nonetheless remain with us as long as we remain at school. ... You were proud, able stewards of our school, and you return her to us today stronger and surer than when she was first passed to your care. Thank you for all you have done.”

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CAMPUS VISITORS Inaugural 2019-2020 REx Speaker, Dr. Andrew Singson

The group of Research Experience (REx) seniors about to complete their rigorous 14-month independent study program joined the new REx cohort of juniors to hear a presentation by Dr. Andrew Singson, who visited PDS in October.

Dr. Singson, a Reproductive Biologist at Dr. Andrew Singson Rutgers University Waksman Institute of Microbiology, is helping pioneer the use of the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans for addressing the mechanisms of fertilization, a biological process that has important medical, economic and social implications. The powerful tools of classical and molecular genetics developed for the worm are not available or are very difficult to utilize in the other organisms traditionally used for studying fertilization. PDS biology teachers and REx program advisors Dr. Charlie Alt and Kelley Bethoney coordinated the visit.

Shoshannah White spoke with Upper School students in Advanced Photography.

about before. I also loved how she combined two different mediums, photography and fine art, in her portraiture work by layering the tops of each picture with a mixture of wax and metallic flakes to give them extra texture and shine. These advanced methods gave me plenty of ideas that I could use in my own work in the future!”

Alumni Attorney Returns to Speak with Da Vinci Class

Sean Dickson ’03 is an assistant prosecuting attorney for the Essex County, NJ Prosecutor’s Office.

He came back to campus this fall to talk about his experience and interest in the law with the MS Da Vinci mock trial class.

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Davon Reed Hosted Free Co-ed Basketball Clinics at PDS

REx program participants met Dr. Singson in October.

Session with Photography Classes by Shoshannah White, Exhibitor in Anne Reid ’72 Gallery

Professional photographer and gallery exhibitor Shoshannah White spoke with Upper School students in two advanced photography classes. A selection of Shoshannah’s portraits were displayed in the first Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery exhibit of the year, “Making Portraits.”

Photography student Joe Hudicka ’20 noted how powerful it was to hear from the artist herself about her approach to her craft. “I was truly inspired by Shoshannah, especially with her work with glacial ice and coal,” Joe explained. “The way she made connections between her photos in order to create a much larger image, such as her cube sculpture, introduced a whole new level of artistic thinking that I had never thought

Davon Reed ’13 is an NBA star and former PDS and University of Miami phenom who grew up in Ewing, NJ and gives back to his community! In August, he held two free basketball clinics here at PDS for local youth.

The sessions were enormously popular and we look forward to having Davon back again soon!

Bob Smyth ’57 Shares Lessons of Resilience

It’s not every day that Panthers can turn back the clock 60 years and experience life at our School. But on May 29, as the school year drew to a close, alumnus Bob Smyth ’57 (a member of the Lawrence Senior Citizens Memoir Writing Group) gave our Fifth Grade that opportunity as he shared campus tales and his own story of resilience.

Born in Princeton in 1942, Mr. Smyth arrived at Miss Fine’s School as a Kindergarten student before moving on to Princeton Country Day in Fourth Grade and graduating from nearby Princeton High School in 1960. “What really hasn’t changed is school spirit,” Mr. Smyth noted. He told the students what a FALL 2019

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great occasion Blue and White Day was for the school community, just as it is now.

He noted that colors were chosen at random when he first arrived. To this day, he considers himself a blue team member, he noted, proudly pointing to his blue team PCD baseball cap.

Mr. Smyth shared that when he attended PCD, it was housed on Broadmead Street Bob Smyth, proudly in Princeton. Grades were called forms, beginning with the First Form (Fourth wearing his blue Grade), and each form was made up of 20 team PCD cap, boys. All of the boys wore a formal jacket shared his perand tie daily, and teachers were known as sonal memories of masters. Unlike today, discipline was quite Princeton Country strict and teachers were called ‘sir.’ Mr. Day and life after graduation.

Smyth recalled the ‘headmaster’s bench’ where students were sent for punishment, under the watchful eye of Headmaster Henry Ross. “Just sitting on that bench was punishment enough,” he wryly observed.

When asked about his favorite Princeton Country Day memories, Mr. Smyth remembered playing hockey on Carnegie Lake as soon as the ice would freeze over. He added that the fire company would often hose down the lake, “putting down the best ice we’ve ever seen.” Mr. Smyth also remembered dancing with the girls from Miss Fine’s at the Junior Assembly, a weekly white glove event that brought Miss Fine’s School and Princeton Country Day together.

Lois Greenfield directing PDS dancers in dance studio during her photography session with PDS student photographers.

Lois Greenfield began her career as a photojournalist, but was drawn to the graphic potential of dance. She covered the experimental dance scene for the Village Voice from 1973 to the mid 1990s. As stated on her website, in 1982, she decided to open a studio where she could not only control the lighting, but could also direct the dancers in her exploration of the expressive possibilities of photographed movement. Her signature images cover most of the contemporary dance companies. Her unique approach to photographing the human form in motion has radically redefined the genre and influenced a generation of photographers.

Hervé Tullet with PDS PreK and K spring 2019

Artist Hervé Tullet Visits Lower School

As the conversation turned to resiliency, Mr. Smyth shared his college experience with the students, explaining how he graduated from Rutgers University in 1979 after 19 years of study.

There were a number of hurdles to jump through in order to go back to school and ultimately finish, he explained, including balancing studies with holding down a job. “I am not a quitter,” he said to the engaged students. “As I was sitting there with my diploma, I knew that it had definitely been worth it.”

The PreK and Kindergarten art classes thoroughly enjoyed an afternoon of painting with en plein air artist Hervé Tullet at the end of May. Students explored color and form to create nearly a dozen large-format collaborative works on paper (and countless splatter-painted shoes, pants and smocks). Mr. Tullet visited in conjunction with “L’Expo Ideal,” a May exhibition at the Arts Council of Princeton in which he participated. The exhibition showcased artwork by students from Princeton Junior School, Princeton Charter and Princeton Day School.

Guest Artist Lois Greenfield Conducted Dance Photography Workshop for Students

PDS Imagined the Possibilities with Laurie Halse Anderson and Sophie Blackall in April

In May, PDS photography and dance departments hosted world-renowned dance photographer Lois Greenfield for a workshop on photographing moving subjects. Working with an eager throng of PDS photography and dance students, Greenfield taught three sections of the workshop, with an emphasis on building rapport with a subject and how to capture movement between the points of emphasis in dance. “Most people like the peak moment, which I don’t like at all because it’s very static,” Greenfield explained. “In retrospect, I’ve found I’m often taking moments of someone going up into something, or someone going down. Be alert about the moment,” she advised the photography students.

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An extraordinary week of creative excitement on campus occurred this past April during visits of two Imagine the Possibilities guest artists, author Laurie Halse Anderson and author/illustrator Sophie Blackall. Each artist spent two days sharing their work and engaging in hands-on workshops and discussions across every grade level. Ms. Anderson has written 41 books, including picture books for young readers like Independent Dames, historic novels like Chains, and young adult novels like her debut book Speak and her latest, Shout. Both Chains and Speak were finalists for the National Book Award.

Ms. Blackall has authored four books and illustrated 45, including the Ivy and Bean series, Caldecott Medal winners Finding

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Dr. Ali Michaels Speaks During Upper School Anti-Hate Teach In

Winnie and Hello Lighthouse, and even Missed Connections, a collection that brings hilarious and charming personal ads to life.

In expertly tailored sessions, both Ms. Anderson and Ms. Blackall discussed their creative process and their books with students who had read, discussed and explored these books in art and writing exercises for the several months preceding their visits. Ms. Anderson emphasized resilience and the importance of revision with Lower School students, recalling the rejection letters she received early in her career; she connected this theme with her work, Thank You, Sarah.

Speaking with Middle School students who had recently studied Chains, she drew parallels between the Revolutionary War era events depicted in her novel and injustices in today’s society, raising up the humanity and heroism of black Americans whose stories are rarely included in history books. With Upper School students, who had read Speak, she spoke unflinchingly about gender norms, Laurie Halse Anderson sexual violence and the importance of “informed, enthusiastic, sober, ongoing and freely given consent,” and afterward joined an 11th Grade English class for a discussion of the novel.

During Sophie Blackall’s two-day visit, she worked with third graders to create a collage project, creating composite characters from magazine cutouts to make a piece inspired by her NYC subway artwork. The artist-author explained that she is always observing and recording details, stashing them away for future illustrations. In assemblies for PreK-Grade 4, she shared her artistic process from study to sketch to a roughly illustrated book dummy, and even showed a time-lapse video of a painting. The Middle School Book Club was treated to a look at the history and research that Ms. Blackall invested in Finding Winnie and its sequel, while Upper School art classes learned a technique using frisket film to create negative space in a watercolor, as Ms. Blackall used for the lighthouse in Hello Lighthouse against a backdrop of water and sky.

Imagine the Possibilities is made possible by the John D. Wallace, Jr. ’78 Memorial Guest Artist Series Fund. This signature PDS program has welcomed an impressive roster of artists and is currently celebrating its 25th year, with visiting artists Kate Messner, Laura Vaccaro Seeger and Carmen Agra Deedy visiting in April 2020 and a special anniversary celebration slated in May.

Dr. Ali Michaels

An April week-long AntiHate Teach-in spearheaded

by Upper School students and faculty, kicked off with guest speaker Dr. Ali Michael, founder and co-director of the Race Institute for K-12 Educators and author of several books. More than 40 Upper School student leaders poured themselves into this anti-hate teach-in, committing to several hours of training and shared learning for the benefit of all Upper School students.

Rich Brown Presentation on Guatemalan Migration Rich Brown, a well-known past visitor to PDS, spoke last spring at the Upper School to increase global awareness of the forces behind migration in Guatemala and the rise of Mayan cultural activism. Brown drew on three years of work with community groups in Guatemala to explain how and why Mayan people continue their struggle to overcome 500 years of marginalization and oppression, and how their voices are having a greater impact than ever.

His presentation on Guatemalan migration to Mexico and our southern border explored the motivations that compel people to make a life-risking decision to migrate, as well as the social, economic, and historical factors that have led to the recent waves of Central American migration. Brown was invited as part of the Global Speaker Series offered

by Where There Be Dragons, which puts together highly regarded summer travel programs, gap year experiences, and study abroad experiences.

A PDS Global Studies spring break 2020 trip is being offered to the Guatemalan highlands in conjunction with Where There Be Dragons.

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COMMUNITY Sunny Fun Run in September Brought the Community Together

Photos by Joe Hudicka ’20

It was a great day to enjoy the outdoors and a good, fun run!

Many thanks to the Parents Association and the Boosters for organizing this community event.

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MS and US 2019 Fall Weekend Highlights

Admission Ambassadors Here for Visiting Families

This year’s Student Ambassadors are an enthusiastic group of student leaders committed to representing and serving PDS. Ambassadors work with the Admission and Advancement offices, assisting at campus events including Open Houses and Alumni Weekend. They play an important role in welcoming prospective students and other guests to campus.

First-Ever Color Run and Spring Weekend Sports Brought PDS Community Together

Garden Cleanup Day Ushers in Fall

PDS families came together in force to get the garden cleaned up for autumn on a brilliant September Saturday. Garden coordinator Pam Flory was delighted with the turnout and the staying power of the families: “I am so grateful that so many families volunteered, arrived early and worked diligently for the entire morning. We accomplished so much together and the garden looks spectacular!”

Taste of Home Brings Cultures Together

PDS families from all cultural backgrounds shared delicious dishes in Taste of Home, a flavorful, festive community event held in April at the Campus Center.

Spring Weekend 2019 was filled with fun, laughter, great PDS athletic contests and plenty of color. Launching the day of spring sports games this year was the first Princeton Day School Color Run, which left runners covered in rainbow hues by the end of the course. The morning event was spearheaded by PDS Cross Country team members Alex Hollander ’21, George Ma ’20, Tharun Potlari ’21 and Gunnar Clingman ’21. The student organizers pointed out that pulling it off would not have been possible without Dr. Werbel, the MS Chair of the Booster Club, Dr. Candy Shah, Director of Wellness Services, and the Parents Association.

“They were an integral part of the team and really helped with logistics and communication as well as the overall planning of the run,” said Tharun.

Spring Weekend had a lot more Panther Pride in store as PDS athletes geared up in the afternoon to face off against some tough opponents. Baseball rallied back to defeat Bishop Ahr School 7 to 6. Boys Tennis lost a close match, falling 2-3 to Haddonfield. Softball lost a valiant effort to Mount Kimble Academy 16-3. Girls Lax took down Somerville 20-13. Boys Lax beat Notre Dame 11-8, handing the Irish their first loss of the year. By all accounts, everyone walked away with wonderful memories, rejuvenated school spirit and colorful clothes.

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Religion and history teacher David Freedholm offered an invocation, asking the audience to “resolve to understand one another better, to have compassion for each person, and to continue to lift one another up when we fall and to celebrate with one another when we grow and prosper.”

This sense of place, of belonging, of community, reverberated with each of the Convocation speakers.

Head of School Paul J. Stellato welcomed everyone and began his remarks by observing how much the School community had already experienced only eight days into the 2019-2020 school year: everything from assemblies to several sports team games and matches, classwork and homework, and the kindling of friendships new and old. “We have not wasted any time. We never do,” Mr. Stellato declared. He also looked toward future gatherings of the entire school, noting that “a year from now, we will stand not on this soggy ground, but rather on the solid floor of the field house, the new home of Convocation and countless all-school gatherings.” Mr. Stellato closed his remarks by linking the School’s past and future. “So we take a moment now to recall what has passed and anticipate what will come.

We do so together, in this happy company. And we consider how lucky we are to have found ourselves in this place, at this time. We have reason to be glad.”

Dr. Rebecca Bushnell ’70, Chair of the Board of Trustees, noted the excitement that accompanies the beginning of a new school year and how she always enjoyed this eventful time as a student, parent and a teacher. She also paused to recognize the constants.

“In the midst of all this change and all this newness, let’s remember what stays true day after day, year after year: the spirit of this community that is Princeton Day School.” Dr. Bushnell noted that the first time she spoke at the School’s Convocation, “I asked you all to take the time to listen to and respect each other as faculty, students and staff,” adding that since then, she has seen countless examples of these qualities on and off this campus.

“Here, we share the values of tolerance and compassion as well as those of hard work and achievement,” Dr. Bushnell observed. “So on this fresh new morning, I share with you this thrill of a new year and the confidence that at Princeton Day School we always have, and always will, be here for each other.”

The three student speakers also expressed ways in which the Princeton Day School community upholds essential shared values, based on their own experiences as Upper, Middle and Lower School students.

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Convocation speakers included, from left to right, Ekaansh Singh ’28, Head of School Paul Stellato, Board Chair Dr. Rebecca Bushnell ’70, George Ma ’20, US Faculty David Freedholm and Kingsley Hughes ’24

Fourth grader Ekaansh Singh could not have opened his speech better, saying, “Welcome, welcome. Yes, that is how I first felt when I came to PDS, feeling welcomed.” Explaining that he had attended several schools before coming here two years ago, Ekaansh shared that “some schools were nice and some were just OK, but PDS I liked from the very first day.” Among the things that set PDS apart from his previous schools: “how the teachers here make learning fun for us kids,” and how, “at PDS, we learn to love beauty when we see it.” The beauty he experiences in the PDS Garden was obvious as he described classroom Garden visits where “we graze on ground cherries, stevia and lemon sorrel.” True to fourth grade form, Ekaansh shared that the happiest part of his day is recess because of the friendships and camaraderie during play. “I made some of my best friends here at PDS. One rule we always follow is to always play fair and to never exclude. If three of us are playing a game and a fourth person wants to join, we make it a game for four,” he explained. “So what PDS means to me is friends, learning, and happiness. What else is there?”

Kingsley Hughes, in Eighth Grade, offered encouragement to new community members. “The faculty and the students are extremely welcoming. I am sure you will make many new memories and friendships that will last forever.” Kingsley also reflected on her sense of belonging here. “PDS has been a home away from home. A place where you can be yourself, meet new people, try new things, make new memories and be challenged.”

Caring friends and classmates make a big difference in her life.

“My favorite times at PDS have always been with my friends, from the Operetta, to Cape Cod Mini Week to just a simple day at school.” These friends “have pulled me up when I am feeling down, and have always been supportive of whatever I do.” Acknowledging that community participation comes with responsibilities, she explained that she is eager to help shape the school community that has been so welcoming to her. “Being a leader in the Middle School will test me and push me to be a better person.”

Senior and Student Council President George Ma explained that he had gone to a public elementary school and assumed that private school would be incredibly serious and that everyone would act differently than he did. After a memorable school visit he realized that “the people here are fun. They are

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humorous. And they are extraordinary.” Since arriving here in Sixth Grade, he has found that they are also “genuine, kind and selfless” and “every day I know I can count on each and every” classmate. George reflected that “oftentimes I think many of us take this supportive and accepting community for granted. Teachers and administration are always there for you,” doing so much more than helping students learn; “they will also counsel, encourage, and believe in you.” George declared that he would not take a moment for granted so that his last year here would be “my best year here. I am going to cherish the moments, the people, and the incredible PDS atmosphere!” George concluded, “We need to make the most out of everything, keep a positive mindset, and, if possible, find ways to give back to this community because this community always finds a way to give back to us all.”

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Panther Pride and Athletic Center Groundbreaking Mark 2019 Blue and White Day

The beloved annual PDS institution of Blue and White Day was held on Wednesday, May 15. A brief postponement due to rainstorms on the original date, May 10, only heightened the excitement and competitive spirit. A ceremonial groundbreaking featuring Head of School Paul Stellato, Chair of the Board Dr. Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70, and a single student representative from each of the three PDS divisions signaled the official start of construction on the new PDS athletic and community center. (See update on Athletic Center construction elsewhere in this issue.) Transitioning to the relay race that starts off the day of blue and white team activities, Mr. Stellato declared, “Let the great race begin!” With that directive, Coach Jill Thomas, who has expertly planned Blue and White Day for several years, waved her arm, setting off a tumult of cheering in the stands as a sea of blue and white t-shirt clad students, faculty and staff urged on their teams.

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Classes of ’19 and ’24 Celebrate BRIDGES Peer Mentorship Program

In April, the culminating event of the Bridges student leadership and mentorship program was held on Pagoda Fields, featuring team building and challenging problem-solving events, all in the name of fun and cooperation. Bridges joins leaders from the Senior class with groups of 7th graders for sustained peer mentorship discussions about all of the unique changes and challenges that students face during this important year. Director of Wellness Services Dr. Candy Shah said, “This retreat marked the end of a fabulous year for Bridges.

We accomplished a great deal of social and emotional learning through lessons designed and taught by senior leaders who are individually selected and trained by the PDS faculty.”

Treasured Traditions: Second Grade Maypole Dance and Senior Send-Off

It was a sweet juxtaposition: Our Second Grade students performed the time-honored Maypole Dance at the beginning of May, only hours after the hallways had reverberated with the excited shouts and cheers of US students congratulating the seniors as they departed the campus at the end of April to focus on their Senior Projects. Carlos Cara, Dean of the Class of 2019, enjoyed the senior fun and acknowledged the poignancy of this rite of passage known as the “senior send-off ”: “I’m left with a difficult irony – in simple terms, as you leave, you have never been more a part of the fabric of this school. Your records will stand and be noted, your achievements documented in legend. Soon you will join the many graduates from Princeton Country Day, Miss Fine’s School, and our own Princeton Day School, but before you leave, let me just remind you that the bonds and friendships we have forged here will withstand the test of time. They will provide you with comfort when you need it, and the steadiness that comes from strong foundations. Most of all, I’m hopeful that these bonds will bring you back again and again, and I’ll cherish those moments Senior Send-Off when they do.”

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Head of Middle School and Assistant Head of School for Academic Life Renée Price noted, “The mood in the 7th Grade class is different than it usually is at this time of year: there is more self-awareness, more kindness and they are making better choices. I know that this is due in large part to the Bridges work.” Social and emotional skills that were integral to the curriculum were highlighted at the retreat, as students participated in games and exercises like kickball, “human knot,” obstacle courses, water balloon tosses, egg drops and more. The day’s activities illustrated just how much closer together Bridges efforts have brought the class.

Seventh graders and their leaders reflected on what their Bridges experience this year meant to them. Ryan Sullivan ’19 said, “I’ve learned that teaching is difficult but fulfilling. It’s great when I’m walking down the hallway and one of the 7th graders calls out a greeting to me—it always brings a smile to my face.” Charlotte Eiseman ’19 reflected, “I’ve learned a lot through being a Bridges Peer Leader this year. I’ve learned how to both plan ahead and also to deal with the situation if things go wrong. The most significant thing I’ve learned is how to work with people. Being a leader requires working with so many personalities, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Bridges taught me how to understand those dynamics and help bring out the best in everyone.”

Class of 2019 Bridges Senior Leaders: • Rachel Brennan • Andrew ElKadi • Rohan Chandhok • Michael Gennari • Simone DiMatteo • Imani Hall • Charlotte Eiseman • Chris Klein

• Lydia Pamudji • Kaveena Patel • Will Scarlett • Ryan Sullivan

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SUSTAINABILITY PDS Announces Environmental Stewardship Agreement with ENGIE

As the 2019-2020 school year commenced, Princeton Day School announced a five-year energy agreement with ENGIE Resources. ENGIE Resources is a subsidiary of ENGIE North America Inc. and part of the international energy group ENGIE. As a leading electricity supplier to non residential consumers in the United States, they deliver a combination of products and services, including solar and other renewable energy options. This partnership will allow Princeton Day School to continue its dedication to sustainability by encouraging the development of renewable energy, including wind farms and solar arrays, while also providing budget certainty to the school.

Through the agreement, Princeton Day School will receive Green-e® Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) equal to one hundred percent of the School’s electricity usage over the term of the contract. The RECs represent the environmental benefits equal to the removal of more than 500 gasoline-powered passenger motor vehicles from highways every year through 2024, or 5,000 tons of waste recycled instead of landfilled.

(Green-e® RECs are determined by the Center for Resource Solutions to be independently verified to represent the environmental benefits of one MWh of renewable energy.)

Dulany Gibson, Assistant Head of School for Finance and Operations, states that Princeton Day’s goal “is to nurture a culture of environmental stewardship by working simultaneously in the areas of facilities, behavior and curriculum. We want our graduates to understand that how they use resources affects the ability of future generations to also use those resources.” To this end, “executing an environmentally-responsible, fixed-price, long-term energy contract helps us lead by example with fiscal and ecological benefits.”

5th Grade Science Presentation at Sustainable Princeton

Jessica Clingman’s Fifth Grade science class capped off one of their many exceptional projects undertaken last year with a special presentation to Sustainable Princeton only a few days before summer vacation began. Earlier this year, Sustainable Princeton’s Jenny Ludmer visited PDS to explain to the 5th Grade what microgrids do and how they work. At the time, she challenged Ms. Clingman’s class to apply their learning and explore some possible microgrid solutions for our region.

Ms. Clingman explained, “We researched more deeply to understand how microgrids work and learn more about energy, electricity and resources in our region and across the state and nation. After agreeing on a Princeton-area microgrid project plan, we then learned how to use Tinkercad, a 3D printing program, to create houses, and then developed our skills to make larger structures to represent community buildings such as police stations, grocery stores and hospitals.

“Kaveena Patel ’19 was among those in the Upper School’s Wellemeyer STEAM Center who helped us burn the map on top of a piece of wood with the laser cutter and then string the lights through the houses,” Ms. Clingman continued.

“The students were honored to present the microgrid map to Sustainable Princeton; we hope it will be useful in their continued efforts to raise local awareness about how a microgrid can benefit the Princeton community. We also hope they will challenge us to do something else for them next year,” Ms. Clingman added.

Ms. Ludmer stated, “I’m so impressed that Ms. Clingman managed to put this idea into action, and that she and the 5th Grade students were able to figure out how to use a 3-D printer to create the components and then wire it to help display how a microgrid works. It will surely make an interesting conversation piece this summer for Sustainable Princeton to take around town.”

“We are proud to work with Princeton Day School on their sustainable development goals while at the same time providing increased LEED recognition for the campus,” said Brad McIntyre, Senior Business Development Manager for ENGIE. “By participating in our Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) program, Princeton Day School helps improve grid stability, reduce energy costs and accrues LEED certification points to further demonstrate their commitment to running a sustainable and efficient campus.” Princeton Day School looks forward to this partnership with ENGIE and will continue on its path towards more sustainable business practices.

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&e v e n t s New Greenhouse Construction Completed in April

After months of planning, permits and construction, the PDS Greenhouse opened in April 2019, with a formal opening ceremony scheduled for Fall 2019. The new greenhouse, which is twice the size of its predecessor, offers more room for plants and student exploration with a balance of growing spaces and new classroom work areas. Other new features include grow towers allowing for vertical growth to conserve space and maximize the number and variety of plants. Garden program coordinator Pam Flory noted, “The greenhouse will serve as the staging space for spring planting and the winter home for the garden program, in addition to hosting a permanent collection of plants available for study,” she explained.

During PDS Garden Cleanup Day on April 6, a team of volunteers worked together to tackle several must-have items needed to get the space ready. For example, staff member and build-anything expert Ryan Donovan worked with ceramics teacher and design innovator Eric Rempe to create custom furniture for the space, with faculty members Liz Cutler and Tom Pettengill pitching in as well. Additionally, family volunteers re-potted seedlings that will now be housed in the greenhouse.

The new greenhouse will benefit not only sustainability and garden programming, but also science, humanities, visual arts and other classes from PreK to 12th Grade who will use the space as a learning lab to enrich their curricula. Many thanks to Schmitt Anderson Architects, the construction crew, PDS facilities, buildings and grounds staff and everyone at PDS who helped get the greenhouse ready for use.

The new greenhouse is inspiring curriculum projects across disciplines.

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PDS Students Lead the Call for Action at Next Gen Climate Summit

Over 80 students from across New Jersey gathered on Saturday, May 11 to attend the Next Gen Climate Summit at the Watershed Institute. The conference was organized and hosted by the PDS EnAct Club and the PDS Energy & Climate Scholars, in partnership with The Princeton University Energy & Climate Scholars and Hopewell Valley’s Watershed Institute, with the aim of educating and mobilizing attendees on issues related to climate change and sustainability, while fostering a sense of appreciation for nature.

“It was incredible to be with so many individuals who all cared deeply about a common cause,” said Harjap Singh ’20. “I learned so much from my peers and from the presenters. The Summit offered a platform for many of us to get involved and take action.”

Students participated in a United Nations simulation, acting as representatives of different countries while negotiating for hours with one another in an attempt to create climate plans that could prevent the world from warming over 2.0 degrees Celsius in the next century. Krithika Vasireddy ’20 said, “I loved seeing everyone get involved in and excited about the simulation game. Having two people present who had actually gone to the COP21 and COP24 (United Nations Conference of the Parties meetings in 2015 and 2018) was amazing, because they made the game as similar to the real conference as possible.” Yishi Wang ’21 added, “My favorite part of the conference was the fact that there was a team of fossil fuel company lobbyists in the climate simulation game. It really showed how important it is to view an issue from different perspectives.”

George Ma ’20 agreed: “My favorite part about the conference was that it took me out of my comfort zone and forced me to think about climate change from so many different angles.”

Students also spoke with representatives from six local environmental non profits and attended workshops ranging from a 50-minute climate journalism seminar to an eco-justice presentation. There were also small-group presentations given by high school students to other high school students. Ellie Schofield ’20 remarked that Keynote speaker Lisa Pellegrino from Terracycle “was one of the most incredible presentations I have ever witnessed. Ms. Pellegrino introduced us to new ideas and new angles from which to look at these issues—made all the more compelling by her vibrant presentation and personality. She also spoke about how reverting to old ways that emphasized durability (like the milkman and glass bottles) might help us to create a more sustainable world.” PDS Faculty advisor Liz Cutler reflected, “Their leadership gives me hope for the future. It is young people like these who will find the solutions to the wickedly complex environmental problems that face us.”

– Reporting contributed by Eric Leung ’20

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SERVICE LEARNING Record Number of PDS Service Volunteers in Watershed ‘Run for Water’

PDS has always maintained a strong partnership with the Watershed Institute, founded in 1949 with a mission to keep water clean, safe and healthy in central New Left to right: Daniel Caruso, Elena Gomez-Sichel, Robert Sichel, Sylvia GomezJersey. PDS recognizes the importance of the Sichel, Christine Castillo, Helen Heuer, Bastian Bocklage, Elizabeth Monroe, Watershed’s mission to “work to protect and Margie Gibson, Peter Gibson, Jim Miller, Emilie Miller, Sasha Appleton, Victoria restore our water and natural environment Gomez-Sichel, John Seeg and Freya Appleton-Seeg. Missing from the photo but participating was the Cook family: Geoff, Kerri, Maddy and Elyse. in central New Jersey through conservation, advocacy, science and education.” As part of its renowned sustainability program, Princeton Day School The PDS community came together during this initiative, underwent a rigorous process to become River Friendly working across grades to rethink how we approach food Certified at the highest level by the Watershed. insecurity and coming up with innovative ways to better serve the community. The food drive kicked off with the One of the ways PDS has explored service learning and shown Fourth Grade leaders holding an assembly for their Lower support for the Watershed is to build a team of runners from School peers explaining the work they did, in partnership the PDS family, including faculty and staff, students, parents with Homefront, to develop this year’s food drive. Their and alumni, for the annual 5k and 10K Trail Run and Festival posters included definitions of food insecurity, reasons why in support of clean water. In 2017, when the School adopted the PDS food drive is occurring away from the Thanksgiving “water” as a school-wide theme to consider and to study, holiday time, and a list of the most needed items including putting together a team of Watershed “run for water” trail run monetary donations for fresh produce. They also explained participants made perfect sense. The trail run helps support that 40 percent of the food produced is wasted, ending up The Watershed Institute’s efforts to keep water clean, safe and in trash and landfills, and adding high-temperature methane healthy in central New Jersey. to the atmosphere. Seventh grader Shivani Manikandan was instrumental in spreading the word throughout the Middle School, informing students and faculty of the issues More than 90 PDS runners have participated in the trail run surrounding food insecurity as well as logistics for the drive. and festival for three consecutive years to show their support for this important work. At this year’s May 19 Trail Run and The students made it a priority to collect the most needed Festival, the PDS team won the award for greatest number of items: cereal, spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, jelly, juice and participants representing an organization. Despite the hot and shelf-stable milk. Third graders then made reusable bags from muddy conditions, the PDS team was up for the trail run chalt-shirts in their Innovation and Design Class to hold an lenge, with strong showings all around. assortment of the most-needed items.

The students also collected 185 healthier, The Food Drive: Reimagined nutrition-conscious pantry-style items, including rolled oats, brown rice, whole Traditionally, Princeton Day grain pasta, and unsweetened applesauce.

School has held a food drive The students also raised money for the during the Fall to coincide with the purchase of fresh produce, including pears, holiday season of giving. However, brussel sprouts, apples, oranges, lettuce, in 2018-2019, the students set cucumbers, carrots and melons, which out to reimagine the food drive was delivered to HomeFront. Some of the in order to have a greater impact. money for produce was donated as entry Working in conjunction with fees for a ping pong tournament spearHomeFront, the School decided to headed by eighth graders Dhruv Ballaji combat food insecurity by holding and Siddarth Patel, who had spent several a food drive when the food pantry months researching issues surrounding is most in need of items. For two food insecurity and putting together a weeks in April, the entire PDS Schoology post for students with their findings. There were 24 community collected a modified selection of foods, including tournament participants in all. donations for the purchase of fresh produce.

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&e v e n t s PDS Upper School Engages in Day of Service

Art teacher Deva Watson and ceramic teacher Eric Rempe at the School’s second annual Empty Bowls

Second Annual Empty Bowls Community Event

Launched by visual arts instructor Eric Rempe last year, the Empty Bowls event provided more than 22,000 meals to Mercer County area neighbors in need. For the second year in a row, the Empty Bowls fundraiser sought to address hunger in New Jersey through a School-wide service learning effort that started with students in Rempe’s 4th Grade, 8th Grade, and all US classes crafting ceramic bowls, with some faculty and staff participating as well. More than 300 unique bowls were made for sale at an evening soup dinner donated by local restaurants and faculty. All proceeds were donated to Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) and to Feeding America, with funds earmarked for the NJ region.

Thanks to partnerships and donations, and an emphasis on healthy, high-quality food, roughly six meals will be provided for every dollar donated.

Empty Bowls is a worldwide effort, first launched in Michigan in 1990. According to Feeding America, food insecurity impacts every county and congressional district in New Jersey, and nearly one in seven children struggles with hunger. Rempe first spearheaded Empty Bowls events as a teacher in San Diego, raising enough money over seven years to provide a half million meals. The creative process is tailored to each age group, explains Rempe: “Lower Schoolers make slab-built bowls, by draping a sort of ‘pie crust’ over a form.

Middle and Upper Schoolers work on the potter’s wheel, apply slips and glazes, then trim, carve, and fire their bowls in the kiln.” Some students opt to craft their own bowl from start to finish, while others fashion a bowl and leave it on the “community table” for someone else to pick up where they left off. “This year,” says Rempe, “we made an even greater impact.” In addition to being a measurable and meaningful service learning opportunity, Empty Bowls is a special evening for the PDS community to come together, celebrate the creativity of our students, and share a communal meal to benefit a vital cause.

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After returning from Spring Break, the Upper School engaged in a Day of Service designed to deepen each student’s understanding and commitment to service, and to connect PDS students to one another and to the larger community. Among the highlights: a keynote from two PDS alumni, a panel discussion, presentations from local organizations, workshops with direct hands-on service activities, off-campus field trips, an exciting performance by the Trenton Circus Squad, and reflection.

The Day of Service was spearheaded by Director of Service Learning Margie Gibson and Upper School Dean Elizabeth Monroe, with contributions from many other faculty and student volunteers, particularly student Service Learning co-heads Zaiya Gandhi ’20 and Krithika Vasireddy ’20.

In a pair of keynote speeches, PDS alumni shared their own experience with service. Joanna Elizabeth Monroe and Margie Bowen ’03 detailed how Gibson, Day of Service; her volunteer work in college evolved into a year-long fellowship with Augustinian Volunteers, the organization for which she now serves as Director. Chris Bonnaig ’11 recalled a presentation during his own time at PDS that inspired him to pursue the study of law, and shared his outlook on what it means to serve, urging students to be kind, to be mindful, to pursue mastery of whatever they choose to do in life and to embrace change.

Student panelists Emily Cavuto ’20, Giulia Gerschel ’19, Eric Leung ’19 and George Ma ’19 shared their own experiences with service, and joined Bowen and Bonnaig in a panel discussion to field student questions.

In workshops and breakout sessions throughout the day, students engaged in service learning projects ranging from a trip to learn about the work of HomeFront, to hands-on activities such as bagging lunches for Trenton Area Soup Kitchen and making cards for patients at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. A special partnership between the 5th and 10th Grade classes focused on the environment, with trips to Whole Foods, Terracycle, and D&R Greenway to learn more about waste reduction and invasive species. In the

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Amon DeVane and circus members juggling at Day of Service youth circus

afternoon, students were treated to a spectacular performance and interactive workshop in circus arts by the Trenton Circus Squad, a nonprofit group co-founded by PDS alumnus Tom von Oehson ’80, which instills teamwork, confidence and commitment to service in its teenaged participants. Amon DeVane ’19 was among the group of incredible performers in the Upper School gym. Students ended the day in their Advisory groups to reflect on the day’s events and discuss their plans to deepen their commitment to service in the future.

STEAM Sixth Graders Document Athletics Center Site for Design Project

In October, Head of School Paul Stellato, MS design innovations teacher Jamie Atkeson and site manager Bert Decowksi hosted an extensive tour of the athletic center construction project. (See Mr. Stellato’s opening letter in this issue describing the tour experience.) The students were focused on their project goals, carefully documenting their findings with mobile devices and asking detailed questions about the construction and its goals. Mr. Atkeson explained, “My students are researching, writing and producing local news stories in preparation for a newscast. It is a collaborative, interdisciplinary project including building the news studio and filming and editing the video

clips into a coherent program. The visit to the construction site was to learn and collect information for a news story about the athletic center, but other stories are also underway including one about recess, a favorite time of the day for students and teachers; it will feature aerial video of the playground recorded using a drone!”

Sophia the Robot Melds AI, Robotics and Human Form

PDS students across all divisions filtered in and out of the Wellemeyer STEAM Center on a sunny September day to interact with the Sophia robot of Hanson Robotics. Mr. David Chen, parent of a 4th and 7th grader here at PDS, as well as CFO of Hanson Robotics, brought in Sophia to expose the students to the cutting-edge fields of artificial intelligence and robotics technology.

Sophia is a humanoid robot who has gained quite a large following on social media and in pop culture, recently appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show and on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine. Sophia even addressed the United Nations and is the first robot to receive citizenship of any country (Saudi Arabia).

The mesmerizing humanoid robot stopped by Princeton Day School on her way to New York City for Fashion Week, where “she” met new investors and spoke on the panel “Diversity Meets Technology.”

The students watched some of Sophia’s mobility updates, listened to her and asked some savvy questions.

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&e v e n t s PDS Launches Student-Run Science Journal

Fueled by their fascination with the sciences, the team behind the PDS Science Journal utilizes their knowledge and curiosity to produce STEAM-related articles that enrich our community.

Founded by Anjali Bhatia ’21 and Luigi Soriano ’20, the Journal is run entirely by PDS students who are actively involved in the sciences. The Journal includes pieces on subjects as varied as climate change, cancer therapies, genetics and dark matter.

Science Journal staff: Editors-in-Chief: Anjali Bhatia ’21, Luigi Soriano ’20; Editors: Jacob Tharayil ’19, Madison Sings ’21, Katie Jain ’21; Journalists: Sachin Patel ’20, Aaron Phogat ’21, Hayden Masia ’21, Brooke Littman ’21, Jasmine Maggio ’21, Quinton Covington ’21, Jules Romano ’21, Sophia Maggio ’22, Elizabeth Lee ’22, Allison Liang ’22, Mehak Dhaliwal ’22; Faculty Advisor: Jason Park You can explore this new online publication, and share your feedback at: https://www.pds.org/pds-science-journal

Speaking before an US gathering in McAneny Theater, Drs. Chetty and Feamster began by focusing on internet security and safety and the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in combating internet attacks and misleading online information. Dr. Feamster explained the work of a dedicated group of computer scientists at Princeton University who are using these big data approaches to analyze smart home security and identify potential problems through Princeton’s “Smart Home Lab,” an actual home on nearby Prospect Street.

The pair are also pursuing big data studies using Python (a computer coding language)-based “Web Crawler Prefix Sampling” that can help classify disinformation vs. legitimate information, including helping identify undisclosed ads that masquerade as personal or “influencer” content. Dr. Chetty pointed to their recent study of 500,000 influencer YouTube videos pointing viewers to about 400,000 affiliate marketing urls, and 2.1 million influencer Pinterest pins pointing viewers to about 1.7 million urls: the results of their data analysis showed that a whopping 90% of YouTube video affiliate url marketing is undisclosed and an even higher 93% of Pinterest pin affiliate marketing does not contain the required ad disclosures. The goal of this research is to help viewers more easily identify “hidden” ads embedded in content with new applications and features for browsers and platforms.

Aaliyah Sayed ’21, VP of the Computer Science and Technology Club, and Om Suchak ’21, head of the AI Club, invited students interested in computer science to a Q&A session afterward in the Wellemeyer STEAM Center. The doctors fielded a series of student questions about a range of applications for artificial intelligence and the demand for more professionals in the field. “There’s a huge opportunity to use AI and machine learning to impact society in positive ways besides getting people to click on ads,” Dr. Feamster noted.

Pioneers in Science at PDS: Drs. Chetty and Feamster Reveal a World of Potential for Big Data Science

Two members of the Princeton University Computer Science department, Dr. Nick Feamster, professor, and Dr. Marshini Chetty, research faculty, visited PDS for a half day this spring to discuss artificial intelligence and machine learning as part of the School’s Pioneers in Science annual speaker series.

“Artificial intelligence and machine learning have become buzzwords in computer science and industry, but few of us really have any idea what it actually means,” noted PDS Science Chair Jason Park. “Dr. Feamster and Dr. Chetty, who also are PDS parents, gave our US community a sense of how machine learning and big data science are the wave of the future in technology, drawing from their own research and that of leading pioneers in the field.”

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Left to right: Dr. Nick Feamster, Science Department Chair Jason Park, Om Suchak, Aaliya Sayed, Dr. Marshini Chetty and Theodor Brasoveanu, US science faculty.

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Global Day of Design

STEAM Night

From the Wellemeyer STEAM Center to Shepherd Commons, the building was abuzz at the May 28 STEAM Night event showcasing the work of our Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Industrial Design, STEAMinar and REx classes, along with Jessica Clingman’s 5th Grade students and a special dance/technology collaboration. The Fifth Grade scientists, who participated in STEAM Night for the first time this year, exhibited projects addressing a wide range of environmental and social challenges and wowed attendees with their innovative thinking and advocacy.

On May 6, the Lower School joined students from over 600 schools in more than 14 countries on four different continents, in celebrating the Global Day of Design, a day created to inspire students to create, make and build. Fourth graders used boxes and a lot of duct tape and other materials to design their own arcade games, which they played and then disassembled. They drew inspiration from the story of Caine’s Arcade, about a boy in a struggling neighborhood in LA who made his own arcade, and was discovered by a marketing entrepreneur who decided to start a fund to pay for the boy’s college expenses. Some first graders studied the characteristics of major landforms, then collaborated in groups to design multimedia depictions of these landforms using a variety of two- and three-dimensional materials. Other first graders innovatively met a design challenge in art class to fashion cutout animals that would stand up when assembled. Expanding on their classroom studies, second graders designed their own Arctic animals using all kinds of soft forms, cloth, cotton balls, pipe cleaners and other ornamental materials for facial features.

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arts notes Making Portraits: First Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery Exhibit of 2019-2020 Making Portraits, the first public exhibition in the Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery for the 2019-2020 school year, featured eight contemporary artists working in portraiture: Trudy Borenstein-Sugiura, Ray Brown, PDS junior Quinton Covington ’21, Mario Moore, James Thomas, Andre Veloux, Shoshannah White and Anna Williams ’15. The exhibit opened on September 9 and remained on view into October.

Andre Veloux is a British artist who creates captivating two and threedimensional wall hanging artworks through LegoTM bricks. His feministthemed work expresses social commentary on gender, gender equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment. The Anne Reid ’72 Gallery featured two stunning Veloux portraits: “Michelle Obama” and “Ruth Bader-Ginsburg”.

Veloux’s art is in private collections Ruth Bader Ginsberg portrait made of LegosTM

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worldwide and has been shown in numerous exhibitions in the U.S., including SCOPE Miami Beach. He recently began a series of live art events, the first of which took place at Princeton University earlier this year.

He is represented by the Krause Gallery in New York City.

Mario Moore received his M.F.A. in painting from the Yale School of Art in 2013 Encaustic portrait (hot beeswax with added pigment) and was a Hodder Fellow at

by Shoshannah White Princeton University during some of which have been featured in the 2018-2019 academic year. Princeton The Book of Alternative Photographic Day School was honored to have on Processes by Christopher James. Her loan a self-portrait by Mr. Moore. His evocative and environmentally-based recent exhibition at Princeton University art works have been awarded grants features portraits of blue-collar workand funding through organizations ers on the Princeton campus, which he including the Taconic Foundation; created during his Hodder fellowship.

Arts New Brunswick, Canada; the The portraits compel dialog about social Kindling Fund, a SPACE Gallery rejustice, perceptions and realities of indigranting program funded by the Andy viduals in our society and their represenWarhol Foundation; and the Maine tation in American painting. His work Arts Commission, funded in part by the builds on themes from Thelma Golden’s National Endowment for the Arts. groundbreaking exhibit in 1994 at the Whitney Museum of White, who often incorporates photogAmerican Art, “Black raphy into architectural and sculptural Men: Representation form, has completed private and public of Masculinity in commissions including eight public art Contemporary Art,” installations. She has participated in which showcased 29 exhibits nationally since 1969, including artists including Leon exhibitions at the Portland Museum Golub, Jean-Michael of Art, Whitney Artworks in Portland, Basquiat and Robert ME, Bates College and the Center for Mapplethorpe.

Maine Contemporary Art. White is represented by Corey Daniels Gallery in Shoshannah White Wells, ME, Pilar Graves in Los Angeles, is an interdisciplinCA, and by Stephen Bulger Gallery in ary artist based in Toronto, Canada.

Portland, ME who received her B.F.A. Anna Williams ’15 is a Princeton from the Savannah Day School graduate who is now a College of Art and Brooklyn-based illustrator, muralist and Design. Sixteen of designer. She gained notability for her her photographic and encaustic portraits were street art in both Williamsburg and SoHo. Williams studied illustration at exhibited at the Anne the Pratt Institute and uses mixed media Reid ’72 Art Gallery,

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Treby Williams ’80 and her daughter, exhibiting artist Anna Williams ’15, flanked by Maureen Stellato, left, and Head of School Paul Stellato at gallery opening

and detailed drawing to create pieces that are at once visually striking and compelling. “I make street art because I want people to see what I think is beautiful, while understanding the city’s icons and influences that have shaped modern art and design,” she states in her website. She has created notable murals and illustration works for clients including Bloomingdale’s, Westminster Kennel Club, the ACLU, La Esquina Williamsburg, Emmy Squared, and the Market NYC.

Trudy Borenstein-Sugiura with a collage portrait

Portrait by Ray Brown.

Trudy Borenstein-Sugiura is an awardwinning designer of fine jewelry whose work is included in the Permanent Collection of the Smithsonian Institution at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum. After a full and successful career in the jewelry industry, Trudy decided to pivot and approach art in a new way. She is currently creating portraits out of the important documents of her subjects’ lives. Through scrupulous arrangements of medical records, report cards, death certificates, maps and more, she tells stories, explores the past and repurposes these documents for future reflection. Her collages have been exhibited in galleries and museums nationally since 2016.

Ray Brown is a native of Western Canada who attended the Alberta College of Art and Design and the École des Beaux-Arts in Montréal.

Brown uses mostly small-scale portrait studies, which create a strong sense of intimacy with his subjects. His work has been included in exhibitions across the United States and Canada.

An instructor at the Arts Council of Princeton, Brown is currently working on a series of self-mocking portraits.

Quinton Covington ’21 is currently a junior at Princeton Day School. His exhibited work, “A Reverend’s Dream,” is a portrait of Martin Luther King made out of map pins.

James Thomas, who has two decades of experience designing womens wear for Calvin Klein, focuses his multimedia artwork on capturing the essence of movement. “My work is an exploration of form as well as new techniques and colors, combinations and abstraction. What emerges are fluid shapes that appear to be in motion and/or evolution: intimate and honest but never fully revealed.” Thomas “paints with scissors” and his trademark cut paper works have been featured in several publications and exhibitions.

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On the right, Bruno Cucchi ’21 received a Papermill Playhouse Award honorable mention for outstanding featured ensemble member performance in Little Shop of Horrors.

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PDS Performing Arts Earns Multiple 2018-2019 Honors

Making Portraits september 9–october 2 art Faculty ExHibit october 14–november 17 urban arcHitEcturE December 2–January 9 MiDDlE scHool ExHibit January 27–February 21 uPPEr scHool ExHibit March 23–april 15 “tEll tHE story” May 5–May 20 Sponsored by the John D. Wallace Jr. ’78 Memorial Guest Artist Series Fund sEnior ProJEcts May 26–June 5

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The high caliber of PDS Upper School performing arts continued to attract attention across the region and beyond, with six nominations for Montclair State University’s NJ High School Foxy Theatre Night Awards for the fall production of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, an Honorable Mention from Paper Mill Playhouse for a featured ensemble cast member performance in this year’s musical, Little Shop of Horrors, and yet another coveted invitation to bring an ensemble group to the world-famous Fringe Festival in Scotland next summer.

The NJ High School Theatre Night Awards honor outstanding secondary school individual achievement of both students and educators in the areas of performance, direction, design and technical theatre, as well as outstanding productions in the genres of drama, comedy, classical and new work. Award winners were announced at the 11th Annual Theatre Night Awards ceremony on May 20 in Memorial Auditorium at Montclair State University. Nearly 100 schools participated this year, and, once again, PDS emerged as one of the strongest high school programs in the state with nominations for its fall play in the following categories:

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The cast and crew of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind received several nominations.

• Outstanding Overall Production of a High School Play • Outstanding Work of Innovation and Invention • Outstanding Achievement by an Acting Ensemble • Outstanding Achievement in Stage Crew • Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design • Peter Filichia Award for Pushing the Envelope in Academic Theatre: Stan Cahill

Papermill Playhouse Rising Star Awards is a statewide competition of New Jersey high school musicals presented

by Investors Foundation designed to encourage and reward exceptional accomplishments in the production of high school musical theater. Papermill Playhouse is one of the nation’s leading professional theaters and has a strong track record of launching performers and shows to Broadway. The awards ceremony took place at Paper Mill Playhouse on June 4, featuring presenters from Broadway and beyond, and was also locally televised.

PDS is also proud to report that Bruno Cucchi ’21 received a Papermill Playhouse Rising Star Honorable Mention for Outstanding Performance by a Featured Ensemble Member for his roles in Little Shop of Horrors. Modeled after Broadway’s Tony Awards, the

“In our last six years, we have earned 30 nominations from the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards, winning 12 awards and eight honorable mentions, including Best Production. Over that same time frame, the Montclair State University Theatre Awards have

been equally generous: we have earned 40 nominations, including winning twice as the state’s outstanding acting ensemble,” explains Director of Performing and Visual Arts Stan Cahill.

Yet another acknowledgment of the School’s performing arts stature also came last spring when the School received a formal invitation to appear once again in the spectacular Fringe Festival in Scotland in the summer of 2020. The Fringe Festival features literally thousands of performing artists from all over the world, from professional groups to universities and high schools, gathered together for a collaborative, highly creative and competitive series of performances. Mr. Cahill notes, “While it’s truly gratifying to be recognized at the state level and beyond for the high quality of our theater program, our inspiration and motivation come from doing work that excites and challenges us.”

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Spring 2019 MS Musical: James and the Giant Peach Above and below: photo highlights of the Middle School’s fabulous musical production of James and the Giant Peach, staged last spring

US Spring Music Concert The US band, orchestra and chorus outdid themselves at the spring concert last April with selections that ranged from the band’s take on Bobby Timmons’ “Dat Dere” and Ellington, Mills and Tizol’s “Caravan” to the orchestra’s supreme command of Ravel’s “Pavane pour une Infant Defunte” to concertos featuring a total of six masterful violinists to Bach’s “Badinerie.” Vocal fireworks included the fine work of the Madrigals, who performed “I’ll Be Seeing You” and “I’ll Be Thinking of You” and a fitting finale from the Chorus, featuring “Too Good at Goodbyes,” “And So It Goes” and “He Never Failed Me Yet.” Masters of their craft, the faculty conductors deserve equal praise: Channing McCullough, band; Tomasz Rzeczycki, orchestra; and Edgar Mariano, vocal groups; Ryan Brechmacher accompanied flawlessly on piano.

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Back to Bach Project Introduces Lower Schoolers to Classical Music This past spring, musicians from the Back to Bach Project, including current and former PDS students, presented a program of classical music performances along with lessons, games and Q&A. Their aim was to enhance appreciation of classical music and encourage young students to take up the study of an instrument. The performers introduced their audience to some key musical terms and concepts, and to each of their instruments, before urging them to find an instrument that they like and practice routinely. At the end of the presentation, the musicians played “Let It Go” while students sang along, and played “Happy Birthday” for the PDS mascot, Paws.

Performers included: Eric Chen ’19, Yash Pazhianur ’21, Veronica Li ’22, Yvonne (Yufang) Wang ’22 and Mia Huang ’20.

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Spring MS Music Concert Middle School musicians shared their work in April in the McAneny Theater, performing a vibrant program of classic Brandenburg and a Bach piano concerto, plus more recent favorites including the theme from Beauty and the Beast and Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass.”

Upper School Dance Experience Explores the Science of Art in Motion The spring US dance concert unveiled a year-long interdisciplinary project that aimed to bring together two rarely overlapping worlds here at PDS: computer science and dance. In a signature performance of the evening, dancers mesmerized the audience by wearing LED lighted-costumes that changed color based on their movements against a projected backdrop of the computer code used to create this intricate light show.

Dance teacher Ann Robideaux has been interested in the intersection of dance and technology for some time and has seen many professional companies explore across these two disciplines on big stages. The idea of combining dance and computer science here at PDS, however, came from computer science teacher Theodor Brasoveanu.

“There is a growing interest in exploring computer science through practical applications designed to develop the students’ creative potential. People usually think about computer science being a mechanical process, where you just sit in front of the computer and code, or solve obscure, abstract problems. You can feel, touch and see the results when you’re working on programming lighting colors that respond to movement.”

With the help of a grant from the Miss Fine’s Center, the two set out to “build a forum in which both artistically- and scientifically-inclined students can share

their talents in producing works that reflect the rich opportunities provided by science and dance [such as] using one’s body and motion to convey difficult concepts in science, and on the other hand, using computer programming, electronic sensors and abstract mathematical representations to enhance the artistic experience of a dance performance.”

Mr. Brasoveanu’s computer science class used Python to code the soundtrack for a dance number, mimicking Garage Band but using coding tools to actually create the sounds. As Ms. Robideaux explained, “the students were really psyched to hear their coded music applied to dance,” and the resulting collaboration combined dance and computer-programmed lights.

“The dancers did a lot of work creating and memorizing a geometry-based dance that moved in specific ways, including forward and back. They made a dance that could look good without the lights but would look much better, and be more interesting, with motion-sensitive lighting as part of their costumes,” says Ms. Robideaux. The Object Oriented Computer Science class took over from there, learning how to work with Arduino, motion sensors and electrical circuits. The final product was a minicomputer connected to multiple motion sensors and a string of LED lights. The students then created computer code that would allow the LEDs to light up in sync with the motion. Each of three dancers had their own dance sequence, and with that their own code.

“Getting to the final product was truly satisfying because these teenagers stepped out of their comfort zone in both disciplines. So when the collaboration experienced success it was just so rewarding,” Ms. Robideaux shared.

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arts notes not normally work with each other and interact with each other,” noted Mr. Brasoveanu. Ms. Robideaux added, “I think it is great because so many of these students who are in coding would never take a dance class. And same with the dancers; not many of them were interested in computer coding. But maybe they will be now!”

Ave Roitburg ’19 Senior Project Dance Concert Recent graduate Ava Roitburg ’19 is a study in balance, having started ballet at age four and progressed to ever more challenging dance programs while also applying herself to academics and extra-curriculars at PDS as a “lifer” since the beginning of Lower School. Her senior project culminated in a dance performance performed for PDS in the McAneny Theater. She presented two pieces: a collaboration with her longtime classmate, violinist Eric Chen ’19,

Ava Roitburg ’19 collaborated with violinist Eric Chen ’19 for her senior project presentation.

and a duet performing alongside Jonathan Montepara of the American Repertory Ballet, from Don Quixote, in which she performed the lead role of Kitri in May with Princeton Ballet School. “Working with Eric is really special; he is an incredible artist and working together challenges us both to step out of our comfort zones, not just to get the choreography right but to explore what it means to be an artist.

For the Grand Pas de Deux from Don Quixote, I’ve worked so hard to discover my character and polish the technical details,” Ava shared at the time. Ava is currently immersed in her freshman year at Syracuse University.

Upper School Hosted Art Exhibit in April The Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery celebrated Upper School art in April with works from studio classes in architecture, ceramics, photography and more. A highlight of the exhibit, “Entropy” was a jaw-dropping collage of images by every photo student in grades 8-12. When you gaze at this work, it is also watching you!

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Jacobson Music Scholars Recitals a Rite of Spring for Some Top PDS Musicians Three virtuoso violinists, Eric Chen ’19, Kaito Miura ’19 and Tommy Sarsfield ’19, performed for the Princeton Day School community in two of the three Frank Jacobson Music Scholars Program recitals this spring. Flutist Robert Jiang ’19 prepared for his Jacobson Scholar recital but, unfortunately, was not able to perform due to injury. Charlotte Haggerty ’20 finished up the Jacobson recital season with a piano and vocal performance.

Eric Chen and Kaito Mimura prepared a stunning first recital experience, with classic sonatas by Bach and Brahms, along with three works from the early 20th century: Bartok’s Romanian Dances, a romantic opus by A.M. Beach and the formidable, edgy Tzigane Rhapsodie by Maurice Ravel. Talented pianist Yevgeny Morozov accompanied both Eric and Kaito. Tommy Sarsfield’s recital featured a thrilling fusion of classical and jazz peices, with Tommy on the violin, his brother Peter Sarsfield ’21 on brass and Ryan Brechmacher on piano. The final Jacobson Scholars recital featured Charlotte Haggerty ’20 at the piano.

Charlotte, who was a junior at the time, performed Bach, Beethoven and Debussy, and sang “She Used to Be Mine” by Sara Bareilles from Waitress.

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music students in the School. They include students involved in the most prestigious pre-college music programs and students who have auditioned at the highest levels nationwide as part of the application process for incredibly competitive college and university music programs.”

The Jacobson Music Scholars Program was founded to honor the teaching career of Frank Jacobson, a passionately

Kaito Miura ’19

committed Princeton Day School music teacher whose service to the School spanned more than 30 years, from 19672000. Mr. Jacobson acutely appreciated that the college application process for a music major is vastly different than a strictly academic college application, with performance level, technical skills and artistic expression all playing a key role along with auditions and repertoire command. Consequently, the ideal Jacobson Scholar is a student who has shown a commitment to music study in vocal or instrumental performance or composition, has been actively involved in the PDS music program and intends to pursue music in college.

The intention of the Jacobson Music Scholars Program is for students to participate for junior and senior year, after having been chosen by application/ audition. The Program gives the scholar a reprieve from one major academic requirement each year to allow them time to pursue musical growth and prepare for college auditions during the school day through independent study. Scholars receive credit for this course.

Jacobson Scholars Heavily Involved in PDS Musical Programs

Tommy Sarsfield ’19

Eric Chen ’19

In addition to taking regular private instruction outside of PDS, Jacobson Music Program Scholars participate in the School’s choral, orchestra or band music programs, connect regularly with a music faculty mentor, go through a jury assessment process in front of a faculty panel, and perform a culminating recital in the spring of each year they are in the program. If students are music composition Scholars, their focus is on composing content for their juries and recitals, which includes notating scores, writing parts, utilizing music technology if desired, assembling ensembles, and rehearsing and recording the performances. Jacobson Scholars are also expected to dedicate community service hours assisting the Middle and Lower School musical directors with their ensembles and programs.

Charlotte Haggerty ’20

For example, Eric Chen was actively involved with music since his arrival in Lower School. He was a section player and soloist in the US orchestra for four years, an active participant in Middle and US chamber groups, and played for multiple school functions. Kaito Mimura was actively involved with music since his arrival as a freshman; he was a section player and soloist in the US orchestra for four years, was an active participant in US chamber groups and played for multiple school functions. Tommy Sarsfield was actively involved with music since his arrival in the MS; he was a section player and soloist in the US orchestra for four years, was an active participant in the MS and US chamber groups and played for multiple school functions. Robert Jiang was actively involved with music since his arrival as a freshman, and was a section player and soloist in the US band as well as the US orchestra for four years.

Charlotte Haggerty has been actively involved with music since her arrival in the Upper School, playing piano, guitar and singing. A formidable pianist in the rhythm section of the band and a skilled soloist, she is a member of the women’s a cappella group and has also been involved in the US fall play and musical, both onstage and backstage.

“The Princeton Day School music program, including this capstone experience, the Frank Jacobson Music Scholars Program, gives our student musicians exceptional resources, room and opportunities to grow as artists. I see the Jacobson recitals as a formal acknowledgment that the student is ready to enter the world as a burgeoning artist,” notes Mr. Buckelew.

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Katie Yang ’21 Brings Home the Gold in U.S. Ice Dance National Championship Katie Yang ’21 focused on an ambitious skating practice schedule and regional competitions this summer, then headed to the U.S. Ice Dance National Championships for the fourth year in row. A Princeton Day School junior and scholar athlete in her third year on the PDS figure skating team under PDS Coach Courtney Hodock, Katie is an accomplished figure skater off campus. She first qualified in 2016 for the U.S. Ice Dance National Championships, where she earned an impressive second place finish. She competed at the national level again in 2017, and in the senior division in 2018, when she returned to the podium with second place honors once again. She earned a thrilling first-place finish in the senior division at Lake Placid’s prestigious Ice Dance International Championships, as well as several first-place finishes at regional competitions.

In September, she achieved her goal of taking home the gold in the 2019 Ice Dance National Championship in the Senior Division for Solo Ice Dance. Katie reported to PDS Figure Skating Coach Courtney Hodock that, as she stepped on the ice, she was filled with a great sense of accomplishment and pride to represent both herself and the PDS community that has supported her for so long. “It was a long and difficult journey, and I credit much of my success to the continued support of my family, coaches and peers,” Katie shared.

Celebrating their victories in the Senior Division of the 2019 Solo Ice Dance Nationals, Katie Yang ’21 (right) won the gold medal, as did Lili Chang (left). Both skaters are privately coached by Otar Japaridze; Katie is also on the PDS Figure Skating team, coached by Courtney Hodock.

Rakesh Potluri ’19 Professional Set Design Debut After five seasons at Princeton Summer Theater, recent graduate Rakesh Potluri ’19, now a freshman at Princeton University, made his professional set design debut with Topdog/Underdog in August at Hamilton Murray Theater.

Former PDS student council president Potluri was also a PDS theater tech crew leader who played important roles in lighting and set design for multiple productions at PDS.

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Eric Chen ’19 Wins Cooper International Competition Congratulations to recent PDS graduate Eric Chen ’19 (above), who won the prestigious Cooper International Competition this summer following his performance of the Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in the concerto final. The 10-day competition featured some of the best young musicians in the world; the award includes an impressive cash prize and several concert performances. Chen is a current freshman at the New England Conservatory of Music.

Accolades for the Spokesman Student Newspaper Staff 2018-2019 was another year of countless production hours for the Spokesman student newspaper editorial staff and especially the Editors in Chief (EICs), including veteran editors Eric Leung ’20 and Megha Thomas ’20, and Spencer Knerr ’20 (new to the position in 2019).

From left to right, former Spokesman Editor-in-Chief Joe Reilly ’19 with EICs Eric Leung ’20, Spencer Knerr ’20 and Megha Thomas ’20

Last year, the Spokesman’s faculty co-advisor, history teacher Michael Friedman, sent Vol. 54 of the paper to the American Scholastic Press Association for their assessment and rating (Joe Reilly ’19 was part of the EIC crew for the Fall issue). In the spring, the results came back: the Spokesman earned a score of 805 on a scale of 1000 points, garnering a Second Place Award from the ASPA. As the Spokesman’s chief PR staffer, Zoe Rivera ’20 stated, “All members of the Spokesman have worked incredibly hard to provide our community with quality student-curated content that is both hilarious and informative.”

A major priority for the staff of the student-led paper has been to engage more students and create opportunities to diversify and increase the amount of content. Both Mr. Friedman and co-advisor Amy Matlack issued this statement: “In an age when media is becoming increasingly ephemeral, it is at once both important and challenging to produce a tangible record of the students’ life and thoughts at PDS. We are quite proud of the Spokesman team for receiving this Scholastic Press Association award.”

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Zaiya Gandhi ’20 Wins Princeton Book Award by PA3 Congratulations to Zaiya Gandhi ’20, who was honored by The Princeton Area Alumni Association (“PA3”) with The Princeton Book Award, an annual prize for an area high school junior in recognition of overall academic excellence and exemplary community service or civic engagement. Zaiya received an inscribed copy of Princeton University physics professor Paul Steinhardt’s “The Second Kind of Impossible.”

PDS Model UN Students from 5th-12th Grade Get Set for Next Year Middle School MUN Highlights: The 2018-2019 school year marked the debut of Middle School Model UN at PDS, sparked by 7th graders Angelina Liu, Adya Jha, Ben Masia and Arjun Ray, who proposed starting the club for 5th-8th graders.

After ironing out plans and determining the course for the year, MS teacher Matthew Trowbridge ’98 launched the club last December; this year, the MS MUN faculty advisor is Joe Reilly.

More than 40 regularly-attending members met in the Middle School Amphitheater during Resource Period once every other seven-day cycle. Among the highlights: the students completed a simulation of a summit on Climate Change in which they represented fifteen different nations. The nations prepared and presented positions, came together with other nations that shared their views, debated and discussed in an open forum and then voted on resolutions. Following the Climate Change simulation the students moved on to the pressing dilemma of an impending zombie epidemic (a perennial favorite MUN simulation). Guided by the global response to recent real-world epidemics such as Zika virus, the students set off to devise solutions to contain the zombie population while also taking into account economic, political and social considerations. Mr. Trowbridge praised the MS MUN group for their work this year and observed, “While we do not plan on attending competitions for the time being, unless they are held at PDS, we hope to foster a love for Model UN and the spirited teamwork and collaboration that will feed into the US program.”

From left to right: Jesse Carter, George Ma ’20, Spencer Knerr ’20, Chris Knerr, and Jason Ma ’22

Trio Hiked Kilimanjaro George Ma ’20, Jason Ma ’22 and Spencer Knerr ’20 made it to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, 19,341 feet above sea level, after a six-day trek that led them through several different biomes, from rainforest to alpine desert to the summit zone.

Avery Eiseman ’22 Explored Argentina Avery Eiseman ’22 explored Patagonia after starting his summer experience with cultural immersion in Buenos Aires.

Hiking the Perito Moreno Glacier (photo) was a key highlight, as he studied the formation of snow into glacial ice and tracked the movement of the glacier. Perito Moreno advances about two meters per day, a notable exception to the worldwide trend of receding glaciers. From there, he headed further south to the town of Ushuaia, the southernmost city of the world and the gateway to the Antarctic, where he skied, snowshoed and experienced a dogsledding team.

Avery Eiseman ’22 hiked the Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia, studying the formation of snow into glacial ice and tracking the glacier’s movement.

Upper School MUN New Secretariat Has Big Ambitions: The US Model UN program closed out a successful 2018-19 and as of this writing has already undertaken a simulation in September under their newly elected leaders. Megha Thomas ’20 and Eyal Yakoby ’20 are the Secretary General Co-Heads while Eric Leung ’20, Harjap Singh ’20 and Aidan Njanja Fassu ’20 are serving as Under-Secretaries General for 20192020. US MUN faculty co-advisor and US teacher Stefanie Santangelo noted, “All five are very passionate about Model UN and are enthusiastic to lead the club. We are excited to help them hone their leadership skills and to work closely with them. Also, we are looking forward to connecting in the 2019-2020 school year with our MS MUN students, which will represent an extension of the mentorship that is already built into the club.”

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PDS Announces Winners of National Scholastic Gold and Silver Medals for Art and Writing Earlier in 2019, Princeton Day School announced that 80 art and writing submissions from almost 30 US students earned New Jersey or Northeast region Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, including Gold and Silver Key awards and honorable mentions. The work of our 10 Gold Key winners, who earned a total of 20 state and/or regional Gold Key awards — Allison Liang ’22, Audrey Liang ’20, Jessie Lin ’21, Bolin Shen ’22, Hannah Su ’20 and Yishi Wang ’21 along with recent grads Nina Ajemian ’19, Lydia Pamudji ’19, Vibhu Singh ’19 and Elsie Wang ’19 — moved on to national award adjudication this spring. Among that group, three students were honored with National Gold and/or Silver Medal Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: ► Jessie Lin ’21 earned a Gold Medal for her poem, “interview (at the women’s shelter).” Jessie also earned a Silver Medal for her painting, “A Quiet Morning in Yakage, Japan.” ► Lydia Pamudji ’19 won a Silver Medal for her poem, “(Un)apologetic.” ► Elsie Wang ’19 won a Gold Medal for her poem, “Storm from Shotgun.”

The 2019 Scholastic Art and Writing competition included nearly 340,000 entries from students across the country.

Submissions are juried by an impressive roster of visual and literary artists seeking “works that best exemplify originality, technical skill and the emergence of a personal voice or vision,” according to the artandwriting.org website. State and regional Gold Key winners are judged by a national panel. National gold medalists were invited, along with two guests, to the National Ceremony at Carnegie Hall in New York City, held this year on Thursday, June 6.

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Link Yearbook Shows PDS As They See It! At the conclusion of the Upper School Awards assembly, the three student editors-in-chief, Oona DiMatteo ’19, Angela Talusan ’19 and Nina Ajemian ’19, dedicated this year’s Link yearbook to Head of School Paul Stellato. The editors, an incredible yearbook student staff, and faculty advisor Lauren Ledley worked hard to create a book that reflects the unique ethos and energy of Princeton Day School. From the eye-opening cover to the multiple points of view and varied pathways revealing happenings and events, Here’s How We See It brings to life a special community of US students and a year’s worth of unforgettable experiences across the entire School community.

As Nina explained in her address to Mr. Stellato and the assembled audience: “This choice was quite easy; when thinking of PDS, you immediately come to mind. You are integral to all of our lives, whether you’re addressing our community during an assembly, shaking our hands in the morning or simply waving hello in the hallway. This book is a permanent reminder of your impact on our School. We would like to thank you for everything that you do for the entire PDS community each and every day. In the yearbook you will find a beautiful dedication letter written by your senior advisee, Giulia [Gerschel], on behalf of the senior class. While her experiences are personal, the sentiments she expresses are shared by everyone in our grade.

We will all miss you next year and want you to know how significant your guidance has been to us. We hope you love this yearbook as much as we do. We truly couldn’t see PDS without you.”

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World Cadet Chess Championship Competition for Rowan ’26 and Lila Field ’27

Highlights of Some Student Internships

After a summer of focused training, sisters Rowan Field ’26 and Lila Field ’27 competed on the US Chess Team in the World Cadet Chess Championships. The 12-day tournament was held in Weifang, China in August. Looking forward to these sisters’ chess competitions on the PDS team this year!

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PDS Students Made Strong Showing in National Elementary Chess Championship In May, eleven PDS players attended the 2019 National Elementary Championship in Nashville, TN. The team was accompanied by Coach Tatiana Brea and parents who provided critical support and TLC. The PDS team was split up into the following sections: K3 U700 Teddy Aitken-Davies Arav Munjal Elias Nicozisis Aditya Pillai Akshay Pillai Sloane Schwendinger

K5 U900 Rohan Madhok K5 U1200 Ethan Fede Anya Jha Giovanni Juarez Shreya Munjal

Among the highlights: In the K5 U1200 section, a total of 34 teams competed. Anya, Ethan, Gio and Shreya took third place honors. The K3 U700 PDS players were up against 55 other teams. Teddy, Arav, Elias, Aditya, Aksha, and Sloane placed 7th overall.

Team K3 U700: Elias, Akshay, Arav, Sloane, Aditya and Teddy

Fechi Inyama ’20 PDS REx program participant, measured bioaccumulation of contaminants in wetlands at Rutgers University/Department of Environmental Sciences under Dr. John Reinfelder.

Luigi Soriano ’20, PDS REx program participant, investigated the genomics of neuroblastoma at Harvard University/ Dana Farber Cancer Institute under Dr. Rani George.

Krista Caasi ’20, PDS REx program participant, studied the epidemiology of depression at Harvard University/ Massachusetts General Hospital under Dr. Erin Dunn.

Alex DiNovi ’20, PDS REx program participant, focused on modeling arctic sea ice melt at Princeton University/NOAA under Dr. Nathaniel Johnson.

Sachin Patel ’20, PDS REx program participant, investigated understanding language recovery after stroke at Johns Hopkins University/Center of Excellence in Stroke Detection and Diagnosis under Dr. Argye Hillis.

Madison Izzard ’20,  PDS REx program par-  ticipant, analyzed movement ecology of sharks at the University of Rhode Island/Department of Biological Sciences under Dr. Bradley Wetherbee.

Andrew Ciccarone ’20,

PDS REx program participant, investigated fatigue performance on Madison Izzard ’20 steel highway bridges at Lehigh University/Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering under Dr. Richard Sause.

Justin Sherman ’20 conducted research on smart home devices at Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy.

Tommy Bocian ’20 interned this summer at the Frankel neuroscience lab at Columbia Medical Center in NYC. Hannah Su ’20 interned this summer for Stephen Holl Architects, one of the top architectural firms in the country.

Julia Chang ’20 interned at a women’s rights nonprofit and a creative agency for social change in NYC.

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Two National Merit Semifinalists Announced in September Two of Princeton Day School’s finest have been named semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program: Seniors Julia Chang ’20 and Megha Thomas ’20. These students are among the approximately 16,000 semifinalists named nationwide this year, moving each of them a step further in their quest to qualify for one of roughly 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth a total of about $31 million that will be offered in the spring.

Less than 1% of students have been named semifinalists from the more than 1.6 million who first entered the 2020 National Merit program by taking the preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

In New Jersey, as in every state, the number of state semifinalists is also proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.

Sponsored by the not-for-profit National Merit Scholarship Megha Thomas ’20 and Julia Chang ’20 Corporation, in Evanston, IL, the program requires applicants to submit an extensive application that includes recommendations and an essay along with their academic record and subsequent SAT scores, school and community involvement, jobs, demonstrations of leadership, and honors and awards.

Of the 16,000 semifinalists, more than 90% are expected to be selected in February 2020 as finalists. Winners of the scholarships and Merit Scholar designation will be selected from the group of finalists, and will be announced in stages from April to July, 2020.

Congratulations on achieving semifinalist status, Julia and Megha!

Left to right: Tharun Potluri ’21, Giulia Gerschel ’19 and Saahith Potluri ’21

First on the Scene: PDS Students Train and Volunteer as Emergency Responders This summer, three students, Tharun Potluri ’21, Saahith Potluri ’21 and recent graduate Giulia Gerschel ’19, donated much of their time to Montgomery EMS (MEMS), a 100% volunteer emergency medical service. From May until August, Tharun and Saahith spent over 200 hours going through rigorous medical training and testing to become licensed emergency medical technicians (EMTs) while also actively running shifts with MEMS to gain medical experience on emergency calls.

These three first responders have put in many hours serving their community and helping those in need. Giulia, who graduated in June, became a licensed EMT in the summer of 2018 and has been running regular shifts each week, even throughout her senior year of school. In total, Giulia has volunteered 550 hours with MEMS. Tharun and Saahith have already volunteered a total of 300 hours this summer since joining MEMS. On top of taking a three-month long certification class and being tested weekly on emergency medical skills and interventions, the trio also spent many hours doing clinical rotations in hospital emergency rooms. “Being able to help people when they’re at their lowest and knowing that you may have made a difference in their day is a rewarding feeling,” Tharun says. Saahith adds, “Being a first responder comes with a lot of responsibilities, but it is an amazing privilege, and I hope more people will get to experience it in the future.”

Middle School Students Honored Women’s History Over spring break, 8th graders Reed Dillion and Rania Shah devised a plan to raise awareness among the Middle School community about notable women in honor of Women’s History Month. Their list included award-winning activists, a scientist, an artist, an author and an athlete. In a Focus Assembly, Reed and Rania, along with classmates Jazelle Covington, Paris Smith, and Sabrina Wang, plus 6th grader Humzah Ladiwala, each gave a presentation on one of these luminaries and designed stickers featuring these groundbreaking women for their peers to keep and display.

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sports notes Harry Rulon-Miller ’51

InvItatIonal at PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL

December 13-14 & January 4-5 The annual Harry Rulon-Miller ’51 Invitational Ice Hockey Tournament will take place over two weekends this year. The Girls Hockey team will play Friday, December 13 and Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the Lisa McGraw ’22 Skating Rink. The Boys Hockey team will play on Saturday, January 4 and Sunday, January 5, 2020. Mark your calendars for this exciting weekend of hockey. Go Panthers!

John Ritchie Named Head Coach of PDS Varsity Girls Ice Hockey This fall, Princeton Day School named John Ritchie Head Coach of the Varsity Girls Ice Hockey program. After an extensive search, Coach Ritchie was selected from a strong pool of applicants. A familiar face who has served as the assistant coach for the Varsity Girls Ice Hockey team for the last two seasons, Coach Ritchie has Girls Varsity Ice proved himself to be a stellar coach and Hockey Coach John Ritchie an effective leader of young people.

Coach Ritchie’s experience includes both interscholastic and club teams as well as boys and girls ice hockey teams. He is a USA Hockey certified Level 5 coach who has worked as a coach with the Princeton Tiger Lilies and as a coach and Assistant Director of Hockey for the Lawrence Flames. He also coached the Lawrence High School Varsity Boys Ice Hockey team, leading them to four divisional championships in five years. Coach Ritchie posted 51 wins during that time and was selected as the Trentonian Boys Ice Hockey Coach of the Year in 2013.

Coach Ritchie is a graduate of Holy Ghost Preparatory School and the University of Rhode Island, where he earned degrees in secondary education, special education and history.

He is currently a special education teacher in the Lawrence School system.

SPRING SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS Figure Skating Figure Skating Coaches Awards: Rebecca Tang ’19, Vibhu Singh ’19 Figure Skating Varsity Award: Lea Namouni ’19 The skating team had many successes last year, ranging from learning basic skills to mastering multiple rotations while in the air.

Each athlete worked hard to learn an individual routine as well as a group number that was choreographed to music from The Greatest Showman. The multitude of routines characterized teamwork, speed, intricate formations and challenging step sequences and were all performed flawlessly at the spring Skating Showcase.

Varsity Golf, 2W - 11L Boys Coaches Awards:

Eli Soffer ’22, Rahul Bandaru ’19 Boys Varsity Award: Ty Eastman ’19 Girls Coaches Award: Hayden Masia ’21 Girls Varsity Award: Alex Dinovi ’20 The golf team saw a surge in young golfers last year, with seven freshman making the team. This growth allowed the program to compete in Varsity, JV and Girls matches for the first time in program history. The season ended on a high note, with the team earning backto-back wins in their last two matches against George School and West Windsor Plainsboro South. Throughout the season 11 different golfers were able to experience golf at the Varsity level; nine of them were underclassmen!

Varsity Softball, 2W - 8L Coaches Awards: Brooke Smukler ’19, Hailey Young ’19 Varsity Award: Elisabeth Berman ’19 The softball team is always built around their dedicated senior class members, and last year was no exception. The four seniors FALL 2019

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Boys Varsity Lacrosse, 13W - 3L Coaches Awards: Sam Bernardi ’19, Matt Kuenne ’19 Bob Krueger Memorial Varsity Award: Coby Auslander ’19 From the start of the season, the boys came together and supported one another on and off the field. In a year of new young players joining veterans, and a transition to head coach Joe Moore, the team developed a true bond and found ways to build each other up in positive ways. With the only losses of the year coming from formidable Prep A opponents Hun and Lawrenceville, the season was an unquestionable success. Coming from behind to beat Notre Dame in the MCT Championship to secure that title for the fourth season in a row was a sweet ending to a special season.

Varsity Baseball, 8W - 10L Coaches Awards: Kevin Flahive ’19, Brendan Bucceri ’19 Varsity Award: John Carroll ’19 The Panthers gained strength through the season and ended with eight wins, ten losses and the privilege of making it back to the Prep B Championship Game after defeating Morristown-Beard and Ranney to get there. Though they lost the title game to Rutgers Prep 6-2, their special season included key wins against their prep rivals Lawrenceville and Peddie. Playing crosstown rival Princeton High School, the team notched an impressive 15-5 victory. Gritty comebacks from an eight-run deficit against Gill St. Bernard’s and a seventh inning winning rally against JOURNAL

Bishop Ahr created some memorably sweet victories. Both wins came on walk-off hits by clutch player John Carroll ’19, who had an outstanding season with a batting average over .500 and great success on the mound. The team will miss five senior players who shared their passion for the game and displayed great dedication and leadership. Matt Nyce ’19 continued to improve throughout the season and recorded impressive offensive numbers and a 4-2 record on the mound.

Girls Varsity Lacrosse, 8W - 7L Coaches Awards: Val Radvany ’19, Zoe Cook ’19 Kim Bedesem Varsity Award: Maddy Birch ’19 The team had a very successful season, consistently improving and developing throughout the spring. The senior leaders instilled in the team a sense of “sisterhood” that enabled them to play well against the top teams in Mercer County.

Finishing the season with a record of 8-7, several highlights stand out. These include their overtime win against Peddie, a come-from-behind win at Hopewell Valley, and a competitive game against crosstown rival Princeton High, the eventual Mercer County Tournament runner-up. The team is young and positioned for continued success next spring.

Boys Varsity Tennis, 5W - 6L Coaches Awards: Aaron Chu ’21, Eric Leung ’20 Varsity Award: Neel Adusmilli ’22 Several freshman players contributed strongly to the tennis team last year. Neel Adusmilli ’22 and Andrew Marshall ’22 played first and second singles while Aaron Phogat ’21 rounded out the singles line-up at number three.

At first doubles were Captain Eric Leung ’20 with Aaron Chu ’21.

Second Doubles saw a rotation of key players including Captain Shai Fruchter ’19, Jake Harris ’19 and Will Sedgley ’21. The young PDS Varsity Tennis team fought hard to a 5-6 overall season record with key wins against Pennington and Peddie to open the season. At the Mercer County Tournament, PDS finished in 6th place out of 16 teams with Aaron Phogat winning third place at third doubles. At the State Prep B Tennis Championships, PDS had three positions playing in the finals.

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JV Boys Lacrosse Coaches Award: Josh Rafferty ’20 Coaches Award: Eric Gellasch ’21

JV Girls Lacrosse Coaches Award: Carly Kunkle ’20 Coaches Award: Frances Bobbitt ’22

JV Tennis Coaches Award: Albert Ming ’22, Jason Ma ’22 Coaches Award: Dylan Sakaria ’19

DIII athletes. Back L to R: Julie Patterson, Connor Green, Jimmy O’Connor, Coby Auslande, Matthew Nyce, Front L to R: Maddy Birch, Gwen Allen, Zoe Cook

JV Baseball Coaches Award: Jonah Soos ’22 Coaches Award: Alex Stillwell ’22

DIVISION III COMMITMENTS

“In the past five years, Princeton Day School has sent 73 athletes into college athletics programs,” Upper School Athletics Director Tim Williams stated at a spring ceremony honoring eight graduating seniors who committed to playing Division III college athletics. “These eight Division III-bound senior athletes and their three Division I peers (honored earlier in the 2018-2019 school year) have contributed to 18 Prep or Mercer County tournament championships during their high school tenure here, helping to create a PDS athletics legacy that will live on for years to come.” ► Gwen Allen ’19 Gwen is a superlative athlete who captained her field hockey, basketball and lacrosse teams at PDS. A midfielder, she played Varsity Field Hockey for four years at PDS under renowned Head Coach Heather Farlow. A resident of Montgomery, she is attending Amherst College to play for their Division III field hockey team. “Gwen is a great athlete and strong leader who we are fortunate to have here at PDS. We will miss her greatly next year,” said Director Williams.

Gwen finished the 2018 field hockey season with 83 career points as her team made it to the Prep B State Championship game and journeyed to the Mercer County Championship game this past fall as well. Gwen also helped lead her team to the Prep B 2016 championship. For three consecutive years, she earned NJISAA Prep All State Honors, Trentonian First Team All Prep and Central Jersey Field Hockey Coaches Association First Team honors. For the past two years, Gwen won the PDS Coaches Award. In 2017, she was also named to the Trentonian All-Region First Team and was named the Trentonian Prep Midfielder of the Year.

Coach Farlow has the greatest respect for Gwen, describing her as an “outstanding example of who a student athlete should be at Princeton Day School. Gwen developed into a fearless

competitor while maintaining the perspective that competition should be challenging AND fun, and shared this belief with our school community. She is a compassionate leader and a selfless team player. Over the last four years, Gwen has put the professional needs of the team and the personal needs of her teammates before herself. In each sport Gwen has played, the underclassmen overwhelmingly state, ‘I love Gwen.’ Replacing Gwen on our field hockey roster will be next to impossible, but as a result of her leadership, we have several young players who aspire to lead the team as humbly and graciously as she has.” ► Coby Auslander ’19 Coby played Varsity Boys Lacrosse at PDS for four years, three under Head Coach Rich D’Andrea and this year under new Head Coach Joe Moore. Coby, who lives in Pennington, will play for Christopher Newport University’s DIII men’s lacrosse program this spring. “Coby is the real deal and Christopher Newport is extremely lucky to have an athlete such as Coby go to their school,” says Director Williams. A versatile athlete, Coby also played ice hockey and soccer for PDS. A strong midfield attacker, Coby racked up 29 goals and 26 assists in his senior season for PDS, contributing to his career total 79 goals and 71 assists. His PDS athletics awards include the Varsity Award for hockey and lacrosse, and the Coaches Award for soccer.

Coach Moore has high praise for Coby: “This young man has led by example on and off the field all season. As Senior Captain, he always made a point of putting the team first and made sure he supported his teammates in every way possible.

Coby contributed to this year’s success on both sides of the ball and made key plays in close games to help pull out crucial wins.

Thank you, Coby, for never taking a day off and helping PDS lacrosse maintain a winning tradition.” ► Maddy Birch ’19 Maddy is a four-year PDS Varsity Girls Lacrosse attacker who plans to play DIII women’s lacrosse at Franklin and Marshall College. Maddy, who lives in Skillman, played throughout high school for Hall of Fame Head Coach Jill Thomas. As a senior, Maddy was a Prep B Tournament All Star and won the Kim Bedesem Varsity Team Award, finishing her season with 34 goals and 21 assists. Over her US career, Maddy scored 58 goals and had 45 assists for a total of 103 points.

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sports notes Coach Jill Thomas says, “Maddy took her game to another level this season. As a Senior Captain, she was instrumental in the development of this young team into a formidable opponent in Mercer County and Prep B. Her senior season stats put the finishing touches on a fine four-year career.” Says Director Williams, “Maddy is a quiet leader and someone every successful team needs to have because she just makes it happen. She has some of the best stick skills I have ever seen on the lacrosse field and she will be very tough to replace.” ► Zoe Cook ’19 Princeton resident Zoe Cook was a tremendous force on Varsity Girls Lacrosse this year for PDS, having scored 53 goals this season and earning another 13 assists. She plans to play women’s lacrosse for Hobart & William Smith Colleges. In her four years of varsity lacrosse, two for Hun, one for Montgomery High School, and this year at PDS for Coach Jill Thomas, Zoe scored a total of 158 goals and had 41 assists. On April 16, against Princeton High School, she scored her 150th career goal. While the team fell in the Prep Tournament semifinals this year, Zoe’s major contributions were recognized this spring as she earned the 2019 Coaches Award. Other awards and achievements include the 2017 First Team All County, 2017 First Team All Trentonian, 2017 First Team All Prep, 2018 All Conference, 2018 First Team All Area, and 2018 All MAPL honors.

Coach Thomas notes, “We told the newspapers in our preseason previews that Zoe Cook was a “bonus” for the team this year. Little did we know the full impact she would have on the team and the whole program. An outstanding player who came to play every day, a leader on and off the field, Zoe’s senior season was absolutely fantastic!” ► Connor Green ’19 Connor played in goal for PDS Varsity Boys Lacrosse for four seasons, this year under Head Coach Joe Moore. Connor, who lives in Princeton, plans to play Division III men’s lacrosse at Stevens Institute of Technology. Connor notched 13 wins and 3 losses in goal with 122 saves and 91 goals against, a 57.2% save percentage. He allowed a modest 5.68 goals per game, on average. His career totals include 51 wins, 12 losses and 485 saves vs. 277 goals against for a 63.6% career save percentage and only 4.39 goals allowed per game, on average. His honors and awards include twice being named the NJISAA non-public All-State Team goalie selection and First Team All-Prep B in 2017. In his four seasons at PDS, Connor contributed to two Prep B championship wins and four consecutive Mercer County Tournament wins.

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back and helped us find a way to win game after game. Also, he often went out of his way to offer support in my transition to Head Coach this year, and I’ve really appreciated that. Best of luck next year at Stevens!” ► Matt Nyce ’19 Matt Nyce of Pennington played four years of Varsity Baseball for PDS Coach Brian Dudeck as a shortstop and pitcher.

Matt plans to play junior college baseball for Lackawanna College. Athletic Director Tim Williams says, “Matt’s enthusiasm for the game is incredible. His mentorship of our younger players has given them the same enthusiasm.” Last spring, the team returned to tournament competition for the first time in a few years, battling and ultimately falling in the Prep B championship game against a formidable Rutgers Prep team. Matt notched a career-high .411 batting average his junior year and a .353 average this year as a senior. He was named to the 2018 First Team All-Prep B Team and the nonpublic All-Area Team. Matt was also named to the Carpenter Cup team in 2018.

Coach Dudeck says, “For the last four seasons, Matt Nyce has been an integral part of the Princeton Day School baseball program. This season, Matt continued his impressive numbers batting .353 with 13 runs scored, 22 hits, 13 RBI’s, with 6 doubles and 2 triples in that total. He also had a record of 4 wins and 2 losses on the mound this season. Matt was a captain this season and always took time out to mentor younger players. I want to thank Matt for an outstanding four years at Princeton Day School and wish him the best as he continues his education and baseball career at Lackawanna. I would also like to thank his parents, Aimée and Tom, for their commitment to the baseball program.” ► Jimmy O’Connor ’19 Jimmy is a four-year Varsity Boys Lacrosse midfielder who has played on four consecutive Mercer County Championship teams with PDS under Coach Rich D’Andrea, and this year under Head Coach Joe Moore. Jimmy, who lives in Pennington, plans to play Division III men’s lacrosse at Trinity College. In his PDS career, Jimmy has earned 92 points (55 as a senior) and contributed strongly to the team’s two Prep B championships and four consecutive Mercer County Tournament championships.

“Jimmy is someone who works hard in everything,” says Coach Moore. “On the field, in the classroom, everywhere.” Says Athletic Director Tim Williams, “He’s the epitome of a student athlete at PDS.” ► Julie Patterson ’19 Committed to play Division III women’s ice hockey at Wilkes University, Julie is incredible on the ice and a star softball player as well, with four varsity letters in each sport. Under Varsity

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Girls Ice Hockey Head Coach Lorna Cook, Julie, who lives in Trenton, was one of the most accomplished girls ice hockey players in PDS history and the all-time leading scorer for girls. The first girl to break 100 points in her PDS career, she finished with a career total of 102 points: 25 goals, 12 assists as a senior; 15 goals, 11 assists as a junior, 13 goals, 10 assists as a sophomore, and 10 goals, 6 assists as a freshman. Her senior stats earned her 37 total points, the fifth most goals and points in New Jersey.

Among her awards and accomplishments: the Varsity Award as a senior, named to the NJISAA All-Tournament Team, the AllState First Team, the WIHLMA Miran Division First Team, and twice elected an All-Star Team Selection.

Coach Cook says, “Watching Julie mature on and off the ice has been great. She has pushed to get the most out of her experience here. She is a natural goal scorer; that is what she brings to the team and always brought.”

PDS Varsity Boys Lacrosse Wins Fourth Consecutive County Championship The Panther Varsity Boys Lacrosse team and Coach Joe Moore and his crew capped off a fantastic 13-3 season with a thrilling 7-6 win over Notre Dame for the team’s fourth consecutive Mercer County Tournament championship.

“This was a great year for PDS lacrosse, and I am thankful for the support of all of the staff, players and families for helping make my first season as head coach a great one,” Coach Moore stated. “I’ve discovered a new level of passion for this game thanks to all of them. I’m particularly grateful to have found supportive and caring coaches ( Josh Frechette, Varsity Assistant Coach; Tommy Davis, JV Head Coach; and Chris Izzard, JV Assistant Coach) who all bring something unique to the table and who played important roles in helping maintain a winning tradition at PDS.”

outside of team time was an important factor in their success.

“These 30 players have created and developed a brotherhood that they’ll remember forever,” he explained, working together as experienced upperclass peers and also taking responsibility for mentoring newer, younger players.

This fourth consecutive championship season, like the previous three, featured a great group of seniors who were instrumental in leading the team forward: goalie Connor Green, Coby Auslander, Sam Bernardi, Jimmy O’Connor, Matt Kuenne, Ben Blitz and Declan Rourke. All team members—including juniors Jake Bennett, Cal Caputo, Andrew Ciccarone, Kevin Dougherty, Liam Jones, Josh Rafferty, Eyal Yakoby and Freddie Young; sophomores including stalwarts Drew McConaughy and Gibson Linnehan, along with Hector Capeilleres, Bruno Cucchi, Aleksei Darenkov, Alex Gardner, Eric Gellasch, Trevor Kunkle, Aidan McChesney and William Newman; and freshmen Trevor Mackles, Willem Albert, Walker Aprill and Max Johnson—played important roles this season in keeping the team sharp, on the attack and supporting each other all along the way.

Coach Moore felt the weight of history to earn the Mercer County tournament crown as he succeeded the previous head coach Rich D’Andrea, who had brought home the MCT championship for the past three years. “It is a weight off my shoulders to get this win,” Coach Moore told local reporter Bill Alden, who covers high school sports for Town Topics. “It really comes down to my coaching staff and these kids. They have played their butts off all year and they deserve every piece of this.”

Coach Moore reflected on the many high points and also the times of adversity that fueled growth and ultimately contributed to a journey of champions this past season. The team suffered some early setbacks and a heartbreaking 12-11 loss to Lawrenceville in a run for the NJISAA Prep tournament. “What I am most proud of our players for is how they came together and supported one another on and off the field,” Coach Moore said. The strong relationships the boys had with each other FALL 2019

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sports notes Panthers Commit to Being “Triple-Impact Competitors” As the 2019-2020 school year commenced, the School’s fall athletes gathered in the Campus Center for the third year of “Panthers Are...” assemblies. Tim Williams, Director of Athletics, announced that for the next three years the School will be partnering with the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA), which is a national nonprofit organization with the mission of creating a positive, character-building youth sports environment that results in “better athletes, better people.” Through this partnership, facilitators will come and work with Princeton Day School coaches, players and parents in order to create a positive culture surrounding Panther sports.

In sessions with the fall coaches, PCA facilitator Devon Jefferson laid the groundwork for what would be covered in the “Panthers Are...” athletes assembly. They focused on the importance of double-goal coaching, which partners striving to win with teaching life lessons. Coaches agreed that they want their players to not only be good players, but also good teammates and good leaders. The goal is to make our student athletes better competitors on the field by recognizing and coaching the whole person. Keys to success go beyond raw skill or talent and include being coachable, having a good attitude and being a good teammate. “Here at Princeton Day we are striving for every one of our athletes to be a ‘Triple-Impact Competitor’ that works to improve themselves, their teammates and the game,” noted Williams.

The assembly was an opportunity for students to own the conversation, and they emerged with a unified belief that each athlete cannot always control the outcome, but you can always control how you compete. While the weather, referees and other players’ efforts may be out of their control, they all agreed they can always control their own attitude and their own effort.

Ms. Jefferson also focused on the importance of filling one’s “emotional tank,” which is something that Princeton Day School has prioritized both on and off the field through programs such as the Positive Coaches Alliances and the Health and Wellness Program directed by Dr. Candy Shah. The players took time to think about specific examples of what fills and drains their tanks. This process of reflecting on their own experiences allowed them to understand how they can better serve themselves and their communities by being mindful “energy raisers” and “tank fillers.”

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The teams all came up with values that were important to their team culture. Some of the recurring values that were given by many teams included giving your best effort at all times, being mentally tough, striving for constant improvement, bouncing back from mistakes, being supportive of teammates and having fun. Each of these qualities defines the “Panthers Are…” culture. Our student athletes understand that in order to be successful on and off the field it is vital to commit to a team culture that supports work ethic, growth and camaraderie above winning.

Spring College Athletics Recruiting Panel More than 120 parents and students attended Princeton Day School’s College Athletics Recruiting Panel this past spring in McAneny Theater. The panel consisted of Rider University Women’s Soccer Coach Drayson Hounsome, Gettysburg College Men’s Basketball Coach B.J. Dunne, The College of New Jersey Assistant Athletic Director and Business Manager (and former Assistant Swimming & Diving Coach at Fordham University) Aimee Alt, Princeton University Men’s Ice Hockey Assistant Coach Stavros Paskaris and PDS Associate Director of College Counseling Cynthia Michalak. The panel was hosted by our own Tim Williams, Director of Upper School Athletics.

The evening featured expert commentary and shared perspectives among the panelists about the college recruiting process, the differences between Division I and Division III recruiting and helpful insights for those interested in exploring college athletics admissions.

Parents and students in Upper and Middle School voiced several questions during the Q&A session following the discussion.

“It was such a pleasure to host four outstanding college coaches here at PDS to share their deep knowledge of the athletic recruiting process with our families,” noted Michalak. “I was thrilled that so many studentathletes were able to attend to learn more about best practices as they think about continuing to compete in their respective sports at the college level. And, I really appreciated the coaches’ emphasis on the importance of proactive and timely communication by the students at every stage in the recruiting process.”

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faculty notes Princeton Day School Welcomes New 2019-2020 Faculty and Staff Princeton Day School is excited that the following new faculty and staff have joined us this year! Left, front row, left to right: Deborah Koehler, LS Librarian; Annabeth Donovan, Communications Associate; Grace Ederer, MS Spanish (Penn Fellow); Brianna Robinson, US Spanish; Kelly Grosskurth, MS Science; Toni Dunlap, MS Math: Computer Science (Penn Fellow); Kelley Bethoney, US Biology; Gina Karsten, Admission Associate; Kayla Stokes ’15, Technical Director; Patricia Raymond, US Math; Sandy Wang, Head of Lower School; Courtney Hodock, Senior Development Officer.

Back row, left to right: Seraphine Hamilton, US English; Valerie Robinson, US Math; Andrew Lee, Communications Associate; Angharad Rebholz, MS Humanities; Matt Tramontana, US STEAM Coordinator; Jeff Beck, US Computer Science; Patty Davidovich, MS Math; Rachel Cooper, US Math; Kenny Sajo, Technology Support Specialist; Jill Brown, MS English; Christian Cousins, US Spanish; Evan Paine, Assistant Technical Director. Not pictured: Rony Hernandez, Custodian.

At the end of June, 12 staff members were among 16,000 educators from around the world who attended the International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference and Expo in Philadelphia.

Deborah Koehler, LS Library Sabbatical Leave Replacement, to Stay for Full School Year With LS Librarian Jenny Mischner away on a sabbatical for the fall semester, and with the goal of implementing summer 2020 renovations of the LS library, computer center and LS spaces for art and science, PDS is fortunate to have Deborah Koehler join the Lower School for the full academic year as sabbatical leave replacement. Mrs. Koehler observed, “There is a natural overlap between library skills and technology. I am so excited to be part of the new initiative PDS is pursuing toward makerspaces and innovative technology.” Prior to her appointment at PDS, Mrs. Koehler was at Grey Nun Academy as its Library Multimedia Specialist, where she taught library media classes and technology classes. She also led the school’s technology directive supporting and educating both students and staff about technology in education.

Tara Quigley Designed Online “Pathways” for Faculty Through OESIS Group This summer, as part of her work with OESIS Group, Tara Quigley designed several online cohort “Pathways” involving Competency-Based Education (CBE), Project-Based Learning (PBL) and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). As part of the School’s OESIS XP membership, PDS faculty may access these offerings, which take teachers through a series of steps, including background readings, videos and varied activities, offering four levels of mastery. These online Pathways offerings are designed to augment faculty professional development by certifying mastery of a variety of teaching strategies and neuroscience-informed practices focused on competency-based, learner-centered classrooms.

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Guided Inquiry Design Workshop in June Associate Head of School, Lisa Surace, Ph.D. (left); and Director of Wellness Candy Shah, M.D., with Head of School Paul Stellato

Video Coverage and Diversity Publication Cite the School’s Student-Led Work to Create Sexual Misconduct Policies Associate Head of School, Lisa Surace, Ph.D. and Director of Wellness Candy Shah, M.D., who presented their workshop “Healthy Relationships: A Proactive Approach to Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Education at School” at the 2019 National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Annual Conference in Long Beach, CA in early 2019, were featured in a video discussing the School’s process of creating new policies. Their presentation chronicled the process PDS administrators, faculty, staff and students pursued to create sexual misconduct policies that address, affect and provide cultural leadership for the School community to promote safe and healthy relationships and extinguish practices of sexual harassment and misconduct.

The pair particularly focused on how the students at PDS were the driving force for change. “When we partnered with our US students and they wanted to work with us to develop a policy around this, then that made all the difference,” said Dr. Surace.

Dr. Shah echoed this sentiment, stating that “the students were the impetus for everything.”

A summary of the process, based on an interview with Dr. Shah, was also published in DiversityIS magazine in the spring. In the article, Dr. Shah remarked on the fact that PDS US student government even added a position for a designated representative on issues of sexual harassment and gender equality. “This is an appointed position for every grade so that there will always be this longitudinal relationship of this movement and this effort from year to year,” Dr. Shah was quoted as saying.

For the full article, go to: https://diversityis.com/ readers can view the nais video at https://youtu.be/Efar8F8lFDw

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The PDS Lower and Middle School teachers gathered the week after graduation for a workshop on Guided Inquiry Design with author and consultant Leslie Maniotes.

This teaching methodology supports deeper engagement and learning, and fosters rigorous research skills as well as social and emotional growth, all in the context of standards-based learning goals. Maniotes, who traveled from Colorado to work with our faculty, gave them the highest compliment when she said she wished her daughter could go to PDS! Kudos to US Librarian Sheila Goeke, who spearheaded this learning opportunity for her colleagues, and to all of the dedicated, inspired teachers who took advantage of the summer months to train and learn.

Dr. Shah at OESIS Student Wellness Conference Dr. Candy Shah shared about the School’s highly intentional student leadership models at the October 30-31 2019 OESIS Student Wellness Conference in Los Angeles. Paris McLean ’00 and Nichole Foster-Hinds, former faculty, also presented. According to OESIS, “This unique conference has attracted educators, administrators, counselors, athletic directors, advisors and those at the forefront of research in the domain.”

OESIS Presentations:

• Dr. Candy Shah: “Student Leadership Skills for the 21st Century: It’s all about Feelings”

• Paris McLean ’00: “Boys Will Be… Mindful: Teaching Empathy, Inclusion and Harmony to our Future”

• Nichole Foster-Hinds: “EQ vs IQ: Developing Social and Emotional Intelligence for Well-Being

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French Teacher Edem Afemeku’s Identity Story At a student assembly last year, French teacher Edem Afemaku told the story of his identity and how he got to PDS: “I was born in the city of Kpalimé in Togo, in West Africa. I grew up in the capital city, Lomé, and studied foreign languages at l’Université de Lomé.

I worked at the Hans Seidel Foundation and taught German at the prestigious Goethe-Institut. In the 1990s, Togo experienced great social and political unrest. One evening, as I was coming home from work on my beautiful blue Suzuki motorcycle, two men in military fatigues stopped me, pointed a gun at me and told me to give them the ignition key. That’s when I knew I had to leave my home.

Photo Teacher Eileen Hohmuth-Lemonick Profiled in Local Paper Legendary PDS photography teacher Eileen Hohmuth-Lemonick was the subject of a wonderful profile in U.S. 1 this spring: “Photographer Captures the Traces of Life’s Memories.” to see the full article, go to: https://princetoninfo.com/photographercaptures-the-traces-of-lifes-memories/

Miss Fine’s Grant Funds Travel to Pinecrest School’s Innovation Institute for PDS Middle School Computer Science Curriculum Development

“When I came to America in 1995, I was granted a sixFrench teacher Edem Afemeku month tourist visa. My first job was in a bakery. Initially, my road to becoming a citizen was daunting. Just before my hearing in immigration court, my attorney advised me to ask for a voluntary departure to go back to Togo. Devastated, I told him, ‘with you or without you, I am going to court’ to continue living in the USA. After I shared my story, the judge said, ‘Mr. Afemeku, the doors of this country are open for you. Do something with your life.’ I was able to get a green card, and my wife Beatrice joined me here on July 4, 2000. I finally became an American citizen in 2003.

CSTA STANDARD 2-CS-01, 2-CS-02, 2-CS-03, 2-DA-07, 2-DA08, 2-DA-09, 2-AP-11, 2-AP-12

A Miss Fine’s grant funded travel and research for a group of seven PDS faculty, who went to Florida to attend the Pinecrest School’s Innovation Institute. Chandra K. Smith, Jessica Clingman, Neetika Bhalla, Jamie Atkeson, Jason Park and Aaron Schomburg were among the faculty attending. 5th-12th Grade Science Department Chair Jason Park said, “Attending this conference gave our team the tools to immediately design curriculum for the 2019-2020 school year. During a workshop with James Robinson the faculty used physical computing with Raspberry Pi. Participants were also exposed to both block-based (Scratch) and textbased (Python/Ruby) programming languages in order to make music during a SonicPi workshop, create moveable “Fortunately, I was able to find opportunities to put my projects with servos and motors and light up the room with training to good use as a teacher at schools in upstate LEDs. Park stated, “Our task upon returning from the conNew York, Maryland and West Virginia before coming to ference was to create Computer Science Da Vinci offerings Princeton Day School in 2004. Every day here comes with for Grades 5-8 for the 2019-2020 school year. Additionally, its challenges and its rewards. I am proud to be a member we redesigned the 5th-8th Grade STEM/Innovation Lab of this community that has embraced me. It is an honor to courses and designed the new 8th Grade SWIFT elective, share a space with these working together with distinguished teachers the entire math departCOMPUTER SCIENCE Co-Curricular Core Subjects ment to design experiand staff members as my Armed with tools in 8th graders are 8th (Elective) colleagues. I am amazed ences that draw upon the both block-based given a deeper Topics: and text-based dive into Project by the intellectual curiosity skills students will learn Students will create applications coding, students will Based Learning and programs to further their of the students here, and I in those spaces. During incorporate these by being able to understanding of how computer skills into design choose research love getting to know those scientists define and solve 2019-2020, we will work projects in robotics questions and problems. teams, Da Vinci experiment with I teach and those I do not together with members classes, and solving real-world Skills: teach. When I hear ‘Bonjour of the science department other extracurricular problems.

Students will engage in creative clubs.

Students will monsieur’ in the hallway, to identify additional problem solving, design develop resilience thinking, computational as they take on I know I am alive and I opportunities for intethinking, and utilize new topics programming constructs to am still going and you are grated innovation.” independently. push their own boundaries. awesome!”

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PDS faculty and staff kicked off the 2019-2020 school year with in-depth meetings and community activities

Sandy Wang, New Head of Lower School at PDS, Introduces LS to Assemblies in McAneny Theater and Much More The school year is off to a strong start in the Lower School and so is new Head of LS Sandy Wang (pronounced “Wong”).

Having officially arrived in mid-July, Dr. Wang hit the ground running and is forging strong relationships with faculty and families. Prior to her appointment as Lower School Head at PDS, Dr. Wang built an impressive career in school leadership through her educational focus and her work as a teacher and administrator Head of Lower School at some outstanding independent schools Sandy Wang, Ed.D. in New York City. She earned a B.S. in psychology from Barnard College and completed a master’s program in early childhood education at New York University, Steinhardt School of Education. She earned two degrees at the Klingenstein Center, Teachers College, Columbia University: a master’s and doctoral degree in educational leadership. With extensive educational consulting experience and lower school teaching and leadership experience at Dalton School, Trevor Day School and Trinity School, where she served as the Assistant Principal of Lower School and, for the last two years, Interim Principal of their lower school, Dr. Wang was poised for the move to Head of Lower School at PDS. JOURNAL

At the first LS assembly of the year, and at Back to School Night, Dr. Wang has given voice to important Lower School themes for the year: how can we fulfill our role as members of the larger community and how can we best acknowledge and respect each other as community members? The answers lie in part, she says, on understanding the concept of “bigger than me” and taking the time to give voice to each other’s name and, by extension, their unique identity.

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Mike Friedman in the classroom

History and Religion Teacher Mike Friedman Published in National Council of the Social Studies Publication US Philosophy and Religion teacher Mike Friedman has authored two chapters in the National Council for the Social Studies Bulletin 117: Chapter 13, “Sacred Diversity: Teaching about Judaism in the Classroom,” and Chapter 18, “Lists and Lives: Teaching about Buddhism in the Classroom.” Mr. Friedman is the only author with two chapters published in this volume, which focuses on teaching about religion in the social studies classroom.

Mr. Friedman is in his fourth year at Princeton Day School after teaching part-time at Sidwell Friends in Washington, DC as he was earning his master’s in theological and religious studies at Georgetown University. He was also a Wexner Graduate Fellow in Jewish Studies from 2013 to 2017. Mr. Friedman began his studies at Yale University, earning a B.A. in Religious Studies before continuing on to Harvard Divinity School to pursue a master’s in Buddhist studies.

He currently teaches philosophy to 11th and 12th graders and is on the Grade 9 World Religions team with Lauren Ledley and David Freedholm. He had this to say about his colleagues: “I have learned a ton from everyone in the History Department, but I am especially grateful to Dave and Lauren, who are my 9s history teammates. We work hard to design a great experience for the 9th graders together, and they each bring unique expertise to the table.” He is also faculty co-advisor for the Spokesman, the student-led US student newspaper and website.

Sharing that he came to PDS because it allows him to teach a little bit of everything in which he is interested, Mr. Friedman said, “I love history. but specialized in religion and philosophy in graduate school. So, for me, teaching what I teach at PDS is an amazing opportunity.” The 9th grade history curriculum at PDS focuses on world religions, something that Friedman sees as a pathway to move beyond one single subject: “I love using religion to consider cultures because you get to think about history, philosophy, literature, art, morality and so much more. It’s this amazing window into the world around us and what makes people tick.” He explained that he was also drawn by PDS’s excellent reputation, which he was familiar with from his time as a Teaching Fellow at the Lawrenceville School.

Mr. Friedman has a simple goal for this school year: “Honestly, I just really love teaching and getting to know my students, so I want to create positive experiences in the classroom where students feel comfortable, learn about each other and explore new ways of thinking.”

Christina Lee, 3rd Grade teacher

PDS LS Teacher Christina Lee ’00 Moves from Kindergarten to 3rd Grade Last year, Christina Lee ’00 thoroughly enjoyed teaching Kindergarten, but when the opportunity for teaching third grade came around, she jumped at the chance to move more squarely into an age range she has always particularly loved. As LS Head Sandy Wang stated, “Christina is a creative, dedicated and passionate teacher who is deeply committed to the education of Lower School children.” A graduate of PDS and the University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee earned her Master of Arts from Teachers College, Columbia University. Before coming to PDS, she taught at several school programs, including three Montessori-based schools. Ms. Lee notes, “Nothing invigorates me more than helping young students cultivate a love for learning in engaging, creative and pedagogically sound ways.”

Outlet Dance Project

US Dance choreographer and theater and dance coordinator Ann Robideaux continues her innovative work as Associate Director of the Outlet Dance Project, a festival of dance and form held annually at the Grounds for Sculpture. In early October, Ann presented an evening of dance films from around the globe created by women filmmakers and Ann Robideaux, theater choreographers. She also produced and dance coordinator and staged “A Day of Dance” at the Grounds for Sculpture, featuring site-specific work by leading dance artists from around the country. These events draw large audiences and have also featured our own PDS dancers, in both performance and on film.

Honorable Mention for Seraphine Hamilton US English teacher Seraphine Hamilton published her essay, “The Starks of This World,” which earned honorable mention in the memoirs/personal essay category for the 88th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing competition.

“The Typewriter” Music teacher and longtime piano accompanist Ryan Brechmacher performed with the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra on September 22. He was not on piano, however; instead, he performed on a typewriter a piece called, fittingly, “The Typewriter,” by composer Leroy Anderson.

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Faculty Spotlight

Charles Alt

2019 Outstanding Biology Teacher of New Jersey

BY MELANIE SHAW

HIS ENERGETIC METHODS FOSTER STUDENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH CHALLENGE, SUPPORT AND INSPIRATION HIS BIOLOGY CLASSROOM is considered a prize destination by Upper School students, thanks to Dr. Charles Alt’s wit, energy and ability to motivate everybody in the room to embrace biology, a branch of science for which he has unparalleled passion. All of these traits, and more, contributed to his recent selection by the National Association of Biology Teachers as the 2019 Outstanding Biology Teacher for New Jersey. Bob Richard, who represents the Biology Teachers Association of New Jersey, informed Dr. Alt of the award, which was announced to all faculty and staff in October.

Dr. Alt is an expert at “wait time’ and redirection, encouraging students to evaluate and add onto the responses of their peers, which fosters energetic shared learning among the students. As PDS Science Department Chair Jason Park observed in his recommendation of Dr. Alt for the award, “Dr. Alt’s greatest strength is the way he uses his rapport with students to make the difficult content in biology accessible. He never speaks at his audience, but rather engages students in thoughtful conversation with one another.” Mr. Park continues, “He fluidly designs the classroom experience to keep the students moving from activity to activity, without any transitions feeling abrupt or awkward. His students absolutely feel engaged and challenged, but also supported and inspired.”

DEVOTION TO TEACHING AND LEARNING For the past four of his 14 years as a teacher, Dr. Alt has been a valued member of the science department and STEAM curriculum development team at Princeton Day School. Prior to PDS, he taught for 10 years at Greenwich Academy in Greenwich, CT, the last two of which he spent as assistant director of JOURNAL

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the center for STEM initiatives and sustainability coordinator.

Since 2017, Dr. Alt has been involved with the Penn FellowsPDS partnership, a University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education independent school teaching residency program for grad students. Now a PDS coordinator for the Penn Fellows-PDS partnership along with partnership director Renée Price, Dr. Alt mentored the first PDS-Penn Fellow, science teacher Tom Pettengill, for the past two years.

Dr. Alt previously was an adjunct professor at Fairfield University and a teaching assistant at Florida State University, where he earned a doctorate in philosophy in 2010 and a master’s degree in the history and philosophy of science in 2005. He graduated from Fairfield University in 2002 with a B.S. in science, with a double major in philosophy. Over the years, Dr. Alt has published several papers and book reviews, undertaken multiple research projects and has been invited to present at conferences across the country.

At PDS, Dr. Alt has been teaching US biology, anatomy and physiology, and the 9th Grade STEAMinar, a universal course for all freshmen that he championed along with math teacher Will Asch, designed as a critically important, ungraded introduction to a broad array of projects, skills and concepts related to STEAM fields. As Mr. Park explains, “Among the multitude of STEAMinar lessons that Dr. Alt has designed, some of the best include an Arduino project in which students program a ‘sonar’ walking stick for blind people, a laser-cut microscope designed from a deconstructed web cam, and a biotechnological look at macroinvertebrates in pond water, using PCR and gel electrophoresis.”

This year, while stepping down from his role as assistant varsity soccer coach, Dr. Alt has added to his regular teaching duties the key role of faculty advisor for the Research Experience Program (REx), which is in its third year. A signature PDS offering, this application-only, 14-month advanced independent Research Experience program is designed for a small group of the most passionate PDS science students. It begins in the fall of 11th Grade as students immerse themselves

Dr. Alt cultivates a culture of trust in the classroom.

in a particular area of scientific research and extends through the spring and summer as students hone their research questions and in-school lab experiences, and apply for and attend summer internships at some of the most cutting-edge labs and universities in the country. As faculty advisor, Dr. Alt facilitates each student’s pursuit of specific inquiry-based research and brings in additional expertise at PDS and beyond the campus so that students can zero in on their research and internship proposals. This year’s seniors have completed their summer internships and are finalizing their project results for a culminating presentation and reception in November.

Meanwhile, a new crop of 11th Grade REx students is launching their independent study research this fall with their sights set on internships next summer.

CLASSROOM PEEK REVEALS MASTERFUL APPROACH Mr. Pettengill had the pleasure of repeatedly observing Dr. Alt in the classroom as part of his Penn Fellows master’s thesis research. In his findings, Mr. Pettengill pointed out how Dr. Alt artfully fosters student engagement and self-agency as he cultivates a culture of trust. In a memorable review class for a test on a large volume of material, Mr. Pettengill noted how Dr. Alt started with the three broad topics of biochemistry, energy and macromolecules on the board, asking “What were the concepts?” and filling out information called out by the students while energetically repeating and elaborating on their responses. When he hears students offer lines of thinking essential to understanding the subject matter, Mr. Pettengill says, Dr. Alt “pursues it avidly, using rapid-fire questioning to glean answers from the students, ultimately painting a vivid picture of the unit. He moves from student to student asking questions like, ‘why is that the case?’ and ‘which means what?’ without pause. This results in about three quarters of all students participating vocally, and all students listening and watching intently.”

Similarly, when the students are working on skill-building, Mr. Pettengill observes, “it is clear to both the observer and the student that Dr. Alt is invested in the students’ success. His enthusiasm to help is both palpable and inspiring…roam[ing] from group to group, encouraging students, answering and positing questions…giving them his undivided attention.

This individualized support is key to student success and engagement.”

Jason Park strongly agrees. “Dr. Alt is so much more than a master biology teacher. He is an advocate for children first and foremost, and he is a passionate champion for sustainability and education in STEAM fields,” Mr. Park notes. “He is also committed to seeing more women in STEAM fields, as seen in his efforts to create opportunities for students to attend Girls in STEAM workshops. He is an exceptional mentor to students and faculty who also has a heart for encouraging excellent teaching in others. His selection by the NABT as the 2019 Outstanding Biology Teacher for New Jersey could not be more well-deserved.”

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A New Link:

Alumni Directory Offers Access to Valuable Resources

BY LINDA MAXWELL STEFANELLI ’62

AN EXCITING NEW online alumni directory was

launched last spring on pds.org, the Princeton Day School website. It is an invaluable resource for career networking, reunion planning and class notes and offers intriguing opportunities to renew old friendships.

“Only people who are members of the PDS alumni community can access it,” says Chris Gibson ’10, founder of Wavelength, which developed the directory.

“It’s very private and very secure. You can update your own information or change your privacy settings to hide information. Although everything on your profile is searchable, you can remove whatever you want.”

“Wavelength lets you search by class year, vocation, interest and so on and then prioritizes that information by its relevance to the user.

It provides a unique platform for forging connections with fellow PDS alumni.”

–CHRIS GIBSON ’10, FOUNDER OF WAVELENGTH

The directory has already demonstrated its worth to Toby Knox, a Class Correspondent from the PCD Class of 1958. “I was looking through the directory when I came across the phone number of a classmate I hadn’t heard from in over 40 years. I called him up the next day and we spent an enjoyable 45 minutes talking about old times and catching up,” he says.

The directory lists a person’s name and class, email, career and educational information. It also shows the extracurricular activities in which they were involved.

First-time users must log in to gain access. As a precaution against identity theft, changes are doublechecked by the School and if there is doubt about the legitimacy of the user, they are contacted directly.

“Most people don’t understand how valuable communities like PDS are for networking or simply for keeping in touch with friends who share the same experiences,” Mr. Gibson explains. “Wavelength lets you search by class year, vocation, interest and so on and then prioritizes that information by its relevance to the user. It provides a unique platform for forging connections with fellow PDS alumni.”

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Mr. Gibson graduated from Dartmouth and then consulted in Boston where he worked with an alumni software company. Eager to start his own company, he quit his job and moved to San Francisco. By chance, he ran into fellow alumnus James Cole ’08 who hired him for a job at his startup, The H Hub. Prior to happening upon Mr.Cole, Mr. Gibson had no idea they were living in the same city. It got him thinking that although people are members of strong communities, like schools, they often have difficulty staying engaged as their circumstances change and they move around.

That was the beginning of Wavelength. He began investigating ways to organize personal networks and make the information they contain more accessible.

The company has worked with several nonprofits, but today it focuses primarily on independent schools.

“Our goal is to help organizations like PDS stay engaged with people in appropriate ways and that comes down to knowing more about what they’re up to,” Mr. Gibson says.

“I’m really excited about partnering with Wavelength on the directory because it was designed by an alumnus who knows the School so well and is focused on connecting alumni in a very current, user-friendly way,” says Director of Advancement Kathy Schulte.

“What I love about the product is that you can search on alumni affiliations so, for instance, if you were someone who wrote for the Spokesman, you could find other alumni who did the same and then connect with them across industries or geographic regions,” she continues. “That’s a huge part of their PDS experience and will enhance the networking ability of our alumni.”

“I’m really excited about…the directory because it was designed by an alumnus who knows the School so well and is focused on connecting alumni in a very current, user-friendly way.”

–KATHY SCHULTE, DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT

Alumni who have not already done so are encouraged to log in, customize, and explore this exciting new resource. You never know, you could find a “lost” classmate, a new job, or a goalie for your ice hockey league!

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Letter from The Chair of the Board of Trustees It’s always exciting to be on Princeton Day School’s campus in early fall. The campus is buzzing with the energy brought by new faculty and students. Everyone, new and old, arrives with aspirations about the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the academic year.

This fall’s return has been especially exciting, since we have launched the construction of our new athletic center. The Board has worked hard with Paul Stellato and his team on the planning and fundraising for the construction of the center, and we are thrilled to see it rise now. This LEED-certified facility will be a place for everyone on campus to come together for practices and games, events and all-campus celebrations.

The construction of the athletic center marks a high point in the School’s THRIVE! Campaign highlighted elsewhere in this issue of the Journal. You can witness the ongoing success of the THRIVE! Campaign in the stunning renewal of our academic facilities: feel the energy of the Wellemeyer STEAM center inspiring a new generation of artists and scientists; hear the hum of activity in Shepherd Commons and the state-of-the-art renovated classrooms for the Upper School; and bask in the vitality of our lovely new greenhouse and courtyard.

Thanks to the School’s strong leadership and the extraordinary generosity of our community, we have come a long way. However, we still have more to do to realize our ambitious plans for the School and our campaign. We need to generously fund financial aid and new academic and professional development programs. We are also planning significant new construction projects: first, facilities that will serve an innovative new STEAM program in the Lower and Middle Schools; and second, a much-needed new Performing Arts Center with a black box theater and practice space for our music programs that will further enhance our celebrated theater and music programs.

This is where I now turn to you–parents, alumni, faculty, staff and present and former trustees–to ask each of you for your support of the THRIVE! Campaign. Many of you have already been generous, and we are grateful for that vote of confidence. However, the more of you that join in, contributing gifts great and small, the more this is truly a community effort. Everyone has a stake in having Princeton Day School thrive at this time in its history. The current community of faculty, staff, parents and students will directly benefit from the transformation the THRIVE! Campaign makes possible. Past parents and alumni, too, can derive satisfaction and pride from supporting both what the School has become and what it can be in the future.

There are many ways that you can give to the THRIVE! Campaign, and you should feel free to contact the Advancement Office or visit the PDS website for more information. I would urge the more senior members of our community (and I count myself in that group) to consider planned gifts as well as contributing now, since these can play an important role in campaign fundraising. I have made a commitment to PDS in my own will, and it means a lot to me that I can express my long-term faith in the School in this way. Let us all do what we can to support the THRIVE! Campaign vision for the School, and above all, for the students and the faculty who are its lifeblood and living legacy, both now and in years to come.

Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70

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Board of Trustees

Ashley Aitken-Davies

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Christopher Bobbitt

Alanna Bocklage

Michael Bracken ’98

Marc C. Brahaney

Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70

Carol Chiang-Li

Kun Deng

Sejal Doshi

J. Christopher Dries

Georgia (Robin) B. Gosnell

Thomas B. Harvey

Anna Horner

Cynthia O. Linville

Lorraine Sciarra

David R. Scott

Jacob Silverman ’89

Lee Maschler

Paul J. Stellato

Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70, Chair Thomas B. Harvey, Vice Chair Mark E. Thierfelder, Treasurer Cynthia O. Linville, Secretary/Parliamentarian Ashley Aitken-Davies Sanford Bing h’87 Christopher Bobbitt Alanna Bocklage Michael Bracken ’98 Marc C. Brahaney Carol Chiang-Li Kun Deng Sejal Doshi J. Christopher Dries Georgia (Robin) B. Gosnell Anna Horner Lee Maschler Oye Olukotun David L. Richter Lorraine Sciarra David R. Scott Jacob Silverman ’89 Paul J. Stellato John C. Wellemeyer ’52 Robert C. Whitlock ’78 William P. Burks, Trustee Emeritus Barbara Griffin Cole ’78, Trustee Emerita Marilyn W. Grounds, Trustee Emerita John P. Hall, Jr., Trustee Emeritus Betty Wold Johnson, Trustee Emerita Herb Kendall, Trustee Emeritus Samuel W. Lambert III, Trustee Emeritus Edward E. Matthews, Trustee Emeritus C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ’80, Trustee Emerita Andrew M. Okun, Trustee Emeritus John D. Wallace ’48 PCD, Trustee Emeritus

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David L. Richter

Mark E. Thierfelder

John C. Wellemeyer ’52

Robert C. Whitlock ’78

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Welcome New Trustees This year, the Princeton Day School Board of Trustees welcomes six new members, each of whom brings many talents along with their commitment to serving the School in the vital work of school stewardship.

“These Trustees will add significant experience and new perspectives to the Board, and we are grateful to them for volunteering their time and expertise to help guide the School,” says Chair of the Board and alumna Rebecca Bushnell ’70.

Christopher Bobbitt P’22, ’26 has been a parent of two children at Princeton Day School since 2009. Mr. Bobbitt graduated with an A.B. in urban studies from Stanford University and went on to earn a master’s in architecture from the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley. After graduation, he worked with architectural practices in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to Lawrenceville, NJ in 2004. He continued to practice architecture at CUH2A and Hillier in the Princeton area before starting his own practice, Interurban Architecture. Once settled in Lawrenceville, Mr. Bobbitt quickly became involved with the local business and environmental communities, serving as the Chair of the Lawrence Township Growth and Redevelopment Committee, as well as a Vice President of the Sustainable Lawrence Board of Trustees. He also served for a time on the Township’s “Green Team” before beginning an almost fouryear term on the Township Planning Board. Mr. Bobbitt was elected to fill an unexpired term on Township Council in 2015 and was reelected in 2017. He is currently serving as Mayor of Lawrence Township as well as the Council liaison to the Affordable Housing Board, the Environmental Resources and Green Advisory Committee, the Growth and Redevelopment Committee and the Planning Board. In addition, he continues to be involved with local chambers of commerce and Sustainable Lawrence. He is also a member of the Eggerts Crossing Civic League.

Michael T. Bracken ’98, P’31 has two children, the eldest of which is currently a student at PDS. He is a Princeton Day School alumnus, Class of 1998. Mr. Bracken received a B.A. in economics from Bucknell University as well as an MBA from Columbia Business School. He is a Managing Director in the Capital Raising Group at Sandler O’Neill+Partners, L.P, where he works with issuers and investors to analyze, structure and execute a wide range of equity and debt capital market transactions. Mr. Bracken has served on the Princeton Day School Alumni Board for many years, was the Chair of the Development Committee from 2016 until 2019 and currently serves as President of the Alumni Board.

Carol Chiang-Li P’16, ’22 has been a PDS parent since 2003. Mrs. Chiang-Li earned a B.A. in economics from Connecticut College and an MBA from The College of JOURNAL

Insurance before working as an underwriter at American International Group. A longtime Princeton resident, Mrs. Chiang-Li served as office manager for her husband’s local ear, nose and throat medical practice. She is a former member of the YWCA’s Princeton Newcomers Club and is a current member of the Present Day Club in Princeton. In addition to being a Parents Association volunteer at Juilliard Pre-College Division, she has been an active volunteer over her many years at PDS. These activities have included assisting at the library, volunteering in the Lower School classrooms and at its events, and serving as a member of the Ovations Committee.

Sejal Doshi P’22, ’25 is a parent of two Princeton Day School students. Mrs. Doshi is a former educator and consultant who worked in the field of school reform. She earned her B.A. from Georgetown University and her M. Ed. from Harvard University.

She currently serves on the Board of The Bag Project and is a regular volunteer with the organization. Mrs. Doshi is an active volunteer at school and has served on the Parents Association Governing Board in a variety of roles. She is currently serving as President-Elect of the Parents Association.

Anna Horner P’27 is the parent of a son at PDS and a daughter at Stuart Country Day School. Mrs. Horner received an A.B. in architecture from Princeton University and received a master’s degree from Harvard University in landscape architecture. She serves on the Executive Committees of The Watershed Institute and The Garden Club of Princeton. Mrs. Horner is a member of the Princeton Day School Campaign Leadership Gift Committee.

Lee Maschler P’23, ’24 has been a PDS parent since 2009. He is Trillium’s founder and non-executive Chairman and principal owner. He is also a founding partner of Lion Cave Capital, an automated market-making firm. In addition, Mr. Maschler runs his family office, Leap Financial Management. He maintains two charitable funds which support education and healthcare as well as disaster relief. Notable beneficiaries have been the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Staten Island Sandy Relief Fund, which helps families displaced by Hurricane Sandy. Mr. Maschler graduated from Cornell University in 1997 with a B.S. in business management and marketing and sits on the boards of both the Cornell School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering and the Cornell Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. He was a visiting lecturer for Cornell University from 2012-2017 teaching a course on Equity Market MicroStructure and High Frequency Trading.

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SAVE THE DATE!

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ALUMNI WEEKEND

classes ending in 5’s and 0’s come celebrate your milestone reunion!

Join us for various festivities throughout the weekend and celebrate under the reunion tent on Saturday night!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Joining your class reunion committee is a great way to connect with old friends and help ensure the weekend’s success.

If you are interested in serving on the reunion committee, please contact Kaylie Keesling at kkeesling@pds.org

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Annual Report 2018/2019 Message from the Director of Advancement WOW. That’s the word that keeps coming to mind as I reflect on last year’s fundraising at Princeton Day School. In the Advancement Office we are often “wowed” by the generosity of those in this community. However, this year my team and I felt an overwhelming sense of awe and appreciation for the many ways our donors stepped up to support the School.

It was a year for the record books.

In the Annual Fund, the School’s philanthropic priority, we crossed the $1.8 million mark for the first time, raising a total of $1,859,260. One of the main drivers in getting us to this record-breaking total was the third-annual Day of Giving that was held on May 10. In our most successful fundraising day of the year, we brought in 616 gifts, smashing through our goal of 475, for a total of $392,998.

Another highlight of the year was when we reached the $2 million matching challenge.

In early February, Head of School Paul Stellato announced to the community that the School was the recipient of a $5 million gift to the THRIVE! Campaign. The donor provided $3 million as a one-time gift and reserved the additional $2 million as an incentive to the community. We were given six months to raise funds to meet the match.

On June 24, six days prior to the close of the fiscal year, we crossed the $2 million threshold, unlocking the full amount of the matching challenge.

And, while watching the freshman class enter the new Shepherd Commons, unveiling the plaque on the Wellemeyer STEAM Center or standing among a sea of blue and white at the groundbreaking of the School’s new athletic center were all momentous occasions for me, I can honestly say that it was not until we “closed the books” on June 30 that I was able to see the magnitude of just how much this community accomplished together this year.

I am grateful for my talented team, the many volunteers who devote hours of their precious time, and for everyone who supported Princeton Day School this year.

With my sincere thanks,

Katherine A. Schulte

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Net Tuition 83%

Endowment Support 10% Annual Giving 6% Net Auxiliary Programs 1% Other Income 0.1%

REVENUE Tuition Financial Aid Grants & Remission Net Tuition Endowment Support Annual Giving Net Auxiliary Programs Other Income Total

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34,025,620 (7,162,545) 26,863,075 3,331,660 1,856,824 329,962 48,301 $32,429,823

105% -22% 83% 10% 6% 1% 0.1% 100%

EXPENSES Instruction & Student Services 19,267,143 Administration 6,045,982 Plant Operations 3,208,4002 Capital Asset Renewal - Facility 2,276,686 Debt Service 685,130 Capital Asset Renewal - Technology 507,780 General Institution 438,308 Total $32,429,429

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Administration 19%

Plant Operations 10%

Capital Asset Renewal - Facility 7%

Debt Service 2% Instruction & Student Services 59%

General Institution 1%

Capital Asset Renewal - Technology 2%

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The following individuals, families, foundations and corporations have made contributions from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019. Princeton Day School wishes to acknowledge their generosity and commitment to providing outstanding educational opportunities for our students.

Giving categories reflect all gifts made to Princeton Day School during the past fiscal year.

Excellence Circle

Dean Mathey Circle

Named in honor of those donors whose philanthropy sustains the school’s commitment to excellence, this level recognizes gifts of $1,000,000 or more.

Named in honor of Dean Mathey, whose generosity and vision were the very foundation of our School, this level recognizes donors between $50,000 and $99,999.

Anonymous (2) Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. George Aitken-Davies Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Brahaney Mr. Kun Deng and Professor Zhen Deng Mr. John P. Hall ’79 and Mrs. R. May Lee Hall Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Harvey Robert Wood Johnson III Fund of the Princeton Area Community Mr. and Mrs. Jason N. Longo The Curtis W. McGraw Foundation The Merck Company Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Merse Mr. and Mrs. Bradford A. Mills ’72 Pheasant Hill Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Z. Rabinowitz Schwab Charitable Fund Mrs. Jane Aresty Silverman ’63 Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wallace ’48 Mr. Curtis McGraw Webster ’75 Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wellemeyer ’52 Mr. Robert C. Whitlock ’78 Mr. Robert N. Wilson

leadership Circle Named in honor of those individuals whose philanthropy allows Princeton Day School to fulfill its mission, this level recognizes donors between $250,000 and $499,999.

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bartlett The Edelman Family Foundation Susan H. Lebovitz-Edelman ’89 and Joseph Edelman Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Johnston Dr. and Mrs. Judson Linville Mr. Edward E. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. C. Schuyler Morehouse Estate of Helen Woodruff

1899 Circle Named in honor of those individuals whose generosity and vision were the very foundation of our School, this level recognizes donors between $100,000 and $249,999.

Anonymous (2) Dries Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Dr. J. Christopher and Mrs. Kristen Dries Educational Ventures Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Shawn W. Ellsworth ’75 Mr. Timothy R. Gardner and Ms. Meredith P. Asplundh Mr. Amar Gautam and Ms. Amanda Maher Mr. and Mrs. Alexander D. Hanson Ms. L. Chloe King ’55 Ronald Li, M.D. and Carol Chiang-Li Mr. Lee S. Maschler Ms. Marjorie Maschler David Mathey Irrevocable Trust The Edward E. and Marie L. Matthews Foundation Debbie and Steve Modzelewski Mr. Abner Qu and Mrs. Haiyan Zeng Mr. Jacob L. Silverman ’89 George G. and Elizabeth G. Smith Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Tang Ms. Karen A. Wells Mr. Michael G. Wells Mary Roberts Woodbridge ’42 Woodbridge Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. Anping Wu and Ms. Yong Qin Li

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Trustee Circle Named in honor of the distinguished men and women whose leadership sustains the School’s commitment to excellence, this level recognizes donors between $25,000 and $49,999.

Anonymous (7) Margaret and Marshall Bartlett Family Foundation Dr. Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70 and Mr. John Toner Mr. and Mrs. David R. Geltzer Geltzer Family Foundation Ms. Georgia B. Gosnell The Griffin-Cole Fund Ms. Christine Grant Halpern and Mr. Michael D. Halpern The Emily and John Harvey Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Horner Johnson & Johnson Dr. Joseph Mollica and Ms. Dottie Sellers Dr. and Mrs. David Nieves Mr. Johnathan L. Seeg and Ms. Sasha C. Appleton Mr. Christopher A. Sheldon ’92 Mr. Nils E. von Zelowitz ’88 and Ms. Leigh-Anne Wiester

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The 1965 Society Named in honor of Princeton Day School’s founding year, this level recognizes donors between $10,000 and $24,999.

Anonymous (4) Bhatia - Chowdhury Family Giving Fund Mr. Deepinder S. Bhatia and Dr. Nandini Chowdhury BlackRock Matching Gift Program Blue Ridge Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Chandler B. Bocklage Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Bracken ’98 Brahaney Family Fund of Schwab Charitable Dr. and Mrs. James J. Chandler Mr. Jintang Chen and Ms. Qian Liu Mr. Yongzhang Chen and Mrs. Fengying Zeng Geoffrey L. and Kerri L. Cook Mr. Michael Englander ’72 Mr. Benjamin M. Frost ’92 Gardner Family Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Gerry ’99 Goldman Sachs and Company Mr. and Mrs. Jordan M. Gray Mrs. Sally Campbell Haas ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Hopper Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Johnson Mr. Richard Kane ’70 Theodore G. Kane 2011 Revocable Trust Mr. James D. Kaplan and Ms. Rita Zetterberg Harold Kramer Foundation Mr. Ashish Kumar and Dr. Monica Kumar Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Lambert III Mr. Kenny Leung and Ms. Vivian Lu Mr. Frank Ming Li and Mrs. Annie Yang Li Mr. Parvez Mansuri and Mrs. Sunitha Banda Page and Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Ted Mazzarisi The New York Community Trust Martha L. A. Norris Fund Dr. and Mrs. Adeoye Y. Olukotun Mr. Howard F. Powers, Jr. ’80 and Mrs. Alexandra B. Powers Mr. and Mrs. James S. Radvany Mr. and Mrs. David L. Richter Kate and Joe Riley A. Richard Ross ’68 and Judith Heim Sanofi Foundation for North America Mr. D.G. Sarsfield and Ms. Judith Reich Mr. and Mrs. James P. Sarvis Mr. and Mrs. Asit K. Sen Ms. Emma Shainwald ’16 Ms. Sybil Shainwald The Honorable and Mrs. Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff Ms. Michelle Hays Simonds Mr. Dennis Stattman Ms. Virginia W. Stattman ’09 Mr. William T. Stattman ’08 Paul J. and Maureen O. Stellato Mr. Mark A. Sullivan and Mrs. Melissa Zuray Sullivan Ms. Martha Sword ’73 Mr. Mark A. Tatum and Ms. Lisa Skeete Tatum TE Connectivity Mr. Mark E. Thierfelder and Ms. Courtney A. Lederer Mr. Ragy Thomas and Ms. Neelu Paul Mrs. Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 Mr. Paul S. Vogel ’62 The Vogel-Seidenberg Charitable Fund

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Faculty Circle By far the greatest strength of Princeton Day School is its dedicated faculty whose wisdom and patience have guided countless students through the learning process. This level recognizes donors between $5,000 and $9,999.

Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Bae Mr. Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. and Ms. Margaret J. Sieck Bank of America Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Broeker Jennifer and Mike Caputo Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Chia Mr. Satbir S. Dhaliwal and Mrs. Neera Kaur Dhaliwal Lori and Michael Feldstein Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Feldstein Mrs. Nancy Shannon Ford ’54 Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Frieder Mr. Donato Gasparro Google Matching Gifts Program Mr. John L. Griffith III ’99 and Dr. Rebecca Lintner Griffith ’95 Highland-Mills Foundation, Incorporated

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Highland Mr. J. Robert Hillier ’52 and Mrs. Barbara Weinstein Hillier IBM Mr. and Mrs. Arbind Jha The Kennedy-Morrison Family Fund of the Vanguard Charitable Mrs. Nancy Keuffel ’58 Mr. Sajjad S. Ladiwala and Ms. Anjum M. Khan LAWsgiving Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Mr. Michael A. Kody and Ms. Laura Longman Mr. Zili Ma and Ms. Lin Zheng Mr. and Mrs. Tareq Mansour Professor and Mrs. Neal Masia Mr. Bradford Mills Mills Foundation, Inc. Mr. Rees Morrison and Ms. Anne Kennedy Mrs. Marcia Nappi ’52 Dr. Hong Ni and Ms. Xun Xu Ms. Bente L. Ott Dr. Rajesh Pazhianur and Dr. Zhuo Chen Ms. Dorothy C. Pickering ’71 Princeton Area Community Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Wendy Rowland ’53 Mr. and Mrs. William Rue, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jared Sclove Anna and Robert Sedgley Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Sedgley Mr. James W. Simpson ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Sahni Singh Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Stockman Mr. Fuhai Wang and Ms. Yuan Zhao Wells Fargo Matching Gifts Mr. Andrew West and Mrs. Shawna Han West Wickenden Associates, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Wickenden Mrs. Laurie Young ’71

Colross Circle Named for the historical campus building, this level recognizes donors between $2,500 and $4,999 whose generosity preserves our traditions of excellence. This level also includes graduates of the last 20 years whose gifts total $1,000 or more.

“Why do I give to PDS? To support a great school and its present and future classes of students.

To honor my schoolmates and their influences on me.

To honor my teachers and what they taught me, not just the curricula, but something of life and the future.

To thank the school for what it gave me.

To give back or pay it forward.

Or both.”

Rick Ross ’68

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Anonymous (4) Maria Tardugno Aldrich ’99 and Mr. Stephen P. Aldrich Altman Investment Management LLC Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Altman BAE Systems Mr. Krishna Bhagavathula and Ms. Sangeeta Sarma Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc. Cedar Grove Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Mr. Marc A. Collins ’88 CougarBear HellFox Fund Mr. and Mrs. Philip DelVecchio Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. DiBianca Dr. Gregory C. Dillon and Ms. Samantha S. Skey Dr. James W. Dwyer Mr. Michael Epstein and Ms. Karen Robbins Mr. Scott J. Feldman ’93 Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Figel Ms. Elizabeth Fisher ’09 Mr. Tony Fong and Mrs. Yajai Yodin The Frascella Family

Mr. Ethan M. Geltzer ’10 Mr. Isaac S. Geltzer ’08 Dr. Beth Geter-Douglass ’82 Mr. Frank Greek and Mrs. Cathy Greek Dr. Yunhong Gu and Dr. Shuang Liu Daniel J. Helmick ’90 Dr. and Mrs. H. James Herring Mr. C. Justin Hillenbrand ’94 Ms. Deborah V. Hobler ’66 Liang Huan Ms. Janie Hwang ’88 Mr. Taylor K. Hwong ’88 Mrs. Mary B. Hyson ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Jusick Drs. Sridhar and Vanaja Kanamaluru Mr. and Mrs. Amit Karande Mr. Sergey Kriloff and Ms. Galina Flider Ms. Giovanna G. Lockhart ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Jian Ma Dr. Burton G. Malkiel and Dr. Nancy Weiss Malkiel Mr. and Mrs. David J. McIntyre Mr. and Mrs. Gavin McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. George H. McLaughlin II Mr. Paris L. McLean ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Meyercord III Mr. Robert T. Jee and Mrs. Emily S. Miller Jee ’93 Dr. Henry Nagelberg and Ms. Joanne Snow Mr. Nishant Nair ’10 Dr. and Mrs. Joel Namm Nussbaum Charitable Gift Fund Mr. Jared R. Nussbaum ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Adam M. Pechter Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Potluri Family Mr. Joseph D. Punia ’71 Mr. Davon M. Reed ’13 Renaissance Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Patrik B. Ringblom Mr. Joseph P. Rogers ’09 and Mrs. Cameron Rogers ’09 Ms. Julie Roginsky ’91 Mr. Scott E. Rosenberg ’04 Mr. Andrew A. Ross ’81 Drs. Charles and Maria Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Salvner Mr. Mark J. Samse Mr. Jeffrey S. Schor ’97 Marjorie D. Shaw ’70 and Mr. Barney S. Rush Mr. Hongliang Shen and Mrs. Pengfei Xiang Mr. Qun Shen and Ms. Ning Guo Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Smukler The Smukler Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer County Jon and Meredith Stevens Amy J. Straus ’09 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Streeper Dr. Ramamirtham Sukumar and Dr. Satya Varagoor Mr. Thomas J. Sullivan and Ms. Bonnie L. Higgins Mr. and Dr. Baehyun Sung Mr. Suhan Tang and Ms. Yali Shi Mr. Yi Tang and Ms. Hong Yang Mr. and Mrs. Scott Tourville Mr. and Mrs. Tucker S. Triolo Vanguard Charitable Mr. Leo Wang and Ms. Faye Chen Mr. and Mrs. L. Thomas Welsh, Jr. C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ’80 and †Mr. Stephen Williams FAll 2019

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Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Foundation Mrs. Susan Schildkraut Wallach ’64 and Mr. Kenneth Wallach Ms. Lisa A. Warren ’71 Whitlock Family Trust Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Wolfe Dr. Asim Zaidi and Ms. Amrit Walia-Zaidi Mr. Chao Zhang and Ms. Hong Chang Dr. Peng-Liang Zhao and Ms. Yanmei Lian Mrs. Li Cheng and Mr. Ming Zheng

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Mr. Haibo Wu and Mrs. Danfeng Wang Mr. and Mrs. Xuedong Wu Mr. Jun Yao and Ms. Qiongying Fu Mr. and Mrs. Lin Zhang Mr. Shudan Zhang and Mrs. Shirley Zhang Dr. Jiang Zhao and Ms. Ruozhen Chen Dr. David Zou and Ms. Jiehao Tan

Young Alumni leadership Circle This level recognizes the generous young alumni building the next generation of leadership support at Princeton Day School.

Members of this circle have made a contribution of $500 or more to the 2018-2019 Annual Fund and have graduated from our School within the last 15 years.

Brian P. Caulin ’04 Christopher Chomiak ’07 Brian C. Crowell ’11 Alexandra W. Feuer ’10 Matthew J. Gluck ’12 David Greek ’09 Brian A. Grossman ’04 Brooks P. Herr ’10 Sarah Louise Linville ’14 Patrick McDonald ’06 Max K. Popkin ’09 Alexandra Hiller Rorick ’07 Callie H. Schneider ’12 Anu Shah ’05 Jeffrey A. Straus ’12 Adina Triolo ’15

TRUSTEES We are deeply grateful to the Board of Trustees and Trustees Emeriti for continuing to make Princeton Day School their philanthropic priority.

Mrs. Ashley Aitken-Davies Mr. Deepinder S. Bhatia Mr. Sanford B. Bing h’87 Mrs. Alanna Bocklage Mr. Marc C. Brahaney Dr. Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70 Mrs. Barbara Griffin Cole ’78 Mr. Kun Deng Dr. J. Christopher Dries Ms. Georgia B. Gosnell Mrs. Marilyn W. Grounds Mr. Thomas B. Harvey Mrs. Carol Herring Mr. Dinesh C. Jain Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson Mr. Samuel W. Lambert III Mrs. Karen S. Law Mrs. Cynthia O. Linville Mr. Edward E. Matthews Dr. Adeoye Y. Olukotun Mr. David L. Richter Ms. Lorraine Sciarra Mr. David R. Scott Mr. Jacob L. Silverman ’89 Mr. Paul J. Stellato Mr. Mark E. Thierfelder Mrs. Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 Mr. John D. Wallace ’48 Mr. John C. Wellemeyer ’52 Mr. Robert C. Whitlock ’78

The following alumni from Miss Fine’s School, Princeton Country Day School and Princeton Day School supported the 2018-2019 Annual Fund.

MISS FINE’S SCHOOl AlUMNAE Class of 1940

Phyllis Vandewater Clement ****** Louise Russell Irving

Class of 1959

Susan Carter Avanzino ** Martha Thompson Eckfeldt ***** Louise Scheide Marshall Kelly * Jane Dielhenn Otis Sally Hagen Schmid **** Eileen Baker Strathnaver

Class of 1961

Class of 1942

Julia Fulper Hardt ****** Julia Cornforth Holofcener ** Deborah Moore Krulewitch

Class of 1943

Class of 1962

Sally Kuser Lane ****** Marjorie Libby Moore * Marie Frohling Rawlings **

Class of 1944

Julia R. Lee Eleanor Vandewater Leonard ******

Class of 1945

Sesaly Gould Krafft **

Class of 1946

Marilyn Baker McCormick Markell Meyers Shriver ******

Class of 1950

Wendy McAneny Bradburn ******

Class of 1951

Gordon McAllen Baker ****** Barbara Johnston Rodgers ******

Class of 1952

Marcia Goetze Nappi Marina von Neumann Whitman *****

Class of 1953

Anne Carples Denny *** Elaine Polhemus Frost *** Hilary Thompson Kenyon ****** Hope Thompson Kerr ****** Wendy Gartner Rowland ****** Jane Gihon Shillaber ******

Class of 1954

Louise Mason Bachelder **** Nancy Shannon Ford *** Agnes S. Fulper *** Lynn Prior Harrington ** Mary H. Runyon Obaidy

Class of 1955

Merriol Baring-Gould Almond L. Chloe King ******

Class of 1956

Carol Harris Bradley ** Elizabeth Alsop Hinchman * Kathleen Dunn Lyman *** Marina Turkevich Naumann ** Cicely Tomlinson Richardson ***

Gail M. Cotton ****** Katharine Walker Ellison **** Kate Sayen Kirkland Susan Shea McPherson * Tamara Turkevich Skvir * Linda Maxwell Stefanelli ****** Charlotte Stetson * Dorothea Shipway Webster

Class of 1963

Patience Outerbridge Banister ****** Joan Knapp Crocker * Wylie O’Hara Doughty ** Kathleen Sittig Dunlop ** Sally Campbell Haas ***** Polly T. Miller *** Valerie Wicks Miller ** Pamela Sidford Schaeffer Jane Aresty Silverman

Class of 1964

Jettie Edwards * Cary Smith Hart ****** Mea Aall Kaemmerlen ** Gail Petty Riepe ***** Susan Schildkraut Wallach ******

Class of 1965

Margaret Woodbridge Dennis *

PRINCETON COUNTRY DAY SCHOOl AlUMNI Class of 1939

Edward S. Frohling

Class of 1942

Moore Gates, Jr. ******

Class of 1943

Peter E. B. Erdman ****** Mark A. Heald ***** David H. McAlpin, Jr. *

Class of 1944

Markley Roberts *

Class of 1947

Shepherd K. Roberts **** Paul M. Roediger David C.D. Rogers **

Class of 1957

Class of 1948

Class of 1958

Class of 1950

Susan Smith Baldwin Nancy B. Miller **** Susan Barclay Walcott **** Ann Kinczel Clapp ****** Ellen Freedman Dingman * Nancy Hudler Keuffel ****** Cecilia Aall Mathews Anne Prather Tirana *

George C.S. Hackl * Charles F. Mapes, Jr. ****** John D. Wallace **** Richard N. Stillwell ***

Class of 1951

Edwin H. Metcalf ****** Henry G. Rulon-Miller ** Peter G.P. Wright **

Consecutive Annual Fund Donors: 5 plus years *; 10 plus years **; 15 plus years ***; 20 plus years ****; 25 plus years *****; 30 plus years ******

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Class of 1965

Peter H. Bauer J. Robert Hillier * Philip Kopper John C. Wellemeyer *** Richard P. Whitney

William S.M. Sayen

Class of 1953 Henry B. Cannon III ***** Dr. G. Grenville Cuyler Kenneth C. Scasserra ******

Class of 1954 Austin P. Sullivan, Jr. *****

Class of 1955 John F. Bales III Brig. Gen. Guy K. Dean III ****** E. Robert Fernholz William R. Kales II *** Patrick Rulon-Miller **** Clark G. Travers *

Class of 1956 John F. Cook * Peter R. Moock ** Daniel Quick ** Hugh W. Sloan, Jr. * David B. Smoyer ******

Class of 1957 Edward S. Barclay, Jr. * James Carey, Jr. ***** Harrison S. Fraker, Jr. * W. Andrew Harris William M. Morse *** Robert O. Smyth Joseph H. Wright

Class of 1958 Toby Knox Joseph B. Stevens

Class of 1959 Howard McMorris II ****

PRINCETON DAY SCHOOl AlUMNI Class of 1966 Katherine A. Becker Linda Staniar Bergh ****** Mary Carol Bilderback Susan J. Bonthron Andrea Hicks Deborah V. Hobler *** Sally K. Lane * Patience Morgan-Irigoyen **** Margery Cuyler Perkins

Class of 1967 Mary Young Bragado Lisa-Margaret Stevenson Bryan * Patricia Sly Chamberlain * Julia D. Lockwood Mary Woodbridge Lott *** Pamela Erickson MacConnell * Jo Schlossberg McConaghy ****** Martha F. Miller *** Laura B. Peterson *** Marta Nussbaum Steele Phoebe Knapp Warren Linda D. Willis *

Class of 1968 John W. Claghorn III **** Andrew J. Fishmann ** Michael L. Hart Mary Hobler Hyson ****** Ann I. McClellan **** A. Richard Ross ** Helen Behr Sanford Beth Schlossberg *

Class of 1969 50th Reunion Committee: Susan Denise Harris, Robert H. Rathauser, Jean Gorman Wilson

William Edwards, Jr. ****** Jonathan S. Linker Charles O’Brien * Bradley Y. Smith **

William A. Chalverus J. Chester Cleaver Kathleen Gorman Colket ** Mary Lou Delahanty Karen Hoffman Friedlander Rosette Gault Susan Denise Harris ** Elizabeth C. Healy Beverly B. Bevis Jones Richard B. Judge, Jr. * Barbara Thomsen Kerckhoff ** Deborah Light Gale Colby Mirzayanov Bertina Bleicher Norford Robert H. Rathauser * Elizabeth Bristol Sayen Dianna Eure Smith Margery Burt Smith Austin C. Starkey, Jr. ****** Lawrence Tan Brent Vine * David J. Vomacka Jane T. Wiley ***** Robert D. Wilmot **** Jean Gorman Wilson *****

Class of 1964

Class of 1970

Class of 1960 John H. Odden *

Class of 1961 Thomas D. Chubet ****** J. Regan Kerney ** Peter H. Raymond Father John R. Sheehan * Edward G. Warren III ** John O. Willis *

Class of 1962 John C. Baker ** Richard K. Delano John M. Gaston III ** Richard G. Marcus John F. McCarthy III J. Rodman Myers * Paul S. Vogel *

Class of 1963

Stephen Lane ** David C. Sayen *** Michael D. Simko *

Thomas J. Berger Rebecca W. Bushnell ** Frederica Cagan Doeringer ****

Frederic P. Erdman Diane Erickson H. Porter Eubank, Jr. * Heidi Flemer Hesselein Lindsey Hicks Calvin E. Johnson Allison Gilbert Kozicharow Hilary J. Martin Janet M. Masterton ** Shelby Brewster McMahan Wendy Lawson-Johnston McNeil **** Meg Brinster Michael Barbara R. Miller * William K. Power, Jr. Elizabeth Hamid Roberts ** James C. Rodgers ** M. Nicole Sarett William E. Schluter, Jr. Harriet M. Sharlin ** Marjorie D. Shaw ****** Cynthia A. Shoemaker * Peter Smoluchowski Stephen M. Vine ***** Ann M. Wiley ****** Donald R. Young, Jr. *

Class of 1971 Richard L. Bryant Jodie Platt Butz M. Daniel Cantor Kristen Garver Bach Richard B. Kramer * Catherine S. Lane Tania Lawson-Johnston McCleery ****** Robert A. Norman *** Thomas N. O’Connor Dorothy C. Pickering ***** Hope Pillsbury Kathrin W. Poole * Joseph D. Punia ****** Rebecca Ramsey Nina Shafran * Timothy E. Smith George D. Treves Howard A. Vine Lisbeth A. Warren **** Natalie W. Huston Wiles Victoria M. Willock Thomas C. Worthington ***** Jean Schluter Yoder Laurie Bryant Young

Class of 1972 Henry P. Bristol II ** Jan Hall Burruss *** Michael Englander *** Jody Erdman **** Mark Delavan Harrop Katherine Gulick Hoffman ***** Bradford A. Mills John L. Moore III Thomas B. Reynolds Ellen Sussman Karen M. Turner ***** Henry T. Vogt ***** Diana E. Walsh *** Laurie Merrick Winegar

Class of 1973 Joe Abelson ****** Glenna Weisberg Andersen ***** Cynthia H. Bishop *

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H. Andrew Davies II *** Mark A. Ellsworth Anne Bishop Faynberg ***** Ellen M. Fisher **** Louise Whipple Gillock ***** Carol M. Lifland * John B. Mittnacht ***** Charles H. Place III *** Russell B. Pyne ***** Elizabeth H. Sanford Jeffrey E. Schuss *** Susan Bauer Schwinger **** Daniel J. Skvir h’73 * Martha Sullivan Sword ** Virginia Vogt * Robin Kraut Zell

Class of 1974 45th Reunion Committee: Jill L. Goldman, David B. Straut, Palmer B. Uhl Diana Lewis Abbott Evan K. Bash * Ted Brown William L. Brown Evelyn Turner Counts ** G. Cameron Ferrante Jeanine M. Figur ** Samuel C. Finnell III ** Claudine P. Frank Wendy Frieman * Jill L. Goldman ****** Cathy Cipolla Isom Ethan Johnson Meriel Burtle Lindley Laura Mali-Astrue **** Nancy Kendall McCabe Diana S. Roberts Elizabeth D. Ross Sabatino A. Russo III Eleanor Funk Schuster Julia Sly Selberg ** Barbara A. Spalholz ****** David B. Straut Francis D. Treves Palmer B. Uhl ****** Terry L. Ward ** Katrina Kassler Waters Polly Hunter White *** Anne A. Williams

Class of 1975 John E. Brinster Carl G. Briscoe II Eric C. Dunn Shawn W. Ellsworth ****** William P. Graff *** Alexandra Smith Gunderson ****** Caroline Erdman Hare * Livingston Johnson * Dafydd P. Jones Yuki Moore Laurenti * Alison Hopfield Lifland Charles C. Lifland Kip Herrick O’Brien ** Anne Russell-Barrett * Lars A. Selberg ** Curtis McGraw Webster ** Harvey M. Wiener ** Gay Wilmerding ***** Hilary A. Winter *

Class of 1976 Eleanor J. Barnes Carleton P. Erdman * Mary Murdoch Finnell ** Julia Stabler Hull *** Gwyneth Hamel Iredale J. Stephen Judge Gregory E. Matthews ***** Ann Wittke Morrissey Elizabeth Partridge Raymond * Sandra L. Shaw ** William H. von Oehsen III ** Cintra Eglin Willcox ******

Class of 1977 Holly Burks Becker ** N. Harrison Buck Annabelle Brainard Canning * Christina Bachelder Dufresne ***** Thomas A. D. Ettinghausen Anne Dennison Fleming *** Barbara Russell Flight ****** Julia Penick Garry ***** Barbara Mills Henagan Andrew Hildick-Smith Simeon H. Hutner **** Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. Alexis Arlett Kochmann ** Livia Wong McCarthy ** Robert N. McClellan *** Tamar Pachter Andrea Avery Renault Caroline W. Sherman Jennifer Weiss * Mark W. Zawadsky George M. Zoukee ******

Class of 1978 J. Keith Baicker ****** David A. Barondess ** Sabrina B. Barton Nancy Chen Cavanaugh *** Barbara Griffin Cole **** Robert N. Cottone, Jr. Thomas R. Gates ***** Alice Lee Groton ***** Jennifer Chandler Hauge **** Claire Jacobus Sheila Mehta * Gregory F. Morea * Jeff R. Patterson * Heather Dembert Rafter *** Allison Ijams Sargent * Catherine Ferrante Tapsall Lucy Englander van den Brand **** Barbara Vaughn Hoimes Robert C. Whitlock ***

Class of 1979 Reunion – Won Highest Number of Donors and Highest Participation 40th Reunion Committee: Laura Farina, Katherine Jeffers Goldfarb, Christopher J. Horan, Catherine White Mertz, Evan R. Press, David S. Weiner John W. Ager III * Ann Warner Anderson Karen Polcer Bdera Harriette Brainard Vance G. Camisa***** Laurie Habgood Carpenter Miriam T. Chilton

“PDS provided me a great education for eight years. My teachers and coaches had a profound influence on my life and my future courses of study and career choices; the friends I made at PDS remain some of my closest friends and each Reunion is a genuine celebration.

I hope that future generations of alumni will have the same transformative experience.” laura Farina ’79

Pamela Kulsrud Corey Alison Lockwood Cronson Benjamin D. Dubrovsky * Laura Farina **** Douglas A. Fein *** Henry F. Fischer David S. Fitton, Jr. ****** Edward B. Foley Delia Smith Gardiner Geoffrey T. George Katherine Jeffers Goldfarb Louis C. Guarino ** John A. Gutman ** John P. Hall III * Caroline K. Hartshorne Martha Lewis Hicks * Jeffrey Hirsch Christopher J. Horan **** Lisa Ann Hurowitz Andrew M. Jensen Anne Merrick Kellstrom Jane Henderson Kenyon ****** Teresa D. Lane Joseph W. Lapsley Catherine White Mertz ****** John Nunes Jay F. Nusblatt Cornelia R. Powers Evan R. Press Christopher W. H. Price Eric S. Reichard Cynthia Tregoe Richetti Muna Shehadi Sill **** Melanie von der Schulenburg David S. Weiner ** Kenton T. Wilkinson

Consecutive Annual Fund Donors: 5 plus years *; 10 plus years **; 15 plus years ***; 20 plus years ****; 25 plus years *****; 30 plus years ******

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Class of 1980 Stratos G. Athanassiades * Sara E. K. Cooper ** Nicholas J. DeCandia Virginia M. Ferrante-Iqbal Sally L. Fineburg Robert E. Jordan James Y. Laughlin **** Robert M. Leahy, Jr. * Jennifer Brannon Manning Jay R. Marcus ****** Timothy R. Murdoch * Nicholas De Jongh Osborne * Jamie Phares ***** Joy E. Power ** Howard F. Powers, Jr. ****** Dana H. Stewardson ***** Christian D. Wallace * Leslie Straut Ward **** David C. Whitlock ** Jennifer Dutton Whyte ***** C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ****

Class of 1981 Katharine Davidson Baylis John Cavuto, M.D. ** Jonathan W. Drezner J. Scott Egner Cynthia Griffin Ferris Jane L. Gerb * Mark Goodman * Sarah Sword Lazarus ** John S. Marshall ** Andrew A. Ross *** R. Wade Speir, Jr. * Daniel F. Thompson Barbara Zeitler

Class of 1982 April Barry Braswell Donald DeCandia Mark A. Egner ***** Beth Geter-Douglass **** Lorraine M. Herr Eric R. Jensen ** J. Cameron Johnson Kang Na ****** Lindsay McCord Norman * Leslie G. Pell Jeffrey F. Perlman ****** William R. Rossmassler III Alice Ganoe Ryden ***** Lauren Goodyear Schramm ****** Laura Stifel Murphy ** Lindsay S. Suter Robert C. Szuter ** Carl S. Taggart * Christopher M. Thomas **** Newell M. Thompson ** John E. Vine ****

Class of 1983 Karen Athanassiades * Stephanie L. Bogart ** Philip E. Clippinger Louise Matthews Flickinger * Andrew F. Hawkes Matthew P. Kohut **

Frank A. McDougald III *** Edwin B. Metcalf * Zoe Nicolich Nelson Craig A. R. Phares Sandra Danielson Quirinale * Julia Katz Schonfeld Elisabeth Reichard Swanbery Kelly Lambert Walker Rena Ann Whitehouse **

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Class of 1984 Wendy White Brockelman Victoria C.P. Chen ****** Todd Devin Marjorie Wallace Gibson ***** Daniel R. Herr ***** Suzanne E. Lengyel ***** Hilleary T. Thomas * Sarah Griffin Thompson ** John T. Woodward IV ***

Class of 1985 Laura S. Bennett ****** Eric M. Bylin * Patrick L. Courtney ** Tonya Elmore Davis Samantha Levine Dawson * Mary Lawson-Johnston Howe **** Lynch W. Hunt, Jr. *** Jon T. McConaughy * Jamison D. Suter * Karen Callaway Urisko *****

Class of 1986 Jaye Chen ***** Sean P. Cullen Scott W. Fulmer Jonathan S. Gershen ** Scott E. Haveson Susan C. Hockings **** Timothy S. Howard *** Mitchell J. Klein *** Samuel Wm. Lambert Elizabeth Zenzie Meyer Cary Paik, Jr. Radclyffe L. Roberts Lisa A. Taitsman*** Eric G. Tamm *

Class of 1987 Sanford B. Bing h’87 *** Peter F. Biro * Jennifer Bonini Jeffery N. Brown ** Kathryn A. Gellenbeck Robin Cook McConaughy * Anne L. McDougald Scott N. Miller Stephanie Richman ** Michele Sternberg ***** Craig C. Stuart *** Randall S. Walter **** Sofia D. Xethalis

Class of 1988 Elaine N. Chou Amy Venable Ciuffreda * Marc A. Collins ** Jivan B. Datta * Gillian B. Flato * Landis S. Greathouse Holly S. Greenberg Christine A. Grounds *

“At PDS, I experienced an environment that fostered not just achievement for achievement’s sake, but also for the intrinsic value of learning a subject, a sport, an art; and not just education for the accumulation of knowledge but also for the development of values and self-discovery.

I hope my support may allow future generations of students to experience the same.”

Taylor Hwong ’88

Katherine Greenberg Herrera Janie Hwang Taylor K. Hwong *** James R. Knill II ** Mike Lingle * Bennett J. Matelson ** Melissa Baron Murdoch Brooke C. Murphy Arianna Rosati **** Jeremy E. Rothfleisch *** Abigail Zimskind Schein Courtney L. Shannon Peter C. Sienkiewicz Julia Herr Smith ** Nils E. von Zelowitz * Lambros Xethalis

Class of 1989 Reunion – Won Highest Dollars Raised 30th Reunion Committee: Erinn M. Batcha Del Gatto, Elizabeth Griffith Hipp, Susan H. Lebovitz-Edelman, Joshua D. Mezrich, Hardy S. Royal, Jacob L. Silverman James Aversano III Katherine Baicker Alicia M. Collins * Michael B. Cook Deirdre Griesinger Cudahy Erinn M. Batcha Del Gatto Meghan Hall Donaldson Nicole J. Dunn Andrew C. Dykstra Sarah Ackley Eslick Jane J. Felton Karen P. Fredericks ****

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Stephen T. Fulmer Gregory P. Gordon * Thomas B. Harvey III Matthew C. Henderson Elizabeth Griffith Hipp * Jacqueline Reiss Kravitz Kentigern S.M. Kyle Susan H. Lebovitz-Edelman Joshua D. Mezrich Matthew S. Miller William E. Podurgiel Hardy S. Royal ***** Alejandro C. Sagebien Carlos A. Sagebien * Eugenie B. Sibeud Jacob L. Silverman James W. Simpson * Beth Schwartz Waisburd*

Class of 1990

Lylah M. Alphonse *** Edith Baronian * Matthew R. Farkas ** Daniel J. Helmick **** Benjamin A. Hohmuth **** Jason M. Hollander ** Arielle Miller Levitan * Erik L. Oliver ** David A. Ragsdale *** Timory Howe Ridall * Utpal S. Shah ** Julie K. Taitsman ** Sara Matelson Taylor * Ramsay W. Vehslage, Jr.

Class of 1991

Navroze M. Alphonse Ara Baronian * Aly Cohen ** Jennifer A. Kim Jeremy S. Kuris ** L. Campbell Levy Amy R. Livingston **** Brendan T. Lucey Julie Roginsky ** Jonathan E. Trend * Rachel Bridgeman Trend *

Class of 1992

Jason A. Bilanin Adam Bromwich *** Charles J. Buttaci ** Kevin M. Capinpin ***** Ravindra V. Dalal Benjamin M. Frost ***** Todd A. Hovanec * Katherine K. Marquis ** Gary A. Moore * Natasha Datta Moore * Arthur Rotberg Christopher A. Sheldon * Eon K. Shin John D. Stitzer, Jr. ** Nathan Tain David I. Wise * Eric R. Wolarsky **

Class of 1993

Griffith S. Braddock ** Jean Chen ** Matthew L. Dickson * Scott J. Feldman ***** Josef Sy Kardos

Benjamin B. Kuris *** Emily Miller Jee * Jared R. Nussbaum Jason W. Powell Daniel A. Ragsdale Matthew H. Shaffer * Stephen S. Siegel ** Philip A. White

Class of 1994 25th Reunion Committee: Rachel Zublatt Kusminsky, Veronica M. S. White Douglas S. Berkman * Sarah Silverman Blaugrund Michael L. Brown Elissa I. Burr * Jessica E. Seid Dickler * Charles E.P. Flores Ian L. Halpern Jason M. Hart ** C. Justin Hillenbrand * Bradford D. Johnston ** Mariah Howe Klein Rachel Zublatt Kusminsky ** Andrew P. Overman M. Ryan Purdy Stacy Feinstein Raddock Cynthia Shafto Margaret Seidel Waterhouse Veronica M. S. White * Whitney J. White Anupa Shah Wijaya * Christina P. Williams * Cornelia Wu ***

Class of 1995

Rebecca Lintner Griffith * Myong S. Lee Alexander K. Manka ** Stephen C. Rose * Amanda Tate Speedling * Ian P. Wijaya *

Class of 1996

Eric M. Boyd Mark W. Chatham ** Robert A. Drabiuk ** Sara Zoe Hart ** Kathleen O. Jamieson *** Galete J. Levin ** Michael S. O’Neill ** Jason L. Read Liuba Shapiro Ruiz ** Rebecca Nemiroff Siegel **** Peter C. Suomi *

Class of 1997

Seth Adler ** Alexandra Johnston Mandy Rabinowitz Plonsky ** Jeffrey Schor ** Ameesh R. Shah **

Class of 1998

Jessica Collins Anderson *** Leys M. Bostrom Michael T. Bracken * Robin Ackerman Cameron ** Philip A. DeGisi * Leif C. Forer * Kari E. Zarzecki Habay Eric D. Hochberg *** Giovanna Gray Lockhart ****

“I had a wonderful experience at PDS and I’m sure that’s true for not only my classmates but those that attended before us.

That’s because PDS is more than an academic institution; it’s a community. I give back knowing that I’m helping today’s students, ensuring they are well-rounded and prepared for the future, college and beyond.”

Sean Merriweather ’99 Bryan T. Newman Robert E. Paun ** Hunter C. Schwarz Matthew Trowbridge Andrew T. Warren

Class of 1999 20th Reunion Committee: Maria Tardugno Aldrich, Ariana Jakub Brandes, Andrew Doss, Christopher W. Gerry, John L. Griffith III Maria Tardugno Aldrich **** Annie Jamieson Applegate *** Ariana Jakub Brandes **** Christina Flores Cordes ** Andrew Doss Joseph A. Gallo * Christopher W. Gerry *** Amanda Suomi Gorrie John L. Griffith III *** Maren Levine Hefler ** F. Patrick Holmes III Ahsen S. Janjua Gabriel M. Kuris Alexander C. Mathews Sean N. Merriweather **** Margo Smith Mumma Alexander J. Nanfara ** John C. O’Hara III Michael J. Pepperman Julie R. Perlin Benjamin J. Petrick * James D. Schaub Alexander T. Sigman Lauren Welsh Sparrow ** Jane Stockdale Janine C. Winant ***

Consecutive Annual Fund Donors: 5 plus years *; 10 plus years **; 15 plus years ***; 20 plus years ****; 25 plus years *****; 30 plus years ******

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Adrian E. Arroyo Tracey Spinner Baskin *** Benjamin T. Brickner * John L. Dorazio, Jr. ** Brendan G. Hart ** Dixon Hayes Stephanie T. Horowitz Lauren Smith Ira Trevor J. Lamb ** Jared P. Lander * Christina S. Lee Dalya H. Levin Erin C. McCaffrey Paris L. McLean * Page Schmucker **

Class of 2001 Mark M. Caruso Steven A. Chiavarone Mia Rabinowitz Cote Zachary Faigen Michael D. Fishbein Sara Peach Messier *** Kristin M. Miller * Sydne Levine Miller ** Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski ** Jessica Feig Opet *** Edith Petrovics * Lauren J. Sanders ** London Thomson-Thurm Greson A. Torchio Allison Welsh

Class of 2002 Courtney C. Bergh *** Kathryn Babick Brickner ** Daniel S. Crosta ** Aviva Perlman Fintz ** Sarah V. Fort Timon F. Lorenzo John F. Patteson * Grant Schmucker * Margaret Lee Sayen Schmucker ** Ilona Spiro ** Alexandra Warren Urey *

Class of 2003 Joanna L. Bowen *** Christopher C. Campbell ** Will C. Dewey ** Amy M. Gallo ** Andrew V. Gentile ** Jessica Grossi Grace * Tony A. Hack * Benjamin T. Johnson * Joseph R. Joiner, Jr. * Kelley Keegan *** Allison Marshall ** Erich Matthes * Allison Miller Russell A. Nemiroff ** Eleanor Oakes Nicholas L. Perold * James M. Ramos Elizabeth W. Sayen ** Julia Kay Thompson Katie M. Weber

Class of 2004

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Class of 2000

15th Reunion Committee: Joshua M. Freedholm, Scott E. Rosenberg Jason D. Bender Lillie G. Binder ** Brian P. Caulin * Suzanna S. Curtis Katherine Chimacoff Dickens Molly Jamieson Eberhardt * Joshua M. Freedholm * John M. Gallagher Brian A. Grossman * Jim F. Harding, Jr. * Russell P. Joye ** Nanette R. O’Brien-Blake ** Carly S. Ogren * Scott E. Rosenberg *** Joshua T. Thompson Vidya Vepuri

Class of 2005

Jay V. Bavishi ** Catherine A. Chomiak Hilary Richards Conger * Michael Lin Peter Martin III Chelsea K. McCue Cecily E. Moyer ** Megan E. Keegan Murphy ** Sara M. Schwiebert h’05 * Anu Shah ** Andrew Sieglen Bruce Thurman *

Class of 2006

Marissa L. Carberry Allissa C. Crea ** Jacob M. Fisch ** Rebecca Gallagher Charles L. Hamlin Madison C. Linville John E. Maher III Patrick McDonald * Praveen G. Murthy ** Ram M. Narayanan * Daniel Rathauser ** Jeffrey Richmond-Moll Arielle N. Shipper Jon R. Siani Kristen Tomlinson * Elizabeth Wei

Class of 2007

Tanner J. Campbell Christopher Chomiak * Justin Colnaghi Meghan P. Francfort Alexandra Hiller Rorick ** Molly G. Rothschild Zachary J. Shechtel Andrea E. Spector Joseph Yellin **

Class of 2008

Katie Brossman Theodore R. Brown * Hannah K. Epstein Benjamin Fisch Isaac S. Geltzer * Kalla A. Gervasio** Tessica Glancey ** Emmeline Morehouse Hatcher

“We donate to the Annual Fund each year because of the profound impact PDS had on our lives. We spent formative years there and want to ensure future generations are afforded the same opportunities that were so integral to our growth.”

Joe Rogers ’09 and Cammie linville Rogers ’09 Steward Johnson Taylor T. Kenyon * Tammy Lam Emily M. Exter Lampshire * Mark Madden ** Alexa R. Maher * Clinton O’Brien Matthew Oresky ** Raquel Perlman * Philip A. Stadulis Peter D. Travers Warren J. Wilson, Jr. *

Class of 2009 10th Reunion Committee: Daniel B. Altman, Cameron Linville Rogers, Joseph P. Rogers, Nashalys K. Salamanca, Sara Sherman, G.M. Nicholas Vik Daniel B. Altman * Elena V. Bowen * Jeremy Brinster Anthony Farina Brian Fishbein ** Elizabeth Fisher David Greek Mariel Jenkins ** Rebecca B. Lavinson * David T. McCourt Dana Modzelewski * James Patteson Alexander Phipps Erin E. Cook Phipps Max K. Popkin Cameron Linville Rogers ** Joseph P. Rogers * Nashalys K. Salamanca * Ashley Smoots ** Amy J. Straus G.M. Nicholas Vik

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Class of 2010 Neal A. Bakshi * Abhijit Basu * Dennis Cannon * Theodore J. Casey Guillaume Cossard Ian P. Crowell Megan Davis * Alexandra W. Feuer James Fuhrman Sheridan L. Gates * Ethan M. Geltzer * Christopher H. Gibson Rebecca Golden Owen S. Haney * Eliza Hanson * Brooks P. Herr * Matthew S. Mantell Melissa N. M. McMullen Nishant Nair * Adam Oresky * Anna D. Otis * Evan M. Quinn Coco C. Sednaoui * Dina A. Sharon * W. Daniel Shipper * Robert Y. Wei Elizabeth Yellin *

Class of 2011

Meade F. Atkeson * Caylin E. L. Brahaney * Caitlin Cannon * Kevin Chen * Brian C. Crowell * Adam Fisch Kevin E. Francfort * Alison Frieder * Jessica Frieder * Matthew Garry Sydney M. Gecha * Katherine W. Gibson * D. Dylan Hume William Kearney * Alexa L. Manley * Christopher Moyer Ariel D. Multak Carly O’Brien William K. Powers * Ricardo R. Pozos * Nicholas J. Rehmus Allison M. Reilly Bailey M. Richards * Skye J. Samse * Evan D. Seto * Aaron I. Shavel * Alexandra C. Sherman Jacqueline Stevens Carla M. Tamburro * Carl M. M. Vik

Class of 2012

William E. Bucklee * Brendan D. Clune * Joseph Duvall * Ashley M. Egner * Jacob Eisenberg Jenna Fritz * Connor E. Gibson * Matthew J. Gluck Cara L. Hume * Maria E. Janhofer *

Thomas Keegan III * Vasiliki E. Maragoudakis * Jennifer M. Martin * Julia S. Miller * Annie Nyce Carly Ozarowski * Rui M. Pinheiro * Eric Powers * Peter F. Powers * Paul I. Quigley Callie H. Schneider * Jane P. Smukler Jeffrey A. Straus Charlotte M. Williams Paul D. Zetterberg * Alexander Zink

Class of 2013

Kalyn E. Altmeyer * Ellen C. Bartolino Christina Bowen * Jill C. Cacciola * David Caliguire * Rachel Cantlay * Darling G. Cerna Barbara L. S. Cole * Thomas G. Davis, Jr. * Jessa Dury-Agri Leah G. Falcon * Bradley Freid * Santiago Gepigon III * Alexander E. Gershen * Robert D. Hrabchak * Alec T. Jones Jay S. Karandikar * Carolyn Kossow * Abha A. Kulkarni * Robert S. Madani * Daisy M. Mase Mary E. Muoio Allison Persky * Davon M. Reed * Kelsey Scarlett Elizabeth C. Sednaoui * Elizabeth A. Snyder * Tucker S. Triolo * Carlton H. Tucker h’13 **** Corinne E. Urisko * Adriana van Manen *

Class of 2014

5th Reunion Committee: Katie E. Edelblut, Rory E. Finnegan, Allison Mascioli, Mary G. Travers Connor G. Bitterman Lewis Blackburn Andrew D. Clayton * Katie E. Edelblut * Andie J. Edelson * John E. Egner * Rory E. Finnegan * Kate Fleming * Edward B. Hannush Nicholas B. Jaeckel * Benjamin N. Levine * Sarah Louise Linville * Allison Mascioli * Mimi Matthews * Olivia G. Melodia Hadley Phares Mallory J. Richards * Emma R. Rosenthal Natalie M. Szuter *

Sean K. Timmons Mary G. Travers * Colby M. Triolo Michael P. Tucker * Tess M. Zahn The Blue and White Society was established in 2010. Seniors are asked to make a four-year pledge to the Annual Fund for the years following their graduation from Princeton Day School. The alumni listed here are members in good standing who have fulfilled their pledge for the 2018-2019 fiscal year.

Class of 2015 Katharine L. Alden Davin Bialow Kathleen Crowell Sara J. Dwyer Emily Dyckman Isabelle L. Empedrad Adam G. Gershen Zachary L. Golden Joseph D. Haggerty II Michael A. Kearney Camille B. Konopka Saarika Kumar Kirsten Kuzmicz Yahya A. Ladiwala Harrison A. Latham Grace Lee Caroline R. Lippman Grace A. Lively Alexandra L. Marshall Cole J. McManimon Paul Meggitt Erin M. Murray Rhys O’Connor Peter S. Paine IV James P. Radvany Jacob Shavel Brigette A. Suerig Adina Triolo Katherine Venturo-Conerly Caitlin Grant Wood William T. Wright

Class of 2016

Maximilian B. Adam Scott Altmeyer Sophia Bernardi Christopher K. Chai Owen Felsher James A. Fragale Zoe A. Fried Tess C. Gecha John Gudgel Jacquelyn Hart Ritvik Khandelwal Peter W. Klein Anna G. Kovacevich Katelyn S. Laughlin Joseph J. Levine Ottilie L. B. Lighte Sarah Lippman Jamie L. Maher Julia McCusker Isabel Meyercord Ava R. Nusblatt Sean Nyce Caroline Okun Julia L. Paneyko

Consecutive Annual Fund Donors: 5 plus years *; 10 plus years **; 15 plus years ***; 20 plus years ****; 25 plus years *****; 30 plus years ******

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Class of 2017

Jack S. Amaral Eva J. Appelo Annika E. Asplundh Keith M. Asplundh Tyler A. Birch William F. Brossman III Ashley C. A. Cavuto Jacob T. Chang George S. Cole Juliana M. David Alexis Davis Paulina Enck Hannah Freid Coby V. Gibson Marc A. Harary Danielle J. Hirsch Russell D. Kirczow Logan Kramsky Amberjean Leist Shana C. Levine Chase J. Lewis Julia E. Marshall Jack A. Mascali Kyra J. Mason Oliver McIntosh Michelle Mendez-Castro Morgan V. Mills Cierra Moore Bharat Nagalamadaka Alexander D. Neumann Grace W. Nicholas Amanda Ostendorf Carter H. Sednaoui Rebecca M. Segal Emily A. Simons Rebecca Simons Taylor S. Smith Ryan M. Sparks Gianluca Travia Ruchita Zaparde

Class of 2018

Saahil S. Adusumilli Hope Ammidon Grace K. Barbara Katherine E. Bennett Rahul K. Bhatia Naveen Bhatia Ryan Bremer Elizabeth W. Brennan Amalia Cappuccino Sara J. Chopra Nikolai Darenkov Maxwell J. Difazio Ryan Donnelly Emma Dries Sanjana Dugar Linnéa C. Eberly Brian A. Frister

Danielle R. Gershen Kyra F. Hall James H. Henderson Ava L. Herzer Hallie B. Hoffman Owen W. Hynes Iheanyichi C. Inyama Arya Jha David N. Jones Bridget Kane Christopher M. Kiel Jack T. Konopka Tarika Kumar Rebecca Kuzmicz Emma S. Latham Michelle K. Leung Clara M. Love Max S. Miller Helen E. Peterson Sarah A. Prilutsky Hannah M. Rafferty Brian Rowntree Mary Schafer Elena Schomburg Olivia R. Sheridan Eric Sherman Damali M. G. Simon-Ponte Claire E. Szuter Maria G. Tkacz Emily Trend Douglas J. Wellemeyer Devon L. Wenzel Colton Wolk Ann A. Xu Alexander L. Zaininger Renita Zaparde The following parents supported the 2018-2019 Annual Fund.

ClASS OF 2019 Participation: 58% Dr. Mia Manzulli and Mr. John Ajemian Mr. Andrew Aprill Ms. Karen D. Athanassiades ’83 and Mr. Elliot Michael Berger Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Bernardi Mr. Swaminathan Bhaskar and Ms. Indira Viswanathan Mr. and Mrs. Larry Birch Dr. Cindy Blitz and Dr. Itzhak Yanovitzky Dr. and Mrs. Gerard P. Brophy Mr. Lichung Chen and Mrs. Yirchung Chen Mr. Robert DiMatteo and Ms. Denise King Ms. Lorraine Eastman Mr. and Mrs. Adam L. Eiseman Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Emann Mr. William Flahive and Dr. Carol Cronheim Mr. Donato Gasparro Mr. and Mrs. Antoine Gerschel Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hall, Jr. Ms. Shannon S. Hartley Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Jackson Mr. Fei Jiang and Ms. Linda Guo Drs. Sridhar and Vanaja Kanamaluru Mr. James D. Kaplan and Ms. Rita Zetterberg Mr. Kamal Kasera and Ms. Ritu Jajodia Mr. and Mrs. Horace C. Klein Mr. Ashish Kumar and Dr. Monica Kumar Mr. and Mrs. Conan Lane Ms. Joanne Liu

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Austin R. Phares Rajiv Potluri Rahul Rajaram Isaac Rosenthal Katharine V. Sanderson Peter Sanderson Rowan Schomburg Emma G. Sharer Yifei Sun Jonah T. Tuckman Noam P. Yakoby

“Alex and I give to the PDS Annual Fund every year because both of our daughters have benefitted daily from the superior faculty, the world class facilities, the award winning extracurricular activities, the amazing class field trips outside of campus and the countless acts of support from everyone who works at PDS. Tuition only pays for 83% of the cost of those benefits. We gladly give to help make up the difference so every student can continue to experience all those intangible benefits that make PDS not only the best education in the area but an environment designed to make students the best versions of themselves.”

Doug Jackson P’19, ’21

Mr. Amando Martinez and Mrs. Luisa Paz-Medina Mr. and Mrs. David J. McIntyre Lynn and Ted McNulty Mr. Musie Mehreteab and Ms. Mekdes Amine Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Meyercord III Mr. and Mrs. Hirohide Mimura Dr. and Mrs. Richard Myers Dr. and Dr. Fouad Namouni Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nyce Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Samip Parikh Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Parks The Potluri Family Mr. Durgaprasad Pulakkat and Ms. Maya Damodaran Mr. and Mrs. James S. Radvany Mr. and Mrs. James D. Ready Kate and Joe Riley Mr. and Mrs. Igor Roitburg Paul and Maureen Rourke Mr. and Mrs. Ravi Sakaria Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Santamaria Mr. D.G. Sarsfield and Ms. Judith Reich Mr. and Mrs. Devon A. Scarlett Ms. Maria E. Shepard and Mr. David M. Freedholm Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Smukler Mr. Thomas J. Sullivan and Ms. Bonnie L. Higgins Dr. Kaiyang Tang and Dr. Ping Ji FAll 2019

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“In the past 30 years, I have watched PDS grow into the educational center of excellence that it is today. In that time, I have experienced it through the eyes of both a student and a parent.

I give because all children are welcomed into a warm, nurturing environment and encouraged without judgment to explore and find themselves in the multidimensional curriculum and activities offered by the school. My heart is warmed as I walk through the hallways and I give to allow PDS traditions to continue. I am proud that my family is a part of the PDS community.”

Beth Geter-Douglass ’82, P’20 Mr. Yi Tang and Ms. Hong Yang Mr. and Mrs. John Vareha Mr. Anping Wu and Ms. Yong Qin Li Ms. Chiemi York Mr. and Mrs. Darius B. Young

ClASS OF 2020 Participation: 80% Anonymous (2) Dr. Answorth A. Allen and Dr. Rae W. Allen Mr. Patrick E. Amaral and Ms. Katherine Schulte Mrs. Debra Apedo Mr. and Mrs. Jason Astbury Dr. Debra L. Baseman Dr. Melissa E. Bennett and Mr. Matthew M. Bennett Mr. Satvinder Bhens and Dr. Sonia Deora-Bhens Mrs. Dawn Z. Bocian and Mr. David A. Bocian Mr. Pari Boopalan and Dr. Sadhana Pari Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi Jennifer and Mike Caputo Mr. Kevin Carroll and Dr. Kellyann Petrucci Dr. John N. Cavuto ’81 and Dr. Robin R. Antonacci Mr. and Mrs. Mario Cecila Mr. and Mrs. Oscar G. Cerna Mr. and Mrs. Scott Chang Mr. and Mrs. John M. Ciccarone Mrs. Stephanie A. Hanzel Cohen and Mr. Daniel Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Michael DiNovi

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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dougherty Dr. J. Christopher and Mrs. Kristen Dries Ms. Jenny Du-Soriano Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Feldstein Mr. and Mrs. Jon Felsher Mr. Mark Fisher and Ms. Laurie VanSant Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Frank Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gayden Dr. Beth Geter-Douglass ’82 Dr. Stanislav Glezer and Dr. Olga Tarasova Dr. Nikolai Gorelenkov and Dr. Marina Gorelenkova Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Green Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Ley Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Haggerty III Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hausheer Mr. Premier I. Inyama Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Izzard Mr. William T. Jones and Ms. Roxane Scurlock Jones Ms. Lena Khatcherian Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Knerr Ms. Helen C. Lee Mr. Kenny Leung and Ms. Vivian Lu Dr. and Mrs. Marc J. Levine Mr. and Mrs. Jian Ma Mr. and Mrs. M. Jack S. Madani Mr. and Mrs. Tazee Mahjied Mr. Daniel A. Marshall and Dr. Rebecca G. Marshall Mr. Greg R. Mortman and Ms. Zulema Vicens-Mortman Dr. Michael J. Mundenar and Mrs. Jill Mundenar Dr. Henry Nagelberg and Ms. Joanne Snow Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand Njanja Fassu Mr. and Ms. Alan J. Norcott Dr. and Mrs. Hitesh K. Patel Mr. Pankaj J. Patel and Ms. Tejal Gandhi Mr. and Mrs. Elder E. Ramirez Mr. Guillermo Rivera Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Schofield Mr. and Mrs. Jared Sclove Mr. and Mrs. Asit K. Sen Mr. and Mrs. Boris Sherman Mr. and Mrs. Sahni Singh Dr. Ian Soriano Mr. Xiaohang Su and Ms. Yafei Huang Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Thomas ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Reji Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Krishna Vasireddy Mr. Andrew West and Mrs. Shawna Han West Dr. and Mrs. Nir Yakoby Mr. Joe Liang and Mrs. Sally Yang

ClASS OF 2021

Participation: 82% Anonymous (3) Mr. Thomas Beal and Ms. Margaret Kelly-Beal Mr. and Ms. Sanjeev Bhardwaj Mr. Kamlesh H. Bhatia and Dr. Jyoti K. Bhatia Mr. and Mrs. Jayadratha Bhowmick Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bigdelle Dr. Cindy Blitz and Dr. Itzhak Yanovitzky Dr. Michael L. Censullo and Dr. Joan Censullo Mr. William Chaves and Ms. Olga Gamboa Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Chia Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Choe Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Chu Mr. Stephen Chukumba Mr. and Mrs. David Clingman Dr. Frans M. Coetzee and Dr. Catherine A. Peters Mr. and Mrs. Brock L. Covington

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Cucchi Dr. Samantha Levine Dawson ’85 Mr. Todd Devin ’84 Dr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Difazio Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Ellwood Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Emann Dr. Brian Fink and Dr. Heather Sings Mr. Timothy R. Gardner and Ms. Meredith P. Asplundh Mr. Donato Gasparro Dr. Eric Gellasch and Dr. Patricia Gellasch Mr. and Mrs. Rick Granato Mr. and Mrs. Keith Griesinger Dr. Jason M. Hollander ’90 and Dr. Sarah Werbel Nicole and Richard Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Dinesh C. Jain Dr. Rand Jerris and Ms. Kate Newman Jerris Mr. Kiran Kumar and Dr. Anita Kumar Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Lee Dr. Chun Lin and Mrs. Guohong Cheng Mr. James Linnehan Dr. William Maggio and Dr. Vijay Maggio Dr. and Mrs. Ramy A. Mahmoud Professor and Mrs. Neal Masia Mr. and Mrs. Matthew McChesney Mr. and Mrs. David J. McIntyre Mr. Musie Mehreteab and Ms. Mekdes Amine Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Miranda Mr. Rees Morrison and Ms. Anne Kennedy Dr. and Dr. Fouad Namouni Mr. and Mrs. David J. Newman Mr. Peter Nowakoski and Ms. Julia Liu Dr. Rajesh Pazhianur and Dr. Zhuo Chen Mr. and Mrs. Adam M. Pechter Mr. Peter Schluter and Ms. Leslie G. Pell ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Rogerio Pinheiro Mr. Prasad Potluri and Dr. Haritha Potluri Reverend and Mrs. C. Nadir Powell Mr. and Mrs. Giridhar N. Rao Dr. and Mrs. Amrit Ray Mr. and Mrs. David L. Richter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Romano Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Santamaria Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sarnow Mr. D.G. Sarsfield and Ms. Judith Reich Mr. Suhail Sayed and Ms. Farhat Siddiqui Dr. Nicos Scordis and Dr. Frances Katrishen Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Sedgley Dr. Maritoni Calon Shah and Dr. Utpal (Paul) Shah ’90 Mr. Aditya Sharma and Mrs. Dipti Sharma Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Topping Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Van Dusen Mr. Fuhai Wang and Ms. Yuan Zhao Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Weinstein Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wexler Mr. and Mrs. William Yales Dr. Peter Yang and Dr. Songyan Zheng Mr. Inhyok Yim and Dr. Young Kim Mr. and Mrs. Darius B. Young Dr. Asim Zaidi and Ms. Amrit Walia-Zaidi Mr. and Mrs. Wieslaw Zebrowski Mr. Chaowen M. Zhang and Mrs. Min Ye Mr. Chao Zhang and Ms. Hong Chang Dr. Yehong Zhang and Dr. Janet Zhang Mr. Tim Zhu and Ms. Joan Wang

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“Suhail and I have seen our two children grow from young kids to confident high schoolers at PDS. We also see the care, thought and planning that the school and staff invest in their students. We give to the PDS Annual Fund because it is a voluntary token of our appreciation which helps PDS further its mission.”

Farhat Siddiqui and Suhail Sayed P’21, ’23

Dr. Benny Soffer and Dr. Janet Chen Mr. and Mrs. Damon Stewart Mr. Wenjun Sun and Ms. Ji Liu Mr. Winston Sun and Ms. Sarah Karchere Mr. and Dr. Robert J. Surace Mr. Suhan Tang and Ms. Yali Shi Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Thomas ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Topping Mr. Jonathan E. Trend ’91 and Ms. Rachel Bridgeman Trend ’91 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman Mr. Nils E. von Zelowitz ’88 and Ms. Leigh-Anne Wiester Mr. Leo Wang and Ms. Faye Chen Ms. Karen A. Wells Mr. Michael G. Wells Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Willner Mr. Joe Liang and Mrs. Sally Yang Mr. Frank Yasunas and Ms. Michelle Zarish Mr. Shudan Zhang and Mrs. Shirley Zhang Mr. Jianfeng Zhu and Ms. Jinxin Jiang Ms. Laura Ziv

ClASS OF 2023

Participation: 87% Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Edem K. Afemeku Mrs. Debra Apedo Ms. Pallavi Balaji Dr. Melissa E. Bennett and Mr. Matthew M. Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Bernardi Mr. Krishna Bhagavathula and Ms. Sangeeta Sarma Mr. Satvinder Bhens and Dr. Sonia Deora-Bhens Mrs. Dawn Z. Bocian and Mr. David A. Bocian Ms. Davina Brittingham Mr. Barry A. Bruno Mr. and Mrs. Patrick L. Courtney ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Brock L. Covington Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Cucchi

Dr. Gregory C. Dillon and Ms. Samantha S. Skey Mr. Stuart C. Dorman II Mr. and Mrs. Troy B. Ewanchyna Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Fenton Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Fried Mr. Timothy R. Gardner and Ms. Meredith P. Asplundh Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hall, Jr. Ms. Julia He Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Herscovici Mr. and Mrs. Peter Higgins Dr. Robert Jaffe and Dr. H.D. Sara Rovno Dr. Rand Jerris and Ms. Kate Newman Jerris Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Johnson Mr. Kamal Kasera and Ms. Ritu Jajodia Mr. Ketan Khandkar and Ms. Rashmi Badwe Ms. Elisabeth Krebs Mr. Kiran Kumar and Dr. Anita Kumar Dr. and Mrs. Aslam Lateef Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Lezny Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. Liao Mr. Zili Ma and Ms. Lin Zheng Mr. Lee S. Maschler Ms. Marjorie Maschler Mr. Ronald Masciantonio and Mrs. Laurie Palaia Dr. and Mrs. Ted Mazzarisi Mr. and Mrs. James McInnes Dr. Elizabeth A. Monroe and Professor Alain Kornhauser Mr. Venu Moola and Ms. Priya Moola Dr. Natasha Datta Moore ’92 and Mr. Gary A. Moore ’92 Dr. and Mrs. Richard Myers Dr. Hong Ni and Ms. Xun Xu Dr. and Mrs. Hitesh K. Patel Mr. and Mrs. Adam M. Pechter Mr. Rajan Ramaswamy and Ms. Vijayalakshmi Rajan Mr. Rafael Restituyo and Ms. Evelyn Jimenez Drs. Charles and Maria Ryan Dr. Steven I. Ryu and Dr. Seungyeon Nam Mr. and Mrs. Ravi Sakaria Dr. Jean Pineda-Sandberg and Mr. Steven M. Sandberg Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sarnow Mr. Suhail Sayed and Ms. Farhat Siddiqui Mr. and Mrs. Jared Sclove Dr. Kekul B. Shah and Dr. Rachana Singh Mr. Jigme D. Shingsar and Ms. Deki Topden Ms. Kathryn Terry Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tucker Mr. Thomas L. Vander Schaaff and Ms. Sarah M. Vander Schaaff Dr. Pinger Wang and Mrs. Joanne Li Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Weinstein Dr. Yun Xia and Ms. Xiaohua Zhao Mr. Weiyi Yang and Ms. Melody Shan Mr. and Mrs. Lin Zhang Dr. George Zhou and Mrs. Yang Cao

ClASS OF 2024

Participation: 83% Anonymous (3) Mr. Salvatore Babbino and Ms. Jennifer Basselini Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Bae Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Blakes Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Campbell Jennifer and Mike Caputo Mr. Leo Chen and Ms. Amy Liu Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Chu Mrs. Stephanie A. Hanzel Cohen and Mr. Daniel Cohen

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Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Albert Mr. and Mrs. Brian Allen Mr. Andrew Aprill Mr. Salvatore Babbino and Ms. Jennifer Basselini Mr. and Mrs. Walter Babecki Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bailey Mr. Christopher B. Bobbitt and Ms. Tiffany L. Smith Ms. Virginia Caamano Mr. Kevin Carroll and Dr. Kellyann Petrucci Mr. and Mrs. David Clingman Mr. Satbir S. Dhaliwal and Mrs. Neera Kaur Dhaliwal Dr. Jianzhong Ding and Ms. Ziping Fu Mr. and Mrs. Dipal Doshi Mr. and Mrs. Adam L. Eiseman Dr. Clinton A. Ewing and Ms. Michele Falcey Mr. Xien Fan and Mrs. Fang Sheng Mr. and Mrs. John Fehn Mr. Tony Fong and Mrs. Yajai Yodin Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Foster Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Frank Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Gallagher Dr. Robert A. Glasgold and Dr. Jean Goh Dr. Zahid Hasan and Ms. Sarah Ahmed Mr. and Mrs. Gino Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. Peter Higgins Mr. and Mrs. Erik C. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Knerr Mr. and Mrs. Vijaysinha R. Kokkirala Dr. and Ms. Amit Kulkarni Mr. and Mrs. David Lauer Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Law Dr. William Lee and Mrs. Alison M. Lee Ronald Li, M.D. and Carol Chiang-Li Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Lippman Ms. Joanne Liu Mr. Reuben Loewy Mr. and Mrs. Jian Ma Mr. Paul S. Mackles and Ms. Ronni Blasz Mackles Dr. William Maggio and Dr. Vijay Maggio Mr. and Mrs. Tazee Mahjied Mr. Daniel A. Marshall and Dr. Rebecca G. Marshall Mr. and Ms. John E. Mattson Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Mayer Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. McCain Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone Miller, Jr. Mr. Kewei Ming and Mrs. Zhanyun Zhao Mr. and Mrs. Anupam Nandwana The Nowack Family Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nyce Mr. Brent Ozdogan and Dr. Anita Miedziak Mr. and Mrs. Samip Parikh Mr. Pankaj J. Patel and Ms. Tejal Gandhi Mr. Abner Qu and Mrs. Haiyan Zeng Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Ramos Mr. and Mrs. Sivaprasad Ravipati Mr. and Mrs. David L. Richter Mr. and Mrs. Patrik B. Ringblom Mr. and Mrs. Igor Roitburg Mr. Scott Schlenker and Ms. Andrea Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Bobbi M. Shah Dr. Maritoni Calon Shah and Dr. Utpal (Paul) Shah ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Krishnan Sharma Mr. Hongliang Shen and Mrs. Pengfei Xiang Mr. Chun Shi and Ms. Yinghui Li Mr. and Mrs. David E. Silverstein Mr. and Mrs. Sahni Singh

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“If we have the ability to make a gift, the best investment is to invest in our school.”

Annie and Frank li P’25

Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Cook ’89 Mr. Thierry Demorre and Mrs. Su Zhang Mr. Kun Deng and Professor Zhen Deng Dr. Jianzhong Ding and Ms. Ziping Fu Ms. Clare Dougherty Mr. Shuang Du and Mrs. Feng Pan Dr. Brad Elkin and Dr. Liza DiMedio-Elkin Mr. Michael Epstein and Ms. Karen Robbins Rob and Pam Flory Dr. Robert A. Glasgold and Dr. Jean Goh Mr. and Mrs. Jordan M. Gray Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Mark Herrmann Mr. Jason M. Hollander ’90 and Dr. Sarah Werbel Nicole and Richard Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Arbind Jha Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Jones Mr. and Mrs. Amit Karande Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Law Mr. John Leaver and Ms. Denise Savitt-Leaver Mr. and Mrs. David Lightman Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Liu Mr. Reuben Loewy Mr. Lee S. Maschler Ms. Marjorie Maschler Professor and Mrs. Neal Masia Mr. and Mrs. James McInnes Dr. and Mrs. Richard Myers Dr. Henry Nagelberg and Ms. Joanne Snow Mr. Brent Ozdogan and Dr. Anita Miedziak Mr. Manikandan Padmanaban and Mrs. Abiramasundari Manikandan Mr. Hemanshu Pandya and Dr. Heena Pandya Drs. Jigar and Hemal Patel Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Poljevka Dr. and Mrs. Amrit Ray Mrs. Barbara G. Richards and Mr. Cyril A. Richards Ms. Stephanie Richman ’87 and Mr. William Reilly Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Salvner Mr. Gerard Sentveld and Ms. Lori Sentveld Professor and Mrs. Jacob Shapiro Mr. David M. Freedholm and Ms. Maria E. Shepard Robert L. Sichel and Sylvia Gomez-Sichel Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Spence Mr. and Dr. Robert J. Surace Mr. Ragy Thomas and Ms. Neelu Paul Mr. Robert Thomas and Dr. Holly Welles Mr. and Mrs. Michael Voulgarelis Dr. Michael Walker and Dr. Jinghua Liu Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Willner Mr. Haibo Wu and Mrs. Danfeng Wang Dr. Jiang Zhao and Ms. Ruozhen Chen Ms. Laura Ziv

ClASS OF 2025

Participation: 85% Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Seth Adler ’97 Dr. and Mrs. Li Bai Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bailey Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bartlett Mr. Sandeep Bhanote and Ms. Vandana Kataria-Bhanote

Mr. Barry A. Bruno Mr. and Mrs. David T. Chen Zhen and Junjie Chen Dr. Aly Cohen ’91 and Dr. Stephen Lewis Geoffrey L. and Kerri L. Cook Mr. and Mrs. Patrick L. Courtney ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Calin R. Cristian Mr. Todd Devin ’84 Mr. Stuart C. Dorman II Mr. and Mrs. Dipal Doshi Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Drake Mr. and Mrs. Troy B. Ewanchyna Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Fenton Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Figel Mr. and Mrs. Barry W. Frost Mr. John Jin and Ms. Songyang Wang Mr. and Mrs. James R. Knill II Mr. Venugopal Kolli and Ms. Priya Sajja Ms. Elisabeth Krebs Mr. Michael P. Lackey and Dr. Archana Pradhan Lackey Mr. Sajjad S. Ladiwala and Ms. Anjum M. Khan Mr. and Mrs. David Lauer Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Leonardi Mr. Frank Ming Li and Mrs. Annie Yang Li Mr. Hailong Li and Ms. Ying Qiu Mr. Michael A. Kody and Ms. Laura Longman Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. McCain Mr. and Mrs. David J. McIntyre Mr. Kewei Ming and Mrs. Zhanyun Zhao Dr. and Dr. Fouad Namouni Mr. and Mrs. David J. Newman Mr. Andrew P. Overman ’94 and Mrs. Christina Overman Mr. Wenhong Qu and Ms. Yi Jia Mr. Gerardo Ramirez and Mrs. Deivy Doria Mr. Subramanya Kumar Reddy and Mrs. Shalini Arya Reddy Mr. and Mrs. David L. Richter Mr. and Mrs. William Rue, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Russell Mr. Scott Schlenker and Ms. Andrea Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Bobbi M. Shah Mr. Qun Shen and Ms. Ning Guo Dr. Eon Shin ’92 and Dr. Nara Shin Mr. and Mrs. Peter Simms Ms. Michelle Hays Simonds Dr. Benny Soffer and Dr. Janet Chen Mr. and Mrs. Damon Stewart Dr. Ramamirtham Sukumar and Dr. Satya Varagoor Dr. Hajime Takano and Dr. Li Li Mr. William J. Takeuchi and Ms. Jennifer Shin Ms. Kathryn Terry Mr. and Mrs. Scott Tourville Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Turchetta Mr. Nils E. von Zelowitz ’88 and Ms. Leigh-Anne Wiester Mr. Yiqiang Wang and Ms. Lucy Lu Mr. Anping Wu and Ms. Yong Qin Li Dr. Yun Xia and Ms. Xiaohua Zhao Dr. and Mrs. Nir Yakoby Mr. Jun Yao and Ms. Qiongying Fu Dr. George Zhou and Mrs. Yang Cao

ClASS OF 2026

Participation: 77% Anonymous (6) Mr. Andrew Aprill Mr. Christopher B. Bobbitt and Ms. Tiffany L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Chandler B. Bocklage

“PDS has provided a strong beginning in the education and development of our two children. We look forward to their continuing growth through the exceptional educational and personal development opportunities offered at this school. We give to the Annual Fund because we care about the quality of education at PDS and feel our contribution plays a small part in helping faculty acquire resources for further excellence that the school provides.”

Rosy and Sagar Munjal P’27, ’30

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Campbell Dr. Christine Castillo and Mr. James J. Caruso Mr. Bala Chandrasekharan and Ms. Jayashree Subramanian Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Chia Mr. Joseph D’Elia and Dr. Jie D’Elia Jessica Seid Dickler ’94 and Dane E. Dickler Dr. Brent Field and Mrs. Carmen Oveissi Field Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Harrison Dr. and Mrs. Alexander T. Kim Mr. Sergey Kriloff and Ms. Galina Flider Mr. Jonathan Levy and Ms. Jill Nusbaum Mr. Vivek Malik and Mrs. Seema Malik Mr. and Mrs. Tareq Mansour Mr. and Mrs. Gavin McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Sai Myat Mr. and Mrs. Dipal Patel Mr. Cedrick Phillip and Mrs. Gayle Bruney-Phillip Ms. Stephanie Richman ’87 and Mr. William Reilly Mr. and Mrs. Patrik B. Ringblom Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Salvner Mr. C. J. Schoonejongen and Ms. Nina Rizzo Ms. Michelle Hays Simonds Mr. and Dr. Ajay Singh Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Spence Mr. Thomas L. Vander Schaaff and Ms. Sarah M. Vander Schaaff Mrs. Michele L. Walsh and Mr. James Walsh Mr. Ian P. Wijaya ’95 and Ms. Anupa Shah Wijaya ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Willner

Consecutive Annual Fund Donors: 5 plus years *; 10 plus years **; 15 plus years ***; 20 plus years ****; 25 plus years *****; 30 plus years ******

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ClASS OF 2027

Participation: 80% Anonymous (4) Mr. and Mrs. Seth Adler ’97 Mr. and Mrs. George Aitken-Davies Mr. Bertin Aparicio and Ms. Maria Reyes Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bartlett Mr. Steven Behnamnia and Mrs. Jill E. Anderson-Behnamnia Dr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Berkman ’94 Dr. Cindy Blitz and Dr. Itzhak Yanovitzky Dr. Min Cha and Mrs. Soyoung Lee Mr. Jintang Chen and Ms. Qian Liu Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Philip DelVecchio Dr. Gregory C. Dillon and Ms. Samantha S. Skey Dr. Brent Field and Mrs. Carmen Oveissi Field Mr. and Mrs. Artur Gajewski Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. Horner Mr. Ashish Jha and Ms. Bhawna Bist Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Jones Dr. Amit Kalra and Dr. Tamanna Kalra Mr. and Mrs. Anubhav Kunwar Ms. Rachel Zublatt Kusminsky ’94 and Mr. Andrew Kusminsky Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Law Ms. Svitlana Letko Mr. Antonio Lopez-Torrero and Mrs. Kristen Lopez-Watt Mr. and Mrs. Kunal Madhok Dr. and Mrs. Sagar Munjal Mr. Deepak Nair and Ms. Divya Gangadharan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Price Mr. Srinivasan Renganathan and Ms. Sudha Srinivasan Mr. and Mrs. Igor Roitburg Professor and Mrs. Jacob Shapiro Robert L. Sichel and Sylvia Gomez-Sichel Dr. and Mrs. Michael Stiefel Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Streeper Mr. Nils E. von Zelowitz ’88 and Ms. Leigh-Anne Wiester Dr. Michael Walker and Dr. Jinghua Liu

ClASS OF 2028 Participation: 88% Mr. and Mrs. George Aitken-Davies Mr. and Mrs. David Broeker Mr. and Mrs. David T. Chen Geoffrey L. and Kerri L. Cook Mr. and Mrs. Philip DelVecchio Jessica Seid Dickler ’94 and Dane E. Dickler Mr. Chauncey S. Farrington and Dr. Rachel S. Farrington The Frascella Family Mr. Amar Gautam and Ms. Amanda Maher Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Gerry ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Herscovici Mr. Darren Greenblatt and Mr. Samuel Hunt Dr. Guenter R. Janhofer and Ms. Liliana Janhofer Mr. and Mrs. Arbind Jha Mr. and Mrs. Amit Karande Mr. and Mrs. Deepak Kareer Mr. Sergey Kriloff and Ms. Galina Flider Mr. William Landhauser and Mrs. Jinna Lee Mr. and Mrs. Jason N. Longo Mr. and Mrs. Tazee Mahjied

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Maione Mr. Christopher McDonald and Ms. Hiam Boraie Mr. and Mrs. Gavin McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Merse Mr. Jason P. Morris and Mrs. Kavita C. Morris Drs. Jigar and Hemal Patel Mr. and Mrs. James P. Sarvis Mr. Johnathan L. Seeg and Ms. Sasha C. Appleton Mr. Alvin Seow and Ms. Seok Fun Tan Dr. and Mrs. Ashish Shah Dr. Eon Shin ’92 and Dr. Nara Shin Ms. Michelle Hays Simonds Mr. and Dr. Ajay Singh Mr. and Mrs. Neil Tang Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Turchetta Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Upson Ms. Karen A. Wells Mr. Michael G. Wells Dr. Veronica M. S. White ’94 and Mr. Stephen Acunto Mr. Ian P. Wijaya ’95 and Ms. Anupa Shah Wijaya ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Wolfe Mr. Daming Zhang and Ms. Xiaoming Li Mr. Zhanjiang Zhang and Ms. Runlian Fu

ClASS OF 2029 Participation: 82% Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Seth Adler ’97 Mr. Richard Allen and Mrs. Chelare Baykal Allen Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bergstein Ms. Shonell Best Dr. Cindy Blitz and Dr. Itzhak Yanovitzky Mr. and Mrs. Chandler B. Bocklage Mr. Eric M. Boyd ’96 and Dr. Samantha Boyd Mr. Vasilios Chatzigiannis and Dr. Leah Chatzigiannis Mr. Steven A. Chiavarone ’01 and Mrs. Katie Chiavarone Dr. Edward M. Fan and Dr. Sophie Wu Mr. Matthew Fede and Dr. Seema Basi Dr. Yunhong Gu and Dr. Shuang Liu Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Harrison Ms. Julia He Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kazanov Mr. Shengchun S. Lin and Mrs. Yuhui Li Dr. James Lipuma and Dr. Hanyun Chang Mr. Alan Long and Ms. Yafan Liao Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Merse Mr. Paminas Mogaka and Mrs. Catherine Gacanja Dr. Natasha Datta Moore ’92 and Mr. Gary A. Moore ’92 Mr. Yogesh Mudgal and Ms. Meenakshi Nagaich Mr. and Mrs. Sai Myat Dr. and Mrs. David Nieves Mr. and Mrs. Dipal Patel Mr. Riten Patel and Ms. Reeveka Bhuyan Mr. Ajay Pillai and Ms. Shamala Ajay Mr. and Mrs. Michael Price Mr. Bryan Rozo and Ms. Karen Ochoa Ms. Trixie Sabundayo and Mr. Josh Frechette Mr. Lavesh Samtani, Esq. and Mrs. Shalini Samtani, Esq. Mr. Mario San Martin and Mrs. Abril San Martin Mr. and Mrs. Derek Schwendinger Dr. and Mrs. Michael Stiefel Mr. William J. Takeuchi and Ms. Jennifer Shin Mr. and Mrs. Neil Tang Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Upson Mr. Zhongyuan Xue and Mrs. Qian Yin Mrs. Xiaoyun Zhu

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Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Wolfe Mr. Zhongyuan Xue and Mrs. Qian Yin Mr. ZhongDong Zheng and Mrs. Wenli Peng Mrs. Li Cheng and Mr. Ming Zheng

“We give to PDS as a small thank you for its commitment to educational excellence and the ongoing improvements throughout the school. It has been amazing to watch the joy that the school has brought to our two sons and to see them benefit from the exceptional teachers, diverse opportunities, and the overall community.”

Adrienne and Jason longo P’28, ’32 ClASS OF 2030

Participation: 79% Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. George Aitken-Davies Dr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Berkman ’94 Mr. and Mrs. David Broeker Mr. Bala Chandrasekharan and Ms. Jayashree Subramanian Mr. Jintang Chen and Ms. Qian Liu Mr. Yongzhang Chen and Mrs. Fengying Zeng Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Connolly Mr. Shuang Du and Mrs. Feng Pan Professor Nick Feamster and Professor Marshini Chetty Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Fenton Mr. Amar Gautam and Ms. Amanda Maher Mr. Justin Goldberg and Ms. Sara Lester Mr. Robert T. Jee and Mrs. Emily S. Miller Jee ’93 Ms. Rachel Zublatt Kusminsky ’94 and Mr. Andrew Kusminsky Dr. and Mrs. Sagar Munjal Mr. Jason Park and Mrs. Christina S. Lee ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Elder E. Ramirez Mr. Ricardo Ramos and Ms. Viridiana Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roselli Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Salvner Mr. and Mrs. James P. Sarvis Mr. and Dr. Baehyun Sung Mr. and Mrs. Kyle L. Van Arsdale Dr. Xiaofei Wang and Dr. Yanhua Zhang Mr. Charlie Wu and Dr. Xiaolan Zeng Mr. and Mrs. Xuedong Wu Dr. Peng-Liang Zhao and Ms. Yanmei Lian Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Ziegler FAll 2019

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Professor and Mrs. Matthew W. Kunz Mr. and Mrs. Jason N. Longo Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Maione Dr. and Mrs. Ted Mazzarisi Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Merse Mr. Yanto Muliadi and Ms. Cui Chen Mr. Jason Park and Mrs. Christina S. Lee ’00 Mr. Mark A. Sullivan and Mrs. Melissa Zuray Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Neil Tang Mrs. Xiaoyun Zhu Dr. David Zou and Ms. Jiehao Tan

FACUlTY & STAFF

“We give to the PDS Annual Fund because we are so thankful to be a part of the special community that PDS has created. Our gift helps provide the faculty with the resources they need to guide children toward their academic, athletic and artistic development.

We love watching our children thrive at this amazing school.”

Alicia and Kevin Merse P’28, ’29, ’32 ClASS OF 2031

Participation: 86% Anonymous (4) Mr. and Mrs. Seth Adler ’97 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Bartlett Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Bracken ’98 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Bynum Mr. Fangxing Chen and Ms. Feifei Feng Mr. Steven A. Chiavarone ’01 and Mrs. Katie Chiavarone Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cichowski The Cirilo Family Mr. Chauncey S. Farrington and Dr. Rachel S. Farrington Ms. Jennifer L. Gallagher and Mr. David Mesuda Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Gerry ’99 Mr. Steven Harlan and Mrs. Michele Harlan Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Hayes ’00 Mr. Frank Henson and Mrs. Cecily Williams Henson Liang Huan Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Jones Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kazanov Mr. Christopher McDonald and Ms. Hiam Boraie Mr. Venu Moola and Ms. Priya Moola Mr. Jason P. Morris and Mrs. Kavita C. Morris Mr. Ricardo Ramos and Ms. Viridiana Gonzalez Mr. Mario San Martin and Mrs. Abril San Martin Mr. Johnathan L. Seeg and Ms. Sasha C. Appleton Ms. Janetta Squire Mr. Mark A. Sullivan and Mrs. Melissa Zuray Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Wolfe Mr. Daming Zhang and Ms. Xiaoming Li

ClASS OF 2032

Participation: 83% Mr. Fangxing Chen and Ms. Feifei Feng Mrs. Mia Cote ’01 and Mr. Matthew R. Cote Ms. Amy M. Gallo ’03 and Mr. Brian Hickel Dr. and Mrs. Hans Y. Kim

Special thanks to the 97% of faculty and staff members who supported the Annual Fund this year. Their support means a great deal and inspires others in our community to join them in giving back.

Anonymous (1) Dean Acquaviva *** Mark Adams ** Edem K. Afemeku ** Alana Allen Charles J. Alt William M. Asch James G. Atkeson ** Krista F. Atkeson ** Stephanie Balazsi Kimberly A. Ballinger *** Marjorie Barlet Orelia Barrientos * Jamison Bean * Amy E. Beckford * Julia Beckmann Scott Bertoli ** Shonell Best * Neetika Bhalla Radhika S. Bhatia Corinne E. Bilodeau * Dawn Z. Bocian * Gavinn Boyce * Theodor D. Brasoveanu Ryan Brechmacher * Barbara A. Brent ****** Amanda Camelio Briski Theodore R. Brown ’08 * Thomas Buckelew * Stan Cahill * Luis A. Camacho * Christine Cantera * Carlos A. Cara ** Laurent Cash * Darling G. Cerna ’13 Margot Chalek ** Wenting Chen Victor Cirilo Jessica Reinertsen Clingman * Daniel I. Cohen ** Dorothy Colavecchio Kimberly Collura Thatcher Cook Irina V. Covington * Jeanne M. Crowell * Julie M. Cucchi ** Liz R. Cutler **** Douglas Davis Thomas Davis Samantha Levine Dawson ’85 * Christina DeCesare

Corey Dempsey Christopher J. Devlin * Janet Zoubek Dickson * Alison Distefano Ann Donovan Ryan Donovan * Kira Dudeck Michael S. Emann ** Paul Epply-Schmidt **** Jody Erdman ’72 **** Sophie Evans * Laurence M. Farhat ** Heather Farlow Chauncey S. Farrington Katherine Fay ** Susan C. Ferguson *** Alexandra W. Feuer ’10 Pamela J. Flory * Myriam Folkes * David M. Freedholm ** Craig French Michael Friedman Beverly G. Gallagher **** Emily Q. Gallagher ** Jennifer L. Gallagher * Amy M. Gallo ’03 ** Nadine Gano Maureen E. Gargione * Dulany H. Gibson ** Marjorie Wallace Gibson ’84 ***** Victoria Gibson * Janet T. Giles Sheila S. Goeke * Justin Goldberg Jill L. Goldman ’74 ****** Kevin Graham ** Sarah M. Graham ** Tarshia M. Griffin-Ley ** Todd B. Gudgel **** Caroline Erdman Hare ’75 * Gene Hartway * Beth Hatem Peter Higgins * Courtney Hodock Eileen Hohmuth-Lemonick **** Erik Hove * Samuel Hunt Michael Johnson Kaylie Keesling * Nina Keller * Naomi Kelly Laura Kenny Alesia I. Klein ** Paula Koerte * Jessica Kunz Gabrielle Kyriakides Karen Latham ** James Y. Laughlin ’80 **** Marjorie Laughlin **** Jennifer B. Laurash * Lauren Ledley * Caroline Lee Christina S. Lee ’00 Linda Lippman * Joshua Lyons M. Jack S. Madani *** Alexa R. Maher ’08 * Heather Maione * Nicole Reiners Mangino * Mia Manzulli M. Yves Marcuard ***** Edgar K. Mariano

Consecutive Annual Fund Donors: 5 plus years *; 10 plus years **; 15 plus years ***; 20 plus years ****; 25 plus years *****; 30 plus years ******

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Annemarie Strange Lisa S. Surace * Cloey Talotta Katy Terry * Jill L. Thomas ****** Sarah Griffin Thompson ’84 ** Ronald Tola * Robert K. Toole Allison Treese Matthew Trowbridge ’98 Casey Cirullo Upson * Carolee Van Dervort Audrey L. Vareha * Spencer Vining Jennifer E. Vradenburgh ** Stacey L. Walker * Michele L. Walsh ** Deva Watson Lisa B. Webber * Dorothea Shipway Webster ’62 Timothy Y. Williams * Krysta A. Woll * Dolores Wright ***** Beth J. Yakoby *** Darius Young ** Tracy L. Young *

FORMER TRUSTEES The following Former Trustees supported Princeton Day School in 2018-2019.

Anonymous (2) Navroze M. Alphonse ’91 Dr. Robin Antonacci Mr. Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. Mr. Kevin M. Briody Henry P. Bristol II ’72 Dr. William P. Burks Dr. Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70 Dr. James J. Chandler Mrs. Barbara Griffin Cole ’78 Evelyn Turner Counts ’74 Christina Bachelder Dufresne ’77 Mrs. Edith B. Eglin Mark A. Ellsworth ’73 Shawn W. Ellsworth ’75 Sally L. Fineburg ’80 Benjamin M. Frost ’92 Julia Penick Garry ’77 Thomas R. Gates ’78 Christopher W. Gerry ’99 Mr. Peter G. Gerry Mrs. Virginia C. Goldberg Jill L. Goldman ’74 The Honorable and Mrs. William S. Greenberg Mr. John L. Griffith, Jr. Mrs. Marilyn W. Grounds Mr. Gordon Gund Mr. John P. Hall, Jr. Ms. Christine Grant Halpern Mrs. Laura Hanson Susan Denise Harris ’69 Jenny Chandler Hauge ’78 Barbara Mills Henagan ’77 Mr. Joseph H. Highland Mr. Donald J. Hofmann, Jr. Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson Mrs. Lynn Dixon Johnston Mr. Stephen F. Jusick Jane Henderson Kenyon ’79 Mr. Samuel W. Lambert III

Yuki Moore Laurenti ’75 Mr. Peter O. Lawson-Johnston Galete J. Levin ’96 Mr. Tobin V. Levy Mrs. Lynn Lien Dr. Nancy W. Malkiel Mr. Edward E. Matthews Meg Brinster Michael ’70 Polly T. Miller ’63 Debbie and Steve Modzelewski Mrs. Liza Morehouse Mrs. Jill Mundenar Mr. Naru Narayanan Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Ober, Jr. Mr. John M. Peach Melissa J. Phares ’80 Mr. Jack Z. Rabinowitz James C. Rodgers ’70 Mr. Llewellyn G. Ross Mr. Mark J. Samse Mr. G. Carter Sednaoui Markell Meyers Shriver ’46 Jane Aresty Silverman ’63 Mr. Richard W. Smith Ms. Amanda Stanton Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stockman Mr. Mark A. Tatum Mrs. Penny Thomas Mr. John D. Wallace ’48 Ms. Kathleen Gerritz Weeks Mr. L. Thomas Welsh, Jr. Mrs. Noel S. White Anne A. Williams ’74 C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ’80 Mr. Robert N. Wilson

PARENTS OF AlUMNI The following Parents of Alumni supported Princeton Day School in 2018-2019.

Anonymous (6) Dr. Alexander M. Ackley, Jr. Ms. Denise R. Adams Mr. Mark S. Adams Navroze M. Alphonse ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Altman Mr. William M. Asch and Dr. Gina Del Giudice Mr. and Mrs. Keith Asplundh Mr. and Mrs. James G. Atkeson Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Babick Mrs. Louise Mason Bachelder ’54 and Mr. Joseph E. Bachelder III Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Bailey Mr. Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. and Ms. Margaret J. Sieck Mrs. Susan Smith Baldwin ’57 Mrs. Elizabeth Becker ’77 and Mr. Paul Becker Dr. Kofi D. Benefo and Dr. Prema A. Kurien Mrs. Linda Staniar Bergh ’66 and Mr. William G. Bergh Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Berk Mr. Deepinder S. Bhatia and Dr. Nandini Chowdhury Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Bing h’87 Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Brahaney Mr. and Mrs. David Bremer Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brent Mr. Brent Bridgeman Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Brill John E. Brinster ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Briody FAll 2019

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Jonathan Martin Ruth Y. Martinez * Amy Matlack Brian R. Mayer * Janet Mayo * Jamie McCulloch * Channing McCullough * Anthony McKinley Thomas McStravock Katherine Meredith * Cynthia Michalak * Emilie Miller Henry R. Minarick * Jennifer E. Mischner **** Brian Mochnal * Paminas Mogaka ** Elizabeth A. Monroe * Elias Montes * Daniel J. Mullen Mary E. Muoio ’13 Leigh Myers Jesse Neuman Aimée A. Nyce Carol J. Olson * Maryann F. Ortiz *** Jon Ostendorf * Jason Park Cynthia H. Peifer ** Erin Ferro Pelc Gary Perchalski * Thomas Pettengill Karen E. Pike * Alexandra B. Powers ****** Howard F. Powers, Jr. ’80 ****** Ricardo R. Pozos ’11 Renée Charity Price Rose Price * Suzanne Procaccino ** Tara Wyman Quigley ** Thomas J. Quigley, Jr. ** Julia Quindlen Catherine Quinlan Joseph Reilly * Eric Rempe Christian Rhodes * Michael Rich * Hector Rivera * Marybeth Roach ** Ann Robideaux * Maria Rodas Kim Roesing Wendy L. Roitburg * Jeffrey D. Rubens ** Maria del Rocio Ruiz Cabalga Trixie Sabundayo Carmen Santa-Cruz * Stefanie Santangelo Christine Scheil Aaron W. Schomburg ** Kathy A. Schulte *** Candy C. Shah Amy Sharpless * Melanie Shaw Emily Shircliff Michelle Simonds Mary Sisson Chandra Smith Mitchell F. Smith * Maureen O. Stellato ** Paul J. Stellato ** Steven J. Storey *

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The Reverend Henry P. Bristol II ’72 and Mrs. Susan P. Bristol Mr. and Mrs. William F. Brossman, Jr. Mrs. Graham M. Brush Mr. N. Harrison Buck ’77 and Mrs. Nancy Buck Dr. and Mrs. William P. Burks Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Campbell Ms. Leslie Campbell Ms. Tara Cannon Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Capinpin Mr. and Mrs. Carlos A. Cara Ms. Eva Carey Ms. Donna D. Carson Dr. and Mrs. James J. Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Earl Y. Chen Mr. and Mrs. Merkle Cherry, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Paul H. Chew Mr. Alan Chimacoff and Ms. Joan S. Girgus Mr. Jitender Chopra and Mrs. Jeannie L. Chopra Philip E. Clippinger ’83 Mr. and Mrs. David J. Coghlan Mrs. Barbara Griffin Cole ’78 and Mr. Christopher A. Cole Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Collins Mr. John F. Cook ’56 and Mrs. Jeanne K. Cook Evelyn Turner Counts ’74 Mrs. Jean D. Crane Dr. and Mrs. Barrington Cross Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Crowell Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Curtis III Ms. Elizabeth R. Cutler and Mr. Thomas G. Kreutz Mrs. Flora B. Datta Ms. Elizabeth S. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Guy K. Dean III ’55 Mr. John H. Denny, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. DiBianca Mr. Donald T. Dickson Mr. Peter Dickson and Ms. Janet Zoubek Dickson Ms. Sally Drayer Mr. Richard C. Dreher and Mrs. Diane M. Dreher Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan W. Drezner ’81 Mrs. Christina Bachelder Dufresne ’77 and Mr. David A. Dufresne Dr. James W. Dwyer Craig and Betsy Dykstra Dr. and Mrs. Norman H. Edelman Mr. and Mrs. Marc H. Edelson Mrs. Edith B. Eglin Mrs. Debra C. Egner Mr. Mark A. Egner ’82 and Mrs. Maeve Egner Mr. and Mrs. Shawn W. Ellsworth ’75 Mr. Paul and Reverend Joanne Epply-Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan I. Epstein Jody Erdman ’72 Peter E. B. Erdman ’43 Mr. and Mrs. Michael I. Falcon Ms. Laurence M. Farhat Mrs. Jean Farina Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Farina Professor Jacob Feldman and Professor Karin Stromswold Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Felton Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Ferguson E. Robert Fernholz ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Sherman D. Feuer Mr. and Mrs. James T. Finnegan Samuel C. Finnell ’74 and Mary Murdoch Finnell ’76 Professor Nathaniel J. Fisch and Dr. Tobe M. Fisch JOURNAL

Dr. Keith J. Fishbein and Dr. Nancy L. Feldman Mrs. Joan Fitton Nancy Shannon Ford ’54 Ms. Betty Ann Fort Mr. Gregory P. Francfort and Ms. Patricia A. Francfort Mr. and Mrs. Craig French Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Frieder Ms. Sara Frister Mr. and Mrs. David A. Frothingham Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Fuschetti Beverly and Jack Gallagher Mr. Stephen R. Gallo Julia Penick Garry ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Moore Gates, Jr. ’42 Mr. Thomas R. Gates ’78 and Mrs. Tracey W. Gates Mr. and Mrs. David R. Geltzer Dr. Alexandra Wetherill Gerry Mr. Peter G. Gerry Jonathan S. Gershen ’86 and Ilene Gershen Mr. Peter E. Gibson and Mrs. Marjorie Wallace Gibson ’84 Ms. Janet T. Giles Mr. and Mrs. David E. Goldberg Jill L. Goldman ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Goldman Ms. Georgia B. Gosnell William P. Graff ’75 Mr. Frank Greek and Mrs. Cathy Greek The Honorable and Mrs. William S. Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Huson R. Gregory Drs. Christopher and Dorota Gribbin Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Griffith Mr. and Mrs. John L. Griffith, Jr. Mrs. Marilyn W. Grounds Mrs. Louis C. Guarino ’79 and Mrs. Patricia Guarino Mr. Todd B. Gudgel and Ms. Colleen A. Foy Mr. Robel Gugsa and Ms. Sharon Legesse Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gund Mr. John A. Gutman ’79 and Ms. Elizabeth A. Duffy Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hall, Jr. Ms. Christine Grant Halpern and Mr. Michael D. Halpern Mr. Andrew C. Hamlin and Ms. Kathleen Deignan Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Haney Mr. and Mrs. Alexander D. Hanson Caroline Erdman Hare ’75 Ms. Christine Hart Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Helmick Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henkel Ms. Gayle Henkin and Mr. Thomas P. Smith Dr. Gary A. Herman and Dr. Debora Williams-Herman Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Herr Dr. and Mrs. H. James Herring Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Highland Mr. J. Robert Hillier ’52 and Mrs. Barbara Weinstein Hillier William and Stephanie Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Hofmann, Jr. Ms. Eileen Hohmuth-Lemonick and Mr. Michael D. Lemonick Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Hopper Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Horowitz Mr. and Mrs. John B. Howe

Mrs. Mary Lawson-Johnston Howe ’85 and Mr. Nathaniel S. Howe III Mr. and Mrs. Franklin P. Jacobson Mr. Theodore R. Jaeckel, Jr. ’77 and Mrs. Gretchen L. Jaeckel Ms. Tamara Jakub Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Jamieson, Jr. Pam and Eric R. Jensen ’82 Mrs. Gairda Jensen Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson Mr. Livingston Johnson ’75 and Mrs. Maria Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Martin P. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Jusick Mr. and Mrs. Renard Kardhashi Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. Karsen Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Keegan, Jr. Mrs. Jane Henderson Kenyon ’79 and Mr. Kevin R. Kenyon Mr. and Mrs. David Kirczow Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig M. Koerte Mr. John T. Konopka III Dr. Elizabeth A. Monroe and Professor Alain L. Kornhauser Mr. and Mrs. Eric Krebs Dr. Ramesh Kumar and Ms. Linda Matusick-Kumar Ms. Irene Kurakina Mr. Kentigern Kyle ’89 and Mrs. Elena R. Rivera Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Lambert III Mr. David H. LaMotte and Ms. Jani Rachelson Sally Kuser Lane ’42 Drs. Karen and Andrew Latham Ms. Yuki Moore Laurenti ’75 and Mr. Jeffrey Laurenti Mr. Peter O. Lawson-Johnston Dr. Clayton E. Leopold Mr. and Mrs. Tobin V. Levy Dr. and Mrs. Michael H.C. Li Mr. Ye Li and Ms. Angela Deng Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Lien Mrs. Nancy Lifland Derry Light ’69 Dr. and Mrs. Judson Linville Terry and Rich Lisk Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Z. Liu Mary Woodbridge Lott ’67 Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Love Mr. and Mrs. John E. Maher, Jr. Dr. Burton G. Malkiel and Dr. Nancy Weiss Malkiel Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Mapes, Jr. ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Jules W. Marcus Mr. John S. Marshall ’81 and Mrs. Lori Marshall Cecilia Aall Mathews ’59 and Mr. Michael S. Mathews Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Matlock Dr. Elisa Matthes Mr. Edward E. Matthews Gregory E. Matthews ’76 David H. McAlpin, Jr. ’43 Mr. John F. McCarthy III ’62 and Ms. Susan Anable Mrs. Livia Wong McCarthy ’77 and Mr. Joseph D. McCarthy Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McClellan Dr. and Mrs. Peter A. McCue Mr. Robert McCulloch and Ms. Jennifer Bazin

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Mr. Aaron W. Schomburg and Mrs. Erin L. Schomburg Mrs. Sara M. Schwiebert h’05 Mr. and Mrs. G. Carter Sednaoui Mr. Gerald P. Seid Mrs. Susan E. Shaffer Dr. and Mrs. Suresh N. Shah Ms. Sybil Shainwald Ms. Dorothy H. Shannon and Dr. William A. Sweeney Dr. Sandra and Dr. Yitzhak Sharon Mrs. Michael Sherman Jane Gihon Shillaber ’53 The Honorable and Mrs. Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff Dr. Lawrence R. Siegel and Mrs. Paula Siegel Jane Aresty Silverman ’63 Daniel J. Skvir h’73 and Tamara Turkevich Skvir ’62 Mr. Donald V. Smith Mrs. Maureen A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Smith Ms. Bette Ipsen Soloway Mr. and Mrs. Pascal C. Soriot Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy A. Spector Mr. and Mrs. William B. Stanton Mr. Dennis Stattman Mr. John and Mrs. Louise Steffens Dr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Sternberg Jon and Meredith Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Stevens ’58 Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Stevenson Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Stockman Mr. Dennis J. Stoker and Ms. Victoria L. Stabile Mr. William A. Stoltzfus III and Ms. Alison L. Baxter Mrs. Sheila M. Stuart Martha Sullivan Sword ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Szuter ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Taggart Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Tate Mr. Mark A. Tatum and Ms. Lisa Skeete Tatum Mr. Mark E. Thierfelder and Ms. Courtney A. Lederer Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Thomas Newell M. Thompson ’82 and Sarah Griffin Thompson ’84 Clark G. Travers ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Silvio Travia Mrs. Jeannette Tregoe Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Triolo Mr. and Mrs. Tucker S. Triolo Mr. and Mrs. Carlton H. Tucker h’13 Mrs. Karen Callaway Urisko ’85 and Mr. John C. Urisko III Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 Mrs. Ann B. Vehslage Professor David F. Venturo and Ms. Jeanne C. Conerly Mr. and Mrs. Brent Vine ’69 John E. Vine, M.D. ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Vradenburgh Mr. Anthony Waclawski and Mrs. Dianna Waclawski Susan Barclay Walcott ’57 Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wallace ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Walter Leslie Straut Ward ’80 and Mr. Grant M. Ward Ms. Lisa Warren ’71 and Mr. Robert Cantlay Dorothea Shipway Webster ’62

Ms. Kathleen Gerritz Weeks and Mr. David F. Weeks Dr. Yen Wei and Dr. Jane Y. Cai Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wellemeyer ’52 Mr. and Mrs. L. Thomas Welsh, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wenzel Mr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Westcott Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick W. White Mrs. Noel S. White Dr. and Mrs. Roscoe White Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. Whitney Mr. and Mrs. William A. Wilde III Ms. C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ’80 and †Mr. Stephen Williams Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Williams Ms. Shelina Williams Mr. Robert N. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Winstanley Ms. Hilary Winter ’75 and Mr. John L. Thurman Mrs. Brenda Wislar Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Wood Mr. and Ms. Edward J. Yurkow Drs. Benjamin and Lisa Zablocki Ms. Donna S. Zarzecki

FORMER FACUlTY, GRANDPARENTS & FRIENDS The following Former Faculty, Grandparents, and Friends supported Princeton Day School in 2018-2019.

Anonymous (2) Mrs. Ellen Asplundh Mrs. Louise Mason Bachelder ’54 and Mr. Joseph E. Bachelder III Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Bailey Ms. Janet L. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Victor Baykal Mrs. Denise G. Bencivengo Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Bing h’87 Mr. Peter Boyer Harriette Brainard ’79 Mr. Thomas Brensic Mr. Brent Bridgeman Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Briody The Reverend Henry P. Bristol II ’72 and Mrs. Susan P. Bristol Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bruno Dr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Bucher Mr. N. Harrison Buck ’77 and Mrs. Nancy Buck Dr. and Mrs. William P. Burks Mr. Graham Byra Ms. Marilyn Camelio Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Campbell Mr. Michael J. Campbell Tanner J. Campbell ’07 Mrs. Susan Cirullo Amy Venable Ciuffreda ’88 Mr. David S. Congdon Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Connolly Mr. John F. Cook ’56 and Mrs. Jeanne K. Cook Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Cook ’89 Ms. Mary H. Cosby Dr. and Mrs. Barrington Cross Brian C. Crowell ’11 Mrs. Florence Cucchi Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Curtis III Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Cutts Ms. Susan Daly-Rouse and Mr. Charles B. Rouse

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Mr. Daniel McIntosh Mrs. Wendy Lawson-Johnston McNeil ’70 and Mr. Thomas McNeil Mr. and Mrs. Michael Meggitt Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Melodia Mr. Orlando Mendez and Ms. Yadira Castro Mr. Edwin H. Metcalf ’51 and Mrs. Nancy B. Metcalf Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Milizzo Mrs. Catherine Miller Mrs. Polly T. Miller ’63 and Mr. G. Nicholas Miller Mr. Bradford Mills Mr. and Mrs. Bradford A. Mills ’72 Mr. and Dr. Kenneth R. Mischner Debbie and Steve Modzelewski Mr. and Mrs. C. Schuyler Morehouse Dr. and Mrs. Joel Namm Mr. and Mrs. Naru Narayanan Marina Turkevich Naumann ’56 Dr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Noonan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jay F. Nusblatt ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Ober, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. O’Brien Dr. and Mrs. Adeoye Y. Olukotun Mrs. Maryann F. Ortiz Mr. and Mrs. Jon Ostendorf Ms. Bente L. Ott Mr. and Mrs. John M. Peach Ms. Cynthia H. Peifer Ms. Janet H. Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey F. Perlman ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Persky Melissa J. Phares ’80 Ms. Karen E. Pike Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Plohn, Jr. Mr. Stephen A. Pollard ’90 and Dr. Jessica Stevens Ms. Kathrin W. Poole ’71 and Mr. Howard Tomlinson Mr. Howard F. Powers, Jr. ’80 and Mrs. Alexandra B. Powers Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Quigley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Z. Rabinowitz Mr. Rajaram Radhakrishnan and Dr. Sowmya Ramakrishnan Dr. Robert H. Rathauser ’69 and Dr. Debra Hyman Rathauser Mr. David Rehmus and Ms. Suzanne Farhat Ms. Susan Repko Dr. Yale Richmond and Mrs. Ilene Richmond Ms. Sarah Ringer Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rizza, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. F. Edward Roberts, Jr. Shepherd K. Roberts ’47 Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Rosenberg Dr. and Mrs. Norman R. Rosenthal Mr. Llewellyn G. Ross and Ms. Miles Dumont Mr. Orville J. Rothrock Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Rothstein Mr. Toms B. Royal Henry G. Rulon-Miller ’51 Patrick Rulon-Miller ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Sabatino A. Russo III ’74 Dr. Jonathan R. Sachs and Dr. Susan B. Sachs Dr. and Mrs. Jan N. Safer Mr. Mark J. Samse Mrs. Helen Behr Sanford ’68 and Mr. Laurence H. Sanford III Mr. Elliot L. Savitzky and Ms. Karen E. Ahern William S. Sayen ’65 and Elizabeth Bristol Sayen ’69 Kenneth C. Scasserra ’53 Dr. and Mrs. Peter H. Schafer

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Mrs. Flora B. Datta Mrs. Helen Davies Ms. Elizabeth S. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Guy K. Dean III ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Donegan Ms. Jeanne M. Duff Craig and Betsy Dykstra Mrs. Debra C. Egner Mr. Joseph T. Elicone Mr. Arthur Elkin Dr. Robert E. Epstein and Dr. Eileen R. Lilley Peter E. B. Erdman ’43 Mrs. Jean Farina Ms. Audrey Farrior Mr. and Mrs. David Fay Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Fenton Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Finnell III Ellen M. Fisher ’73 Karen Hoffman Friedlander ’69 Mr. and Mrs. David A. Frothingham Mrs. Pamela K. Frothingham James Fuhrman ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Moore Gates, Jr. ’42 Mr. Thomas R. Gates ’78 and Mrs. Tracey W. Gates Mr. and Mrs. David R. Geltzer Mr. Joseph F. Gerdes and Mrs. Berna Itez-Gerdes Dr. Alexandra Wetherill Gerry Mr. Peter G. Gerry Ms. Lauren Gleeson Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Goldman Mr. Robert A. Greacen, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Huson R. Gregory Ms. Jane E. Grigger Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Hahn Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hall, Jr. Mr. Andrew C. Hamlin and Ms. Kathleen Deignan Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Hancock Ms. Christine Hart Ms. Gayle Henkin and Mr. Thomas P. Smith Mr. David Heubach Mr. and Mrs. John B. Howe Mr. and Mrs. Franklin P. Jacobson Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Jamieson, Jr. Mr. Charley Jen and Ms. Julia Lin Mrs. Gairda Jensen Ms. Davetta Johnson Ms. Rachel Kamen Mr. Theodore J. Katramados Mr. John M. Kerekes and Mrs. Wendy S. Toth-Kerekes Ms. Judy Kosta Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kubach, Jr. Mr. David H. LaMotte and Ms. Jani Rachelson Mr. Peter O. Lawson-Johnston Mr. Lloyd J. Lederkramer Mr. Harvey Lee Mr. and Mrs. Chin F. Lin Mr. David N. S. Liu and Mrs. Celia W. Liu Mr. Reuben Loewy Mr. and Mrs. John Longman Ms. Eleanor Mangum Mrs. Florence Manno Ms. Linda Masia Dr. and Mrs. Frank Masino Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Matlock Dr. Elisa Matthes Mr. Edward E. Matthews Marilyn Baker McCormick ’46 Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGill Mr. and Mrs. George H. McLaughlin II JOURNAL

Paris L. McLean ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Champ Meyercord Mrs. Catherine Miller Nancy B. Miller ’57 Mr. Bradford Mills Dr. Joseph Mollica and Ms. Dottie Sellers Mr. and Mrs. John Moran Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Muller Dr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Noonan, Jr. Ms. Bente L. Ott Mr. and Mrs. John Patterson Ms. Janet H. Perkins Ms. Rachel Perry Mr. Richard Perry Mr. and Mrs. Jack Z. Rabinowitz Mr. and Mrs. Enrique Ramirez Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Reed Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Reichlin Mr. Michael Remsen Ms. Susan Repko Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rizza, Jr. Shepherd K. Roberts ’47 Mr. and Mrs. James C. Rodgers ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Rubens Henry G. Rulon-Miller ’51 Carlos A. Sagebien ’89 Sara M. Schwiebert h’05 Mr. Gerald P. Seid Dr. and Mrs. Suresh N. Shah Ms. Sybil Shainwald Ms. Dorothy H. Shannon and Dr. William A. Sweeney Ms. Maria E. Shepard Markell Meyers Shriver ’46 Dr. Lawrence R. Siegel and Mrs. Paula Siegel Daniel J. Skvir h’73 and Tamara Turkevich Skvir ’62 Mr. Donald V. Smith Mrs. Maureen A. Smith Ms. Bette Ipsen Soloway Ms. Jane Spencer Linda Maxwell Stefanelli ’62 Mr. John and Mrs. Louise Steffens Mr. Richard Steinhart and Ms. Teresa Lin Mr. William A. Stoltzfus III and Ms. Alison L. Baxter Martha Sullivan Sword ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Taggart Ms. Sandra Tanners Ms. Carolyn Tazza Hilleary T. Thomas ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Carlton H. Tucker h’13 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman Mr. and Mrs. Walter Upson Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Vosburgh Ms. Barbara Walker Ms. Joan Walker Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wallace ’48 Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Walter Mrs. Douglas Webb Mr. and Mrs. Greg A. Weinberg Dr. and Mrs. Roscoe White Ann M. Wiley ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Williams Ms. Mary K. Williams Mrs. Brenda Wislar Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Wood Ms. Jun Yan Ms. Donna S. Zarzecki Mr. Andrew Zielinski Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Zuray

CORPORATIONS & FOUNDATIONS The following Corporations, Matching Gift Companies, Organizations and Foundations supported the 2018-2019 Annual Fund.

Anonymous (8) 6 Brothers Foundation Altman Investment Management, LLC Amazon Smile Foundation The Anderson-Behnamnia Family Fund of Vanguard Charitable Anonymous of the Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund ATK Endodontics, LLC Avanade The Baldwin Foundation Baldwin-Sieck Family Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Bank of New York Mellon Margaret and Marshall Bartlett Family Foundation Becton Dickinson and Company Bhatia-Chowdhury Family Giving Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund BlackRock Matching Gift Program The Blue Dish Fund at Schwab Charitable Blue Ridge Charitable Trust Brahaney Family Fund of Schwab Charitable The Brownington Foundation Judith and William Burks Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Cedar Grove Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation The Victoria Chen and Jeffrey Guild Fund of Vanguard Charitable The David and Olive Coghlan Charitable Giving Fund The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee CougarBear HellFox Fund of the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation The Digital Group of Companies Inc. Dries Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Dropbox The Edelman Family Foundation Educational Ventures Inc. Lori and Michael Feldstein Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer County Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Francfort Family Fund of Fidelity Charitable Gift FTI Consulting, Inc. Gardner Family Charitable Gift Fund Geltzer Family Foundation Girgus/Chimacoff Family Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation The Griffin-Cole Fund The Gordon and Llura Gund Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation The Halpern Family Foundation, Inc. The Emily and John Harvey Foundation Sylvia Taylor Healy Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation The Henagan Foundation Highland-Mills Foundation, Incorporated Sally Foss and James Scott Hill Foundation Hofmann Family Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey InVision Robert Wood Johnson III Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation The Kennedy-Morrison Family Fund of Vanguard Charitable

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SEMPER lUCEATS The Semper Luceats are our most loyal donors who have given to the Annual Fund for 10 or more consecutive years. We thank them for giving back and helping us provide opportunities to the students of today. Semper Luceat was the Miss Fine’s School motto and means “may it always shine.”

Anonymous (3) Joe Abelson ’73 Dr. Alexander M. Ackley, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Acquaviva Mr. Mark S. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Seth Adler ’97 Mr. and Mrs. Edem K. Afemeku Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Albert Mrs. Maria Tardugno Aldrich ’99 and Mr. Stephen P. Aldrich Lylah M. Alphonse ’90 Mr. Patrick E. Amaral and Ms. Katherine Schulte Glenna Weisberg Andersen ’73 Jessica Collins Anderson ’98 Annie Jamieson Applegate ’99 Mr. and Mrs. James G. Atkeson Susan Carter Avanzino ’60 Mrs. Louise Mason Bachelder ’54 and Mr. Joseph E. Bachelder III J. Keith Baicker ’78 Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Bailey Gordon McAllen Baker ’51 John C. Baker ’62 Mr. Robert H. B. Baldwin, Jr. and Ms. Margaret J. Sieck Dr. Kimberly A. Ballinger and Mr. Eric Rosenthal Patience Outerbridge Banister ’63 David A. Barondess, Ph.D. ’78 Tracey Spinner Baskin ’00 Jay V. Bavishi ’05 Mrs. Elizabeth Becker ’77 and Mr. Paul Becker Mrs. Denise G. Bencivengo Dr. Kofi D. Benefo and Dr. Prema A. Kurien Laura S. Bennett ’85 Courtney C. Bergh ’02 Linda Staniar Bergh ’66 and Mr. William G. Bergh Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Bernardi Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bertoli Mr. Kamlesh H. Bhatia and Dr. Jyoti K. Bhatia Lillie G. Binder ’04 Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Bing h’87 Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Blakes Dr. Cindy Blitz and Dr. Itzhak Yanovitzky Mr. Christopher B. Bobbitt and Ms. Tiffany L. Smith Mrs. Dawn Z. Bocian and Mr. David A. Bocian Stephanie L. Bogart ’83 Joanna L. Bowen ’03 Wendy McAneny Bradburn ’50 Griffith S. Braddock ’93 Carol Harris Bradley ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Brahaney Ariana Jakub Brandes ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brent Benjamin T. Brickner ’00 and Kathryn Babick Brickner ’02 The Reverend Henry P. Bristol II ’72 and Mrs. Susan P. Bristol Adam Bromwich ’92 Jeffery N. Brown ’87 Mrs. Graham M. Brush

Dr. and Mrs. William P. Burks Jan Hall Burruss ’72 Dr. Rebecca W. Bushnell ’70 and Mr. John Toner Charles J. Buttaci ’92 Frederica Cagan Doeringer ’70 Robin Ackerman Cameron ’98 Vance G. Camisa ’79 Christopher C. Campbell ’03 Mr. Michael J. Campbell Henry B. Cannon III ’53 Kevin M. Capinpin ’92 Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Capinpin Mr. and Mrs. Carlos A. Cara James Carey, Jr. ’57 Nancy Chen Cavanaugh ’78 Drs. John N. Cavuto ’81 and Robin R. Antonacci Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chalek Mark W. Chatham ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Earl Y. Chen Jaye Chen ’86 Jean Chen ’93 Victoria C.P. Chen ’84 Dr. and Mrs. Paul H. Chew Mr. Alan Chimacoff and Ms. Joan S. Girgus Thomas D. Chubet ’61 John W. Claghorn III ’68 Ann Kinczel Clapp ’59 Phyllis Vandewater Clement ’40 Dr. Frans M. Coetzee and Dr. Catherine A. Peters Dr. Aly Cohen ’91 and Dr. Stephen Lewis Mrs. Stephanie A. Hanzel Cohen and Mr. Daniel Cohen Mrs. Barbara Griffin Cole ’78 and Mr. Christopher A. Cole Kathleen Gorman Colket ’69 Marc A. Collins ’88 Sara E. K. Cooper ’80 Christina Flores Cordes ’99 Gail M. Cotton ’62 Evelyn Turner Counts ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Patrick L. Courtney ’85 Mr. and Mrs. Brock L. Covington Allissa C. Crea ’06 Dr. and Mrs. Barrington Cross Daniel S. Crosta ’02 Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Cucchi Ms. Elizabeth R. Cutler and Mr. Thomas G. Kreutz Ms. Susan Daly-Rouse and Mr. Charles B. Rouse H. Andrew Davies II ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Guy K. Dean III ’55 Anne Carples Denny ’53 Mr. John H. Denny, Sr. Will C. Dewey ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. DiBianca Mr. Donald T. Dickson Dr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Difazio John L. Dorazio, Jr. ’00 Wylie O’Hara Doughty ’63 Robert A. Drabiuk ’96 Dr. J. Christopher and Mrs. Kristen Dries Christina Bachelder Dufresne ’77 Kathleen Sittig Dunlop ’63 Craig and Betsy Dykstra Martha Thompson Eckfeldt ’60 William Edwards, Jr. ’63 Mrs. Debra C. Egner FAll 2019

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Harold Kramer Foundation LAWsgiving Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Tobin and Susan Levy Family Fund of Fidelity Charitable William and Nancy Lifland Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Page and Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation The Lee and Marjorie Maschler Fund of Vanguard Charitable The Edward E. and Marie L. Matthews Foundation The McAlpin Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation The Curtis W. McGraw Foundation Mills Foundation, Inc. Nearly New Shop The New York Community Trust Newbury Partners Martha L. A. Norris Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Nussbaum Charitable Gift Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Omega Painting Services LLC Orchard Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Paik Architecture Margen Penick Charitable Trust Honey Perkins Family Foundation, Inc. Pheasant Hill Foundation, Inc. The PIMCO Foundation Princeton Area Community Foundation, Inc. PSE&G Quest Diagnostics Renaissance Charitable Foundation of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund James S. Riepe Family Foundation Rossmassler Family Gift Fund Patrick Rulon-Miller Charitable of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Schwab Charitable Fund Anna and Robert Sedgley Family Fund of the Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund George G. and Elizabeth G. Smith Foundation, Inc. The David B. Smoyer Fund of Vanguard Charitable The Smukler Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer County G. Whitney Snyder Charitable Fund State Street Matching Gift Program TD Ameritrade TD Connectivity Penny and Ted Thomas Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Tucker Family Charitable Trust of the Fidelity Charitable Fund Vanguard Charitable The Vogel-Seidenberg Charitable Fund of the AYCO Charitable Foundation Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Foundation Kendrick and Lisa White Family Foundation of the Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund Whitlock Family Trust Wickenden Associates, Inc.

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Mr. Mark A. Egner ’82 and Mrs. Maeve Egner Mr. and Mrs. Adam L. Eiseman Katharine Walker Ellison ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Shawn W. Ellsworth ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Emann Michael Englander ’72 Mr. Paul and Reverend Joanne Epply-Schmidt Jody Erdman ’72 Peter E. B. Erdman ’43 Mr. and Mrs. Michael I. Falcon Ms. Laurence M. Farhat Mrs. Jean Farina Laura Farina ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Farina Matthew R. Farkas ’90 Ms. Katherine Fay Anne Bishop Faynberg ’73 Douglas A. Fein ’79 Scott J. Feldman ’93 Dr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Felton Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Ferguson Jeanine M. Figur ’74 Mr. and Mrs. James T. Finnegan Samuel C. Finnell ’74 and Mary Murdoch Finnell ’76 Aviva Perlman Fintz ’02 Jacob M. Fisch ’06 Professor Nathaniel J. Fisch and Dr. Tobe M. Fisch Brian Fishbein ’09 Dr. Keith J. Fishbein and Dr. Nancy L. Feldman Ellen M. Fisher ’73 Andrew J. Fishmann, M.D. ’68 David S. Fitton, Jr. ’79 Mrs. Joan Fitton Anne Dennison Fleming ’77 Barbara Russell Flight ’77 Nancy Shannon Ford ’54 Ms. Betty Ann Fort Mr. Gregory P. Francfort and Ms. Patricia A. Francfort Karen P. Fredericks ’89 Mr. David M. Freedholm and Ms. Maria Shepard Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Fried Benjamin M. Frost ’92 Elaine Polhemus Frost ’53 Mr. and Mrs. David A. Frothingham Agnes S. Fulper ’54 Beverly and Jack Gallagher Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Gallagher Mrs. Amy M. Gallo ’03 and Mr. Brian Hickel Julia Penick Garry ’77 Mr. Donato Gasparro John M. Gaston III ’62 Mr. and Mrs. Moore Gates, Jr. ’42 Mr. Thomas R. Gates ’78 and Mrs. Tracey W. Gates Mr. and Mrs. David R. Geltzer Andrew V. Gentile ’03 Mr. Joseph F. Gerdes and Mrs. Berna Itez-Gerdes Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Gerry ’99 Mr. and Mrs. Antoine Gerschel Jonathan S. Gershen ’86 and Ilene Gershen Dr. Kalla A. Gervasio ’08 Dr. Beth Geter-Douglass ’82 Mr. and Mrs. David Gibson Mr. Peter E. Gibson and Mrs. Marjorie Wallace Gibson ’84 Louise Whipple Gillock ’73 JOURNAL

Tessica Glancey ’08 Mr. and Mrs. David E. Goldberg Jill L. Goldman ’74 Ms. Georgia B. Gosnell William P. Graff ’75 Mrs. Sarah M. Graham and Mr. Kevin Graham Mr. Frank Greek and Mrs. Cathy Greek The Honorable and Mrs. William S. Greenberg Drs. Christopher and Dorota Gribbin Mr. and Mrs. John L. Griffith, Jr. John L. Griffith III ’99 and Rebecca Lintner Griffith ’95 Ms. Jane E. Grigger Alice Lee Groton ’78 Mrs. Marilyn W. Grounds Mr. Louis C. Guarino ’79 and Mrs. Patricia Guarino Mr. Todd B. Gudgel and Ms. Colleen A. Foy Alexandra Smith Gunderson ’75 John A. Gutman ’79 Sally Campbell Haas ’63 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Haggerty III Mr. and Mrs. John P. Hall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hall, Jr. Mr. Andrew C. Hamlin and Ms. Kathleen Deignan Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Haney Mr. and Mrs. Alexander D. Hanson Julia Fulper Hardt ’61 Lynn Prior Harrington ’54 Susan Denise Harris ’69 Brendan G. Hart ’00 Cary Smith Hart, M.D. ’64 Ms. Christine Hart Jason M. Hart ’94 Sara Zoe Hart ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Harvey Jenny Chandler Hauge ’78 Mark A. Heald ’43 Maren Levine Hefler ’99 Daniel J. Helmick ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Henkel Ms. Gayle Henkin and Mr. Thomas P. Smith Daniel R. Herr ’84 Deborah V. Hobler ’66 Eric D. Hochberg ’98 Susan C. Hockings, Ph.D. ’86 Katherine Gulick Hoffman ’72 Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Hofmann, Jr. Benjamin A. Hohmuth, M.D. ’90 Ms. Eileen Hohmuth-Lemonick and Mr. Michael D. Lemonick Dr. Jason M. Hollander ’90 and Dr. Sarah Werbel Julia Cornforth Holofcener ’61 Christopher J. Horan ’79 Timothy S. Howard ’86 Mr. and Mrs. John B. Howe Mary Lawson-Johnston Howe ’85 Nicole and Richard Hughes Julia Stabler Hull ’76 Lynch W. Hunt, Jr. ’85 Simeon H. Hutner ’77 Taylor K. Hwong ’88 Mary Hobler Hyson ’68 Mr. and Mrs. Dinesh C. Jain Ms. Tamara Jakub Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Jamieson, Jr. Kathleen O. Jamieson ’96 Mariel Jenkins ’09 Pam and Eric R. Jensen ’82

Mrs. Betty Wold Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Marc C. Johnson Bradford D. Johnston ’94 Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Johnston Russell P. Joye ’04 Richard B. Judge, Jr. ’69 Mea Aall Kaemmerlen ’64 William R. Kales II ’55 James Kaplan and Rita Zetterberg Mr. Kamal Kasera and Ms. Ritu Jajodia Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Kaufman Kelley Keegan ’03 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Keegan, Jr. Hilary Thompson Kenyon ’53 Jane Henderson Kenyon ’79 Barbara Thomsen Kerckhoff ’69 J. Regan Kerney ’61 Hope Thompson Kerr ’53 Nancy Hudler Keuffel ’58 Ms. Lena Khatcherian L. Chloe King ’55 Mr. and Mrs. Horace C. Klein Mitchell J. Klein ’86 Mr. and Mrs. James R. Knill II Alexis Arlett Kochmann ’77 Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig M. Koerte Matthew P. Kohut ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Vijaysinha R. Kokkirala Sesaly Gould Krafft ’45 Dr. Ramesh Kumar and Ms. Linda Matusick-Kumar Benjamin B. Kuris ’93 Jeremy S. Kuris ’91 Mrs. Rachel Zublatt Kusminsky ’94 and Mr. Andrew Kusminsky Trevor J. Lamb ’00 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Lambert III Mr. David H. LaMotte and Ms. Jani Rachelson Sally Kuser Lane ’42 Stephen Lane ’64 Drs. Karen and Andrew Latham Mr. and Mrs. James Y. Laughlin ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Law Sarah Sword Lazarus ’81 Ms. Helen C. Lee Suzanne E. Lengyel ’84 Eleanor Vandewater Leonard ’44 Galete J. Levin ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Ley Ronald Li, M.D. and Carol Chiang-Li Mr. Ye Li and Ms. Angela Deng Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Lien Dr. and Mrs. Judson Linville Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Lippman Terry and Rich Lisk Amy R. Livingston ’91 Giovanna Gray Lockhart ’98 Mr. Reuben Loewy Mary Woodbridge Lott ’67 Kathleen Dunn Lyman ’56 Mr. and Mrs. M. Jack S. Madani Mark Madden ’08 Dr. William Maggio and Dr. Vijay Maggio Mr. and Mrs. John E. Maher, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tazee Mahjied Dr. and Mrs. Ramy A. Mahmoud Laura Mali-Astrue ’74 Dr. Burton G. Malkiel and Dr. Nancy Weiss Malkiel Alexander K. Manka ’95 Charles F. Mapes, Jr. ’48 Mr. M. Yves Marcuard

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Mr. and Mrs. John M. Peach Ms. Cynthia H. Peifer Jeffrey F. Perlman ’82 Laura B. Peterson ’67 Melissa J. Phares ’80 Dorothy C. Pickering ’71 Mr. and Mrs. Rogerio Pinheiro Charles H. Place III ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Plohn, Jr. Mandy Rabinowitz Plonsky ’97 Mr. Stephen A. Pollard ’90 and Dr. Jessica Stevens Joy E. Power ’80 Alexandra B. Powers and Howard F. Powers, Jr. ’80 Mr. and Mrs. Drew Procaccino Joseph D. Punia ’71 Russell B. Pyne ’73 Daniel Quick ’56 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Quigley, Jr. Heather Dembert Rafter ’78 David A. Ragsdale ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Elder E. Ramirez Daniel Rathauser ’06 Marie Frohling Rawlings ’43 Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Reichlin Mr. Michael Remsen Cicely Tomlinson Richardson ’56 Mrs. Stephanie Richman ’87 and Mr. William Reilly Dr. Yale Richmond and Mrs. Ilene Richmond Gail Petty Riepe ’64 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rizza, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Roach Elizabeth Hamid Roberts ’70 Dr. and Mrs. F. Edward Roberts, Jr. Shepherd K. Roberts ’47 Barbara Johnston Rodgers ’51 James C. Rodgers ’70 David C.D. Rogers ’47 Joseph P. Rogers ’09 and Cameron Linville Rogers ’09 Julia Roginsky ’91 Mr. and Mrs. Igor Roitburg Alexandra Hiller Rorick ’07 Arianna Rosati ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Rosenberg Scott E. Rosenberg ’04 Dr. and Mrs. Norman R. Rosenthal A. Richard Ross ’68 and Judith Heim Andrew A. Ross ’81 Mr. Llewellyn G. Ross and Ms. Miles Dumont Jeremy E. Rothfleisch ’88 Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Rothstein Wendy Gartner Rowland ’53 Hardy S. Royal ’89 Mr. Toms B. Royal Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Rubens Linda Rubens Liuba Shapiro Ruiz ’96 Henry G. Rulon-Miller ’51 Patrick Rulon-Miller ’55 Alice Ganoe Ryden ’82 Dr. and Mrs. Jan N. Safer Mr. Mark J. Samse Lauren J. Sanders ’01 Mr. and Mrs. David Sanzalone David Sayen ’64 Elizabeth W. Sayen ’03 Kenneth C. Scasserra ’53 Dr. and Mrs. Peter H. Schafer Sally Hagen Schmid ’60

Margaret Lee Sayen Schmucker ’02 and Grant J. Schmucker ’02 Page Schmucker ’00 Aaron and Erin Schomburg Jeffrey Schor ’97 Lauren Goodyear Schramm ’82 Jeffrey E. Schuss ’73 Susan Bauer Schwinger ’73 Mr. and Mrs. David R. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Sedgley Mr. and Mrs. G. Carter Sednaoui Mr. Gerald P. Seid Lars A. Selberg ’75 and Julia Sly Selberg ’74 Mrs. Susan E. Shaffer Ameesh R. Shah ’97 Anu R. Shah ’05 Dr. Maritoni Calon Shah and Dr. Utpal (Paul) Shah ’90 Utpal S. Shah ’90 Harriet M. Sharlin ’70 Dr. Sandra and Dr. Yitzhak Sharon Dr. Marjorie D. Shaw ’70 and Mr. Barney S. Rush Sandra L. Shaw ’76 Jane Gihon Shillaber ’53 Markell Meyers Shriver ’46 Dr. Lawrence R. Siegel and Mrs. Paula Siegel Rebecca Nemiroff Siegel ’96 Stephen S. Siegel ’93 Muna Shehadi Sill ’79 Bradley Y. Smith ’63 Julia Herr Smith ’88 Ashley Smoots ’09 David B. Smoyer ’56 Dr. Benny Soffer and Dr. Janet Chen Ms. Bette Ipsen Soloway Barbara A. Spalholz ’74 Lauren Welsh Sparrow ’99 Ms. Jane Spencer Ilona Spiro ’02 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Stanton Austin C. Starkey, Jr. ’69 Linda Maxwell Stefanelli ’62 Paul J. and Maureen O. Stellato Dr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Sternberg Michele Sternberg ’87 Jon and Meredith Stevens Dana H. Stewardson ’80 Laura Stifel Murphy ’82 Richard N. Stillwell ’50 John D. Stitzer, Jr. ’92 P.E. Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Stockman Mr. William A. Stoltzfus III and Ms. Alison L. Baxter Craig C. Stuart ’87 Austin P. Sullivan, Jr. ’54 Mr. Thomas J. Sullivan and Ms. Bonnie L. Higgins Martha Sullivan Sword ’73 Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Szuter ’82 Julie K. Taitsman ’90 Lisa A. Taitsman ’86 Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Tate Mr. Mark A. Tatum and Ms. Lisa Skeete Tatum Mr. Mark E. Thierfelder and Ms. Courtney A. Lederer Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Thomas ’82 Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Thomas Ms. Jill L. Thomas Newell M. Thompson ’82 and Sarah Griffin Thompson ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Tucker S. Triolo Mr. and Mrs. Carlton H. Tucker h’13 FAll 2019

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Jay R. Marcus ’80 Katherine K. Marquis ’92 Allison Marshall ’03 Mr. Daniel A. Marshall and Dr. Rebecca G. Marshall Mr. John S. Marshall ’81 and Mrs. Lori Marshall Mr. Lee S. Maschler Ms. Marjorie Maschler Janet M. Masterton ’70 Bennett J. Matelson ’88 Dr. Elisa Matthes Mr. Edward E. Matthews Gregory E. Matthews ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. McCain Livia Wong McCarthy ’77 Tania Lawson-Johnston McCleery ’71 Ann I. McClellan ’68 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McClellan Robert N. McClellan ’77 Jo Schlossberg McConaghy ’67 Frank A. McDougald III ’83 Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGill Mr. and Mrs. George H. McLaughlin II Howard McMorris II ’59 Wendy Lawson-Johnston McNeil ’70 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Meggitt Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Melodia Sean N. Merriweather ’99 Catherine White Mertz ’79 Sara Peach Messier ’01 Mr. Edwin H. Metcalf ’51 and Mrs. Nancy B. Metcalf Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Meyercord III Martha F. Miller ’67 Nancy B. Miller ’57 Mrs. Polly T. Miller ’63 and Mr. G. Nicholas Miller Sydne Levine Miller ’01 Valerie Wicks Miller ’63 Mr. Kewei Ming and Mrs. Zhanyun Zhao Mr. and Dr. Kenneth R. Mischner John B. Mittnacht ’73 Debbie and Steve Modzelewski Mr. Paminas Mogaka and Mrs. Catherine Gacanja Peter R. Moock ’56 Patience Morgan-Irigoyen ’66 William M. Morse ’57 Cecily E. Moyer ’05 Dr. Michael J. Mundenar and Mrs. Jill Mundenar Megan E. Keegan Murphy ’05 Praveen G. Murthy ’06 Kang Na ’82 Alexander J. Nanfara ’99 Marcia Goetze Nappi ’52 Marina Turkevich Naumann ’56 Russell A. Nemiroff ’03 Dr. Hong Ni and Ms. Xun Xu Robert A. Norman ’71 Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski ’01 Mr. and Mrs. John R. O’Brien Kip Herrick O’Brien ’75 Nanette R. O’Brien-Blake ’04 Erik L. Oliver ’90 Michael S. O’Neill ’96 Jessica Feig Opet ’01 Matthew Oresky ’08 Mrs. Maryann F. Ortiz Ms. Bente L. Ott Mr. Brent Ozdogan and Dr. Anita Miedziak Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Parks Robert E. Paun ’98

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Mr. Robert D. Tuckman Karen M. Turner ’72 Palmer B. Uhl ’74 Mrs. Karen Callaway Urisko ’85 and Mr. John C. Urisko III Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 Professor David F. Venturo and Ms. Jeanne C. Conerly John E. Vine ’82 Stephen M. Vine ’70 Henry T. Vogt ’72 William H. von Oehsen III ’76 Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Vradenburgh Susan Barclay Walcott ’57 Ms. Barbara Walker Mr. and Mrs. Brent C. Walker Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wallace ’48 Mrs. Susan Schildkraut Wallach ’64 and Mr. Kenneth Wallach Diana E. Walsh ’72 Mrs. Michele L. Walsh and Mr. James Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Walter Randall S. Walter ’87 Mrs. Leslie Straut Ward ’80 and Mr. Grant M. Ward Terry L. Ward ’74 Edward G. Warren III ’61 Lisa A. Warren ’71 Curtis McGraw Webster ’75 Mr. and Mrs. Greg A. Weinberg David S. Weiner ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Weinstein Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wellemeyer ’52 Mr. Michael G. Wells Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick W. White Polly Hunter White ’74 Mrs. Noel S. White Rena Ann Whitehouse ’83 David C. Whitlock ’80 Robert C. Whitlock ’78 Marina von Neumann Whitman ’52 Jennifer Dutton Whyte ’80 Harvey M. Wiener ’75 Mr. and Mrs. William A. Wilde III Ann M. Wiley ’70 Jane T. Wiley ’69 Cintra Eglin Willcox ’76 Mrs. C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ’80 and †Mr. Stephen Williams Ms. Mary K. Williams Gay Wilmerding ’75 Robert D. Wilmot ’69 Jean Gorman Wilson ’69 Mr. Robert N. Wilson Mrs. Janine Winant ’99 and Mr. Jonathan A. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Winstanley Eric R. Wolarsky ’92 John T. Woodward IV ’84 Thomas C. Worthington ’71 Ms. Dolores Wright Peter G.P. Wright ’51 Cornelia Wu ’94 Dr. and Mrs. Nir Yakoby Joseph Yellin ’07 Mr. and Mrs. Darius B. Young Drs. Benjamin and Lisa Zablocki Ms. Donna S. Zarzecki Dr. Jiang Zhao and Ms. Ruozhen Chen Ms. Laura Ziv George M. Zoukee ’77

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GIFTS MADE IN HONOR OF

In Honor of Carlos Cara Grace K. Barbara ’18 Katelyn S. Laughlin ’16 Ava R. Nusblatt ’16 Ms. Jane Spencer

In Honor of Mark S. Adams Ryan Bremer ’18

In Honor of Joshua Cha ’27 Dr. Min Cha and Mrs. Soyoung Lee

Every year Princeton Day School receives gifts given in honor of or in memory of someone special.

In Honor of Edem Afemeku Iheanyichi C. Inyama ’18 In Honor of Ashley and George Aitken-Davies Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Donegan In Honor of Willem Albert ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Sean M. Albert In Honor of Charles J. Alt Danielle R. Gershen ’18 In Honor of William M. Asch Renita Zaparde ’18 In Honor of Jan Baker Ann Wittke Morrissey ’76 In Honor of Joan C. Baker Mrs. Douglas Webb In Honor of Stephanie Balazsi Grace K. Barbara ’18 In Honor of John Baldwin Abhijit Basu ’10 In Honor of Marjorie Barlet Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Liu

In Honor of Jean Chen ’93 Nathan Tain ’92 In Honor of Sarah Chopra ’18 Mr. Jitender Chopra and Mrs. Jeannie L. Chopra Mr. Charley Jen and Ms. Julia Lin Mr. and Mrs. Chin F. Lin In Honor of Daniel Cohen Jill C. Cacciola ’13 In Honor of Thatcher Cook Mr. Yi Tang and Ms. Hong Yang In Honor of Julie Cucchi Nikolai Darenkov ’18 In Honor of Elizabeth Cutler Zoe A. Fried ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Horowitz Mimi Matthews ’14 Arianna Rosati ’88 In Honor of Thomas Davis Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Samantha levine Dawson ’85 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman

In Honor of Amy E. Beckford Linnéa C. Eberly ’18

In Honor of Nicholas Edward DeCandia Nicholas J. DeCandia ’80

In Honor of Theresa (Terry) Beeman Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski ’01

In Honor of Christina DeCesare Grace K. Barbara ’18 Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi

In Honor of Denise Bencivengo Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski ’01 In Honor of Scott Bertoli Skye J. Samse ’11 Eric Sherman ’18 In Honor of Shonell Best-Brown Mr. Christopher B. Bobbitt and Ms. Tiffany L. Smith In Honor of Sandy Bing h’87 Mrs. Denise G. Bencivengo Meriel Burtle Lindley ’74 Ann Wittke Morrissey ’76 Evan R. Press ’79 In Honor of Mikayla Blakes ’24 Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Blakes In Honor of Jeffrey Bond Benjamin A. Hohmuth, M.D. ’90 In Honor of David Burkett Grace Lee ’15 Mr. Xiaohang Su and Ms. Yafei Huang Charlotte M. Williams ’12 Renita Zaparde ’18 Ruchita Zaparde ’17 In Honor of Stan Cahill Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi David Nathaniel Jones ’18 Mr. William T. Jones and Ms. Roxane Scurlock Jones Claire E. Szuter ’18 Emily Trend ’18 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman

In Honor of JohnGarret Denise ’02 Susan Denise Harris ’69 In Honor of Christopher J. Devlin Joseph J. Levine ’16 Emma G. Sharer ’16 In Honor of Clive Dillon ’27 Dr. Gregory C. Dillon and Ms. Samantha S. Skey In Honor of Reed Dillon ’23 Dr. Gregory C. Dillon and Ms. Samantha S. Skey In Honor of Dr. Alison Distefano Dr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Difazio In Honor of Eamon Downey Rahul K. Bhatia ’18 In Honor of Paul Epply-Schmidt Ritvik Khandelwal ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Liu Max Miller ’18 In Honor of Jenny J. Fan ’22 Mr. Xien Fan and Mrs. Fang Sheng In Honor of laurence Farhat Elizabeth Brennan ’18 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of laura Farina ’79 Miriam T. Chilton ’79 In Honor of Katherine Fay Mr. and Mrs. David Fay

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In Honor of Susan Ferguson Ms. Katherine Fay Ms. Trixie Sabundayo and Mr. Josh Frechette In Honor of Kevin J. Flahive ’19 Mr. William Flahive and Dr. Carol Cronheim In Honor of Sean Flahive ’15 Mr. William Flahive and Dr. Carol Cronheim In Honor of Morgan Foster ’15 Mr. and Mrs. John Langeler In Honor of Andrew Franz Ann Wittke Morrissey ’76 Eric S. Reichard ’79 In Honor of David Freedholm Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi Sanjana Dugar ’18 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Michael Friedman Hallie B. Hoffman ’18 Clara M. Love ’18 In Honor of Brian Frister ’18 Ms. Sara Frister In Honor of Steven E. Gadd Arya Jha ’18 In Honor of Amy Gallo ’03 Kaylie Keesling In Honor of Maureen E. Gargione Ms. Trixie Sabundayo and Mr. Josh Frechette In Honor of Tracey Gates Ms. Janet L. Baker In Honor of Sally Stewart Gilbert ’65 Laura Farina ’79 In Honor of Sheila Goeke Mr. Peter Dickson and Ms. Janet Zoubek Dickson In Honor of Jill Goldman ’74 Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Goldman In Honor of Sarah M. Graham Mr. Yi Tang and Ms. Hong Yang In Honor of Connor Green ’19 Ms. Shannon S. Hartley In Honor of Todd B. Gudgel Sara J. Chopra ’18 Jay S. Karandikar ’13 Michael A. Kearney ’15 In Honor of Jaden Hall ’23 Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hall, Jr. In Honor of Skylar J. Hall ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hall, Jr. In Honor of Emmeline Morehouse Hatcher ’08 Mr. and Mrs. C. Schuyler Morehouse In Honor of Eliza G. Hickel ’32 Amy M. Gallo ’03 and Mr. Brian Hickel In Honor of Peter Higgins Mr. Robert D. Tuckman

In Honor of Jerry Hirniak William E. Bucklee ’12 Dr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Difazio Hallie B. Hoffman ’18 Tarika Kumar ’18 Rebecca Kuzmicz ’18 Emma S. Latham ’18

In Honor of Harvey lee Jay V. Bavishi ’05

In Honor of Deborah V. Hobler ’66 Andrea Hicks ’66

In Honor of George Ma ’20 Mr. and Mrs. Jian Ma

In Honor of Eileen Hohmuth-lemonick Anonymous Scott N. Miller ’87 and Jennifer Bonini ’87 Michelle K. Leung ’18 Ottilie L. B. Lighte ’16 Mr. Yi Tang and Ms. Hong Yang

In Honor of Jack Madani Ms. Susan Daly-Rouse and Mr. Charles B. Rouse

In Honor of Samuel Hunt Damali M. G. Simon-Ponte ’18 In Honor of Oren A. Karsen ’12 Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. Karsen In Honor of Shira A. Karsen ’10 Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. Karsen In Honor of Alesia Klein Peter W. Klein ’16 Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Turchetta In Honor of Alain Kornhauser Mr. Patrick E. Amaral and Ms. Katherine Schulte In Honor of Arielle M. Krebs ’93 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Krebs In Honor of Justin M. Krebs ’96 Mr. and Mrs. Eric Krebs In Honor of larry Kuser ’60 Laura Farina ’79 In Honor of Young and Kyangha Kwon William F. Brossman III ’17 In Honor of David laMotte Zoe A. Fried ’16 In Honor of Anthony lapinski Damali M. G. Simon-Ponte ’18 In Honor of Alex lasevich Dr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Difazio In Honor of Karen latham Elizabeth Brennan ’18 Ashley C. A. Cavuto ’17 Dr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Difazio Jacquelyn Hart ’16 Emma S. Latham ’18 Harrison A. Latham ’15 Damali M. G. Simon-Ponte ’18 Mr. Andrew West and Mrs. Shawna Han West In Honor of James Y. laughlin ’80 Mr. Christopher B. Bobbitt and Ms. Tiffany L. Smith Katelyn S. Laughlin ’16 In Honor of lauren ledley Danielle R. Gershen ’18 Hannah M. Rafferty ’18 In Honor of Caroline lee Anonymous Hallie B. Hoffman ’18 Hannah M. Rafferty ’18 Damali M. G. Simon-Ponte ’18 Renita Zaparde ’18

In Honor of Courtney leopold ’06 Dr. Clayton E. Leopold In Honor of Terrance lin ’29 Mr. Shengchun S. Lin and Mrs. Yuhui Li

In Honor of lindsey Sternberg Maggi ’95 Dr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Sternberg In Honor of Elizabeth Murdoch Maguire ’78 Jason L. Read ’96 In Honor of Heather Maione Dr. and Mrs. Frank Masino In Honor of Benjamin Malone Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Nicole Mangino Sara J. Chopra ’18 Linnéa C. Eberly ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Fenton Mr. Yi Tang and Ms. Hong Yang Mr. and Mrs. Lin Zhang In Honor of Jessica Manners Linnéa C. Eberly ’18 Tarika Kumar ’18 Devon L. Wenzel ’18 In Honor of Mia Manzulli Linnéa C. Eberly ’18 Michelle K. Leung ’18 In Honor of Edgar Mariano Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi Arya Jha ’18 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman Honor of John S. Marshall ’81 Daniel F. Thompson ’81 In Honor of Benjamin G. Masia ’24 Mr. Thomas Brensic Mr. Lloyd J. Lederkramer Ms. Rachel Perry In Honor of Hayden A. Masia ’21 Mr. Lloyd J. Lederkramer Mr. Richard Perry In Honor of Sabrina Matlock ’15 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Matlock In Honor of Brian Mayer Anonymous Iheanyichi C. Inyama ’18 Clara M. Love ’18 Helen E. Peterson ’18 The Potluri Family In Honor of Ann McClellan ’68 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McClellan In Honor of Robert McClellan ’77 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McClellan In Honor of William McClellan II ’75 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McClellan

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In Honor of Mila Feamster ’30 Professor Nick Feamster and Professor Marshini Chetty

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The May Margaret Fine Society Honoring those extraordinary people who remember Princeton Day School through bequests, retirement plans and other planned gifts.

Established in 1998, the May Margaret Fine Society recognizes those loyal alumnae/i, parents and friends who have informed the Advancement Office that they have included Princeton Day School in their charitable estate plans. If you have already included Princeton Day School in your estate plans, please let us know. We would like to thank you for your generosity, make sure the purpose of your gift is understood, and include you as a member of the May Margaret Fine Society.

Mr. Seth L. Baranoff Mrs. Denise G. Bencivengo †Dr. Ralph C. Bencivengo †Mrs. Gladys Borrus †Sarah Hart Brodsky ’54 †Katherine Eisenhart Brown ’38 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Bylin Melissa Rosendorf Calvert ’91 †Mr. Joseph M. Conroy †Therese E. Critchlow ’39 †Helen M. Crossley ’38 †Miss Shirley Davis Mr. and Mrs. Guy K. Dean III ’55 †Mrs. J. Richardson Dilworth Mrs. Edith B. Eglin Mr. and Mrs. Shawn W. Ellsworth ’75 †B. Adelaide Banks Evers ’28 Ellen M. Fisher ’73 Nancy Shannon Ford ’54 Wendy Frieman ’74 †Joan Daniels Grimley ’46 †Joanne C. Sly Hicks ’40 †Mr. James S. Hill Deborah V. Hobler ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Hofmann, Jr. †Mr. Theodore G. Kane †Mrs. Elizabeth Kelley J. Regan Kerney ’61 Nancy Hudler Keuffel ’58 L. Chloe King ’55 Jacqueline Reiss Kravitz ’89 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Lambert III Mary Woodbridge Lott ’67 †David Mathey ’47 †Dean W. Mathey ’43 Mr. Edward E. Matthews

David H. McAlpin, Jr. ’43 †Leslie C. McAneny ’54 Mr. Edwin H. Metcalf ’51 and Mrs. Nancy B. Metcalf Nancy B. Miller ’57 Marcia Goetze Nappi ’52 Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Ober, Jr. Ms. Bente L. Ott Mr. and Mrs. John M. Peach Ms. Cynthia H. Peifer Laura B. Peterson, Esq. ’67 †Dr. Donald A. Pickering Dorothy C. Pickering ’71 †The Reverend Carl D. Reimers Elizabeth Meredith Rigo ’71 Mrs. Joyce S. Robinson †Mr. Christopher R. P. Rodgers Arianna Rosati ’88 Wendy Gartner Rowland ’53 Jeffrey E. Schuss ’73 Markell Meyers Shriver ’46 Jane Aresty Silverman ’63 †Ann A. Smith ’56 †Margaret P. Smith-Burke ’61 †Mr. Stanley C. Smoyer †Patricia Smith Thompson ’45 Karen M. Turner ’72 Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78 †Elizabeth McGraw Webster ’44 Marina von Neumann Whitman ’52 Ann M. Wiley ’70 Mary Roberts Woodbridge ’42 †Mrs. Helen Woodruff Laurie Bryant Young ’71 George M. Zoukee ’77 † Denotes Deceased

In Honor of R. James McCulloch Maximilian B. Adam ’16 Sara J. Chopra ’18 Emma Dries ’18 Danielle R. Gershen ’18 John Gudgel ’16 Iheanyichi C. Inyama ’18 The Potluri Family In Honor of Channing McCullough Linnéa C. Eberly ’18 Hannah M. Rafferty ’18 In Honor of Ameera McDonald ’31 Mr. Christopher McDonald and Ms. Hiam Boraie In Honor of lailah McDonald ’28 Mr. Christopher McDonald and Ms. Hiam Boraie In Honor of Anthony McKinley Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi James H. Henderson ’18 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Douglas Mclane Leah G. Falcon ’13 In Honor of Katherine Meredith Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi In Honor of Catherine White Mertz ’79 Miriam T. Chilton ’79 In Honor of Charlotte Meyercord ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Champ Meyercord In Honor of Cynthia Michalak Grace K. Barbara ’18 Devon L. Wenzel ’18 In Honor of Albert Ming ’22 Mr. Kewei Ming and Mrs. Zhanyun Zhao In Honor of Patrick Ming ’25 Mr. Kewei Ming and Mrs. Zhanyun Zhao In Honor of Sophia Miranda ’21 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Miranda In Honor of Jennifer Powers Mitchell ’82 Mrs. Brenda Wislar In Honor of Eizabeth A. Monroe Saahil S. Adusumilli ’18 Rahul K. Bhatia ’18 Adriana van Manen ’13 In Honor of luke Morehouse ’07 Mr. and Mrs. C. Schuyler Morehouse In Honor of Robert S. Mueller III ’59 Philip Kopper ’52 Jason L. Read ’96 In Honor of leigh Myers Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi The Potluri Family In Honor of Grace W. Nicholas ’17 Ms. Sally Drayer In Honor of Carolyn Norin Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi Linnéa C. Eberly ’18 Julia E. Marshall ’17 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman

Miss Fine’s School Lobby Entrance

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In Honor of Matt Nyce ’19 and the PDS Varsity Baseball Team Annie Nyce ’12 In Honor of Nanette O’Brien-Blake Mr. and Mrs. John R. O’Brien

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In Honor of Nevan Parikh ’22 Mr. and Mrs. Samip Parikh In Honor of Shrey S. Parikh ’19 Mr. and Mrs. Samip Parikh In Honor of Julianna R. Patterson ’19 Mr. and Mrs. John Patterson Ms. Carolyn Tazza In Honor of Summer A. Patterson ’18 Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGill In Honor of Tiffany I. Patterson ’11 Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGill In Honor of Cindy Peifer Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Turchetta In Honor of Nicole Gordon Piasecki ’93 Gregory P. Gordon ’89 In Honor of Karen E. Pike Mr. and Mrs. Kyle L. Van Arsdale In Honor of Bryce M. Powell ’21 Mary Lou Delahanty ’69 In Honor of Bradford M. Powers ’84 Mrs. Brenda Wislar In Honor of Howard Powers, Jr. ’80 Jonah T. Tuckman ’16 Mrs. Brenda Wislar William T. Wright ’15 In Honor of Evan Press ’79 Miriam T. Chilton ’79 Geoffrey T. George ’79 In Honor of Thomas J. Quigley, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi Sara J. Chopra ’18 Mr. Xiaohang Su and Ms. Yafei Huang Yifei Sun ’16 Mr. Yi Tang and Ms. Hong Yang Adriana van Manen ’13 In Honor of Charlie l. Ragsdale Matthew L. Dickson ’93 In Honor of Ana Sofia Ramirez ’25 Mr. Gerardo Ramirez and Mrs. Deivy Doria In Honor of Kyle Ready ’19 Mr. and Mrs. James D. Ready In Honor of Jennifer Mitchell Reddien ’95 Amanda Tate Speedling ’95 In Honor of Davon M. Reed ’13 Mr. and Mrs. Leo A. Reed In Honor of Christian Rhodes Sara J. Chopra ’18 Christopher M. Kiel ’18 Tarika Kumar ’18 Michelle K. Leung ’18 The Potluri Family In Honor of Ann Robideaux Dr. and Mrs. Santiago Caasi Mr. Robert D. Tuckman Mr. Andrew West and Mrs. Shawna Han West In Honor of Tyler l. Robinson ’22 Ms. Audrey Farrior

In Honor of Ava Roselli ’30 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roselli In Honor of leon Rosenberg Elizabeth Brennan ’18 Tarika Kumar ’18 Olivia R. Sheridan ’18

David Nathaniel Jones ’18 Tarika Kumar ’18 Isabel Meyercord ’16 The Potluri Family In Honor of Marry Sisson Devon L. Wenzel ’18

In Honor of Declan Rourke ’19 Paul and Maureen Rourke

In Honor of Jane Spencer Jacquelyn Hart ’16

In Honor of Harry G. Rulon-Miller ’51 John W. Ager III ’79 Mr. and Mrs. Keith Asplundh Ms. Janet L. Baker Mr. John F. Cook ’56 and Mrs. Jeanne K. Cook Jonathan W. Drezner ’81 Mrs. Debra C. Egner Mark A. Egner ’82 and Mrs. Maeve Egner Carleton P. Erdman ’76 Peter E. B. Erdman ’43 Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Herr Mrs. Gairda Jensen Frank A. McDougald III ’83 Dr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Noonan, Jr. Thomas N. O’Connor ’71 James C. Rodgers ’70 Ms. Dorothy H. Shannon and Dr. William A. Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Thomas ’82 Mr. and Mrs. L. Thomas Welsh, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kendrick W. White Donald R. Young, Jr. ’70 Mark W. Zawadsky ’77

In Honor of Claire B. Stanton ’11 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Stanton

In Honor of Tomasz Rzecycki Mr. Xiaohang Su and Ms. Yafei Huang In Honor of Trixie Sabundayo Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of lilia A. Sanzalone ’11 Mr. and Mrs. David Sanzalone In Honor of Christine Scheil Mr. Robert D. Tuckman In Honor of Kathy Schulte Ms. Janet L. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Devlin Mr. Andrew C. Hamlin and Ms. Kathleen Deignan In Honor of Maritoni (Candy) Shah Arya Jha ’18 In Honor of Maya F. Shah ’21 Dr. Maritoni Calon Shah and Dr. Utpal (Paul) Shah ’90

In Honor of Daphne G. Stanton ’17 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Stanton In Honor of Eloise W. Stanton ’14 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Stanton In Honor of Zoe A. Stanton ’20 Mr. and Mrs. William B. Stanton In Honor of Susan E. Stein Mr. Dennis J. Stoker and Ms. Victoria L. Stabile In Honor of Paul J. Stellato Rory E. Finnegan ’14 Ms. Jane Spencer Noam P. Yakoby ’16 In Honor of Adam W. Sternberg ’85 Dr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Sternberg In Honor of Michele Sternberg ’87 Dr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Sternberg In Honor of Danielle M. Stevens ’15 Jon and Meredith Stevens In Honor of Jacqueline Stevens ’11 Jon and Meredith Stevens In Honor of Nicole M. Stevens ’07 Jon and Meredith Stevens In Honor of William A. Stoltzfus Maxwell J. Difazio ’18 Sarah Lippman ’16 Noam P. Yakoby ’16 In Honor of Deborah Sugarman The Nowack Family In Honor of lisa Surace Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Romano In Honor of Jonathan Tatkon-Coker Alexander Luke Zaininger ’18

In Honor of Mian U. Shah ’22 Dr. Maritoni Calon Shah and Dr. Utpal (Paul) Shah ’90

In Honor of Jill Thomas Kyra F. Hall ’18 Allison Mascioli ’14 Cynthia Shafto ’94 Mr. Robert D. Tuckman

In Honor of Rania Shah ’23 Dr. Kekul B. Shah and Dr. Rachana Singh

In Honor of Sarah Thompson ’84 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cichowski

In Honor of Utpal (Paul) Shah ’90 Dr. and Mrs. Suresh N. Shah

In Honor of Matthew Trowbridge ’98 Dr. Hong Ni and Ms. Xun Xu

In Honor of Anny Shi ’22 Mr. Chun Shi and Ms. Yinghui Li In Honor of Jane Aresty Silverman ’63 Jacob L. Silverman ’89 In Honor of Michelle Simonds Anonymous Rahul K. Bhatia ’18 Hallie B. Hoffman ’18 Iheanyichi C. Inyama ’18

In Honor of Carlton Tucker Mrs. Denise G. Bencivengo In Honor of Carlton Tucker and his family Ms. Jane Spencer In Honor of Barrett Upson ’28 Mrs. Susan Cirullo In Honor of Morgan Upson ’29 Mrs. Susan Cirullo

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In Honor of Barbara Walker Anonymous Sanjana Dugar ’18

In Honor of the Class of 2000 Lauren Smith Ira ’00 Paris L. McLean ’00

In Honor of John D. Wallace ’48 Douglas A. Fein, M.D. ’79 Connor E. Gibson ’12

In Honor of the Class of 2006 Nearly New Shop

In Honor of lisa A. Warren ’71 M. Daniel Cantor ’71 In Honor of John C. Wellemeyer PCD ’52 Philip Kopper ’52 In Honor of Anupa Shah Wijaya ’94 Dr. and Mrs. Suresh N. Shah In Honor of Alice Wu ’25 Mr. Anping Wu and Ms. Yong Qin Li In Honor of Elaine Wu ’23 Ms. Julia He In Honor of Helen Wu ’29 Ms. Julia He In Honor of Wenbo Wu ’31 Liang Huan In Honor of Wenhan Wu ’31 Liang Huan In Honor of Beth Yakoby Mr. and Mrs. Lin Zhang In Honor of Tracy l, Young Mr. Sergey Kriloff and Ms. Galina Flider In Honor of Matthew J. Zablocki ’96 Drs. Benjamin and Lisa Zablocki In Honor of Yalong Zhang ’28 Mr. Zhanjiang Zhang and Ms. Runlian Fu In Honor of Zander T. Zhang ’22 Mr. Shudan Zhang and Mrs. Shirley Zhang In Honor of Kevin Zheng ’26 Mr. ZhongDong Zheng and Mrs. Wenli Peng In Honor of the Class of 1966 Susan J. Bonthron ’66 In Honor of the Class of 1971 Jodie Platt Butz ’71 Rebecca Ramsey ’71 Thomas C. Worthington ’71 In Honor of the Class of 1976 Gwyneth Hamel Iredale ’76 In Honor of the Class of 1979 Cynthia Tregoe Richetti ’79 In Honor of the Class of 1983 Edwin B. Metcalf ’83 In Honor of the Class of 1987 Sofia D. Xethalis ’87 In Honor of the Class of 1988 Landis S. Greathouse ’88 Melissa Baron Murdoch ’88 Brooke C. Murphy ’88

In Honor of the Class of 2007 Joseph Yellin ’07 In Honor of the Class of 2008 Nearly New Shop In Honor of the Class of 2010 Theodore J. Casey ’10 In Honor of the Class of 2016 Nearly New Shop In Honor of the Class of 2018 Mr. Jitender Chopra and Mrs. Jeannie L. Chopra In Honor of the Class of 2024 Mr. Thierry Demorre and Mrs. Su Zhang Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Liu Mr. Haibo Wu and Mrs. Danfeng Wang In Honor of the Faculty of Princeton Day School Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Cutts

GIFTS MADE IN MEMORY OF In Memory of Atsu Apedo Mrs. Debra Apedo In Memory of Kim Tumilty Bedesem Karen Callaway Urisko ’85 and Mr. John C. Urisko III In Memory of Robert S. Bennett, Jr. Laura S. Bennett ’85 In Memory of Anne M. Bobo Adrian E. Arroyo ’00 In Memory of Jane C. Borgerhoff ’67 Julia D. Lockwood, M.D. ’67 In Memory of John Bragg ’74 Sabatino A. Russo III ’74 In Memory of Susan Bridgeman Mr. Brent Bridgeman In Memory of William F. Brossman, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. William F. Brossman, Jr. In Memory of Margaret Clinton Burt Margery Burt Smith ’69 In Memory of J. Dudley Clark III ’56 Richard B. Kramer ’71 In Memory of Elizabeth N. Cobb L. Chloe King ’55 In Memory of Irene Conroy Katherine Gulick Hoffman ’72 In Memory of Deborah Ford Cowell 79 Evan R. Press ’79

In Memory of Charlene Elmore Tonya Elmore Davis ’85 Karen Callaway Urisko ’85 and Mr. John C. Urisko III Mrs. Noel S. White In Memory of Michele Namm Epperson ’90 Lylah M. Alphonse ’90 Arielle Miller Levitan ’90 Dr. and Mrs. Joel Namm In Memory of Charles Farina Douglas A. Fein, M.D. ’79 In Memory of Charles Fetter Tessica Glancey ’08 In Memory of Jean and Joseph Figur Jeanine M. Figur ’74 In Memory of David S. Fitton, Sr. David S. Fitton, Jr. ’79 Mrs. Joan Fitton In Memory of Marian W. Freedman Ellen Freedman Dingman ’58 In Memory of lucille Frohling Edward S. Frohling ’39 In Memory of Mary Gerarda Fulper, MFS ’58 Julia Fulper Hardt ’61 In Memory of David Gabriel The Frascella Family In Memory of Suzanne Kulsrud Gammon ’84 Pamela Kulsrud Corey ’79 In Memory of Abbe Gasparro Mr. Donato Gasparro In Memory of Jerry S. Gildar ’57 Robert O. Smyth ’57 In Memory of Dale K. Griffee Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Bing h’87 In Memory of Kyra Shafran Griffitts ’73 Nina Shafran In Memory of Nona B. Haldane Ms. Donna D. Carson In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. lewis W. Hicks III Martha Lewis Hicks ’79 In Memory of Dr. Edward l. Hoffman William and Stephanie Hoffman In Memory of lawrence Holofcener Julia Cornforth Holofcener ’61 In Memory of Victoria A. Howard ’79 Evan R. Press ’79 In Memory of Marianne Hyman Daniel Rathauser ’06 In Memory of Mrs. Carl Illiva David B. Straut ’74 In Memory of Rosa M. Johnson Davetta Johnson

In Honor of the Class of 1989 Kentigern Kyle ’89 and Mrs. Elena R. Rivera

In Memory of Dr. Pabitra Datta Mrs. Flora B. Datta Dr. Natasha Datta Moore ’92 and Mr. Gary A. Moore ’92

In Honor of the Class of 1996 Galete J. Levin ’96

In Memory of Stanislaw Drabiuk Robert A. Drabiuk ’96

In Memory of Kesar Kaur Mr. Baljit Singh and Dr. Amandeep Nagra

In Honor of the Class of 1999 Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Gerry ’99 Alexander C. Mathews ’99

In Memory of John E. Egner, Jr. Mrs. Debra C. Egner

In Memory of Victor Kuzmicz ’79 Evan R. Press ’79

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In Memory of Terry Nardello Ms. Christine Cantera

In Memory of Elizabeth Trapp Taylor Kenyon ’08

In Memory of Genevieve lescroart ’03 Benjamin T. Johnson ’03 Elizabeth W. Sayen ’03 William S. Sayen ’65 and Elizabeth Bristol Sayen ’69 Grant J. Schmucker ’02 and Margaret Lee Sayen Schmucker ’02 Joshua T. Thompson ’04 and Julia Kay Thompson ’03

In Memory of Rose light Nussbaum Marta Nussbaum Steele ’67

In Memory of Philip J. Turnbull, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew McChesney

In Memory of Cheryl Osborne Nicholas De Jongh Osborne ’80

In Memory of Arthur H. Turner, Jr. ’76 Karen M. Turner ’72

In Memory of Christine Otis ’67 Anna D. Otis ’10

In Memory of Sherwood Vine Douglas A. Fein, M.D. ’79

In Memory of Karl M. light Marta Nussbaum Steele ’67

In Memory of James Power William K. Power, Jr. ’70

In Memory of Theresa Vomacka David J. Vomacka ’69

In Memory of Alice Graff looney ’77 Robert N. McClellan ’77 Jennifer Weiss ’77

In Memory of Gwendolyn C. Reed Anu R. Shah ’05

In Memory of Mabel Hamilton Wade Marcia Goetze Nappi ’52

In Memory of The Reverend Carl D. Reimers Thomas B. Reynolds ’72

In Memory of James W. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Bing h’87 Mr. David M. Freedholm and Ms. Maria E. Shepard Ms. Barbara Walker

In Memory of Gary M. C. lott Laura Farina ’79 Douglas A. Fein, M.D. ’79 Mr. Peter Schluter and Ms. Leslie G. Pell ’82 Peter Schluter Cynthia Shafto ’94 Julia Herr Smith ’88 Peter Smoluchowski ’70 In Memory of Elizabeth Farr luken ’74 Cathy Cipolla Isom ’74 Elizabeth D. Ross ’74 Katrina Kassler Waters ’74 In Memory of David A. Macleod ’69 William A. Chalverus ’69 In Memory of Kristine Anastasio Manning ’81 Mark Goodman ’81 In Memory of Robert K. Marshall ’07 Zachary J. Shechtel ’07 In Memory of Henry H. and Carole S. Matelson Bennett J. Matelson ’88 Sara Matelson Taylor ’90 In Memory of Dr. Richard Matthews Dr. Elisa Matthes In Memory of Herbert McAneny Katherine A. Becker ’66 Peter R. Moock ’56 In Memory of Wesley A. McCaughan h’61 Deborah V. Hobler ’66 Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Schantz In Memory of Douglas McClure Calvin E. Johnson ’70 In Memory of Kay and Douglas McClure Ann Wittke Morrissey ’76 In Memory of Fowler Merle-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Sanford B. Bing h’87 Anne A. Williams ’74 and Antonio O. Elmaleh In Memory of Abby Militano Mr. and Mrs. John Fehn In Memory of Mary J. Mollica Dr. Joseph Mollica and Ms. Dottie Sellers In Memory of John l. Moore, Jr. ’47 John L. Moore III ’72 In Memory of Mary Moore ’66 Andrea Hicks ’66 In Memory of David R. Mottley ’77 Alexis Arlett Kochmann ’77 In Memory of Jennifer E. Namm ’87 Dr. and Mrs. Joel Namm

In Memory of Jeanne Reiss Jacqueline Reiss Kravitz ’89 In Memory of Donald A. Roberts Laura Farina ’79 In Memory of Stuart Robson Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Vosburgh

In Memory of John D. Wallace, Jr, ’78 Sabrina B. Barton ’78 Mrs. Jean D. Crane

In Memory of C. R. Perry Rodgers, Jr. ’58 Toby Knox ’58

In Memory of Penny Wallace ’69 Derry Light ’69

In Memory of Henry Ross Dr. G. Grenville Cuyler ’53

In Memory of Suzy Scarff Webster ’58 Anne Prather Tirana ’58

In Memory of Miriam E. Ross Andrew A. Ross ’81

In Memory of Murray B. Weiner David S. Weiner ’79

In Memory of Emily R. Sachs ’94 Veronica M. S. White ’94 and Mr. Stephen Acunto

In Memory of Shirlee Wenzel Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wenzel

In Memory of Danny Schechter Marta Nussbaum Steele ’67 In Memory of Scott Schechter Marta Nussbaum Steele ’67 In Memory of Peter Sears Mr. and Mrs. Huson R. Gregory Terry L. Ward ’74 In Memory of Alison Shehadi Lindsay S. Suter ’82 In Memory of Philip l. Shehadi ’74 Diana S. Roberts ’74 In Memory of Anne B. Shepherd Jaye Chen ’86 Katharine Walker Ellison ’62 Pamela Erickson MacConnell ’67 Sheila Mehta ’78 Memory of Moyne Smith Martha F. Miller ’67 In Memory of Jean Osgood Smyth ’31 John O. Willis ’61 In Memory of Regina Spiegel Dr. Aly Cohen ’91 and Dr. Stephen Lewis In Memory of Emmi Vera Tobias Spies Mr. David S. Congdon In Memory of David H. Stark ’71 Howard A. Vine ’71 In Memory of Charles Barnwell Straut, Jr. David B. Straut ’74 In Memory of Ms. Rita Thomas Mr. and Mrs. David Thomas

In Memory of Robert C. Whitlock Karen Callaway Urisko ’85 and Mr. John C. Urisko III In Memory of Beverly Williams Mrs. Douglas Webb Anne A. Williams ’74 and Antonio O. Elmaleh In Memory of Marjorie Williams ’75 Anne Russell-Barrett ’75 Anne A. Williams ’74 and Antonio O. Elmaleh In Memory of Mark Winstanley ’90 Lylah M. Alphonse ’90 David A. Ragsdale ’90 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Winstanley In Memory of Frederick D. Woodbridge ’78 Jenny Chandler Hauge ’78 In Memory of Newell B. Woodworth Frederic P. Erdman ’70 Pam and Eric R. Jensen ’82 Mrs. Jeannette Tregoe Dorothea Shipway Webster ’62 In Memory of K. Wendy Sarett Young ’71 M. Nicole Sarett ’70 In Memory of Mark l. Zaininger ’81 Mark Goodman ’81 In Memory of Bianca and Chalie The Frascella Family In Memory of Dad Mr. and Mrs. Anubhav Kunwar In Memory of the 1979 classmates who have left us Robert N. Cottone, Jr. ’78

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Thank You to our Volunteers Campaign Leadership Gift Committee Barbie Griffin Cole ’78, Co-Chair Cindy Linville, Co-Chair Ashley Aitken-Davies Rebecca Bushnell ’70 Kun Deng Katie Fay Anna Horner Lynn Johnston Kathy Schulte Jake Silverman ’89 Paul Stellato Nils von Zelowitz Jack Wallace ’48 John Wellemeyer ’52

Annual Fund Leadership Gift Committee Ashley Aitken-Davies, Chair John Bartlett Leigh Bartlett Rachel Dultz Jim Kaplan Ashish Kumar Monica Kumar Cindy Linville Alicia Merse Kevin Merse Joe Riley D.G. Sarsfield Jessica Stiefel Mike Stiefel Amrit Walia-Zaidi John Wellemeyer ’52

Annual Fund Parent Volunteers Rich Bernardi, Chair Melissa Bernardi, 12th Grade Captain D.G. Sarsfield, 12th Grade Captain Carol Cronheim Bonnie Higgins Patrick Amaral, 11th Grade Captain Lena Khatcherian, 11th Grade Captain Sonia Deora-Bhens Cheryl Dougherty Paul Dougherty Beth Geter-Douglass Rose Haggerty Jill Mundenar Shari Phillips

Doug Jackson, 10th Grade Captain Farhat Siddiqui, 10th Grade Captain Roxanna Choe Nancy Difazio Kate Jerris Alicia Lee Linda Lippman, 9th Grade Captain Wendy Roitburg, 9th Grade Captain Jody Goh Rakhi Kalra Alison Lee Rich Bernardi, 8th Grade Captain Jen Fenton Joyce Johnson Laurie Palaia Rima Sakaria Catherine Shapiro Nicole Hughes, 7th Grade Captain Aprajita Jha, 7th Grade Captain Randy Jones Feng Pan Barbara Richards Gerard Sentveld Catherine Shapiro Phyllis Wang Sarah Werbel Haibo Wu Joy Turchetta, 6th Grade Captain Sejal Doshi Yi Jia Annie Li Laura Longman Priya Sajja Stephanie Richman, 5th Grade Captain Jessica Chia Galina Flider Rori Lamin Richard Wolfe Rosy Munjal, 4th Grade Captain Heather Adler Rachelle Berkman Dana Hyland George Anna Horner Angie Latif Hemal Patel, 3rd Grade Captain Edith Juarez Sharmili Kareer Kavita Morris Amy Rijsinghani Stacey Nieves, 2nd Grade Captain Chloris Li Rupal Patel Stephanie Schwendinger Casey Upson Sarah Nabeel, 1st Grade Captain Jayashree Subramanian

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Cecily Henson, Kindergarten Captain Frank Henson, Kindergarten Captain Adrienne Longo, Pre-Kindergarten Captain Carmel Gabriel

Development Committee of the Alumni Board Mike Bracken ’98, Chair Brian Crowell ’11 Chris Gerry ’99 Taylor Hwong ’88 Paris McLean ’00 Cameron Linville Rogers ’09 Joe Rogers ’09 Jeffrey Straus ’12 Lucy Englander van den Brand ’78

Alumni Class Agents Laura B. Peterson ’67 A. Richard Ross ’68 Nancy Chen Cavanaugh ’78 Catherine White Mertz ’79 David S. Weiner ’79 John S. Marshall ’81 Beth Geter-Douglass ’82 Lynch W. Hunt, Jr. ’85 Jonathan S. Gershen ’86 Lambros Xethalis ’88 Maria Tardugno Aldrich ’99 Annie Jamieson Applegate ’99 Ariana Jakub Brandes ’99 Joanna L. Bowen ’03 Amy M. Gallo ’03 Joseph R. Joiner, Jr. ’03 Scott E. Rosenberg ’04 Jay V. Bavishi ’05 Anu R. Shah ’05 Allissa C. Crea ’06 Theodore R. Brown ’08 Gregory R. Francfort ’08 Kalla A. Gervasio ’08 Tessica Glancey ’08 Neal A. Bakshi ’10 Brooks P. Herr ’10 Brian C. Crowell ’11 Jessica Frieder ’11 Cara L. Hume ’12 Rob Klein ’12 Peter F. Powers ’12 Alexander E. Gershen ’13 Katharine L. Alden ’15 Kathleen Crowell ’15 Sara J. Dwyer ’15 Emily Dyckman ’15 Yahya A. Ladiwala ’15 Grace Lee ’15 Caroline R. Lippman ’15 James P. Radvany ’15 Katherine VenturoConerly ’15

Maximilian B. Adam ’16 Scott Altmeyer ’16 Sophia Bernardi ’16 Christopher K. Chai ’16 James A. Fragale ’16 Tess C. Gecha ’16 Jacquelyn Hart ’16 Ritvik Khandelwal ’16 Peter W. Klein ’16 Katelyn S. Laughlin ’16 Joseph J. Levine ’16 Jamie L. Maher ’16 Julia McCusker ’16 Julia L. Paneyko ’16 Austin R. Phares ’16 Isaac Rosenthal ’16 Katharine V. Sanderson ’16 Peter Sanderson ’16 Rowan Schomburg ’16 Jonah T. Tuckman ’16 Noam P. Yakoby ’16 Jack S. Amaral ’17 Abigail Atkeson ’17 Tyler A. Birch ’17 William F. Brossman III ’17 Ashley C. A. Cavuto ’17 George S. Cole ’17 Juliana M. David ’17 Hannah Freid ’17 Coby V. Gibson ’17 Russell D. Kirczow ’17 Logan Kramsky ’17 Shana C. Levine ’17 Oliver McIntosh ’17 Bharat Nagalamadaka ’17 Emily A. Simons ’17 Taylor S. Smith ’17 Ruchita Zaparde ’17 Saahil S. Adusumilli ’18 Rahul K. Bhatia ’18 Ryan Bremer ’18 Elizabeth Brennan ’18 Sara J. Chopra ’18 Nikolai Darenkov ’18 Emma Dries ’18 Danielle R. Gershen ’18 James H. Henderson ’18 Hallie B. Hoffman ’18 Iheanyichi C. Inyama ’18 Jack T. Konopka ’18 Tarika Kumar ’18 Rebecca Kuzmicz ’18 Michelle K. Leung ’18 Elena Schomburg ’18 Eric Sherman ’18 Damali M. G. Simon-Ponte ’18 Colton Wolk ’18 Renita Zaparde ’18

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The Princeton Day School students and faculty benefit from the significant investment that donors have made to our School’s endowment funds over our five decades. We are grateful to those donors who have given a gift to the School that will continue to provide for our community for the lifetime of the School.

Endowments contribute to every aspect of life at Princeton Day School. There are endowments that support financial aid, academic programs, student experiences, athletics, faculty professional development, speaker series, student prizes and general endowment.

For additional information, please contact the Princeton Day School Advancement office.

The endowed funds are listed below.

Support for Academic Programs Asian Studies Fund Established in 2007 by an anonymous Princeton Day School family and supplemented by an alumnus. Annual income is restricted to funding activities, initiatives or personnel across all divisions and departments that support an understanding and awareness of Asian history and culture.

Mary (Polly) R. Hamill Memorial Fund Established in 1996 with gifts from family and friends in memory of Trustee Mary (Polly) R. Hamill. This fund is supplemented by the Board of Trustees and by Mrs. Hamill’s mother, Mrs. Joseph Townsend. Annual income is restricted to funding Middle School programs that support and strengthen the education of young women and foster in them the skills and confidence to most fully achieve their potential in life.

David Noyes lecture Fund Established in 1984 with gifts from parents in memory of Princeton Day School teacher David Noyes. Annual income is restricted to funding guest speakers in the Middle School on the general subject of American History. Speakers are to be approved by the Head of Middle School.

Pioneers in Science Fund Established in 2003 through the initiative and generosity of former Trustee Marc Ostro and supplemented by friends of the School. Annual income underwrites the expense of an annual Upper School lecture by a scientist who has excelled in his or her field.

Rosenberg Science Grant Fund for Academic Support Established in 2000 with gifts from Dr. and Mrs. Leon E. Rosenberg. Annual income from this endowed fund is to be used to provide financial support for the Research Experience (REX) program in the Science department of the Upper School of Princeton Day School.

The REX program is a two-year program consisting of required courses and placement of students in outside laboratories in the junior year, and refinement of research experiences and preparation of a finished scientific poster during the senior year. REX attracts many of

Princeton Day School’s most accomplished and eager science students. It is the intent of the donor to support both the students and faculty engaged in this innovative program. Each year the Science department chair and the faculty member leading the REX program will together allocate the annual income from the Fund as they see fit to enhance the experience for students and faculty alike. It is the donor’s intent that students and faculty will use this fund for science research and Princeton Day School will allocate these funds appropriately should the REX program no longer exist.

Anne Rothrock lectureship Fund Established in 1996 with gifts from family and friends in memory of Upper School teacher Anne C. Rothrock. Annual income supports the Anne C. Rothrock Lecture, an annual event that brings to Upper School students and faculty a guest speaker with expertise in public policy or important contemporary social issues.

Support for the Arts lively Arts Program Fund Established in 1984 with gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Lambert III in honor of Mr. Lambert’s mother, Mary H. Lambert of the Miss Fine’s School Class of 1919. The fund has been supplemented in subsequent years by friends and family, the E. E. Ford Foundation, The Bunbury Company, and The Baldwin Foundation. Annual income is restricted to bringing to the campus artists and performers that support the teaching of art at Princeton Day School.

Gary M. C. lott Fund for the Arts Established in 2004 with gifts from alumni, family and friends in memory of longtime Upper School teacher and history department chair, Gary M. C. Lott. Annual income supports the purchase and display each year of an outstanding student’s artwork for the School’s permanent collection.

John D. Wallace, Jr. ’78 Memorial Guest Artist Series Fund Established in 1991 with a gift from Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wallace ’48 in memory of their son, John D. Wallace, Jr. ’78. The annual income is to support a guest artist(s) program to promote the arts in all three divisions of the School. With the authorization of the donors, principal may also be used for these purposes.

Mark Winstanley ’90 Memorial Fund Established in 1990 with gifts from family and friends in memory of Mark Winstanley ’90. The annual income is to be used to purchase art work by seniors for the School’s permanent collection.

Support for Facilities Artandi Fund Established in 1992 with gifts from Dr. Susan Artandi in honor of her grandsons, David A. Ragsdale ’90 and Daniel A. Ragsdale ’93, and in memory of her husband and their grandfather, Dr. Charles Artandi. The annual income is to fund the maintenance of the flagpole and the surrounding area near the School entrance.

Support for Faculty Salaries and Benefits Class of 1994 Faculty Salary Fund Established in 1994 with gifts from the parents of the class of 1994. Annual income restricted to the general support of faculty salaries and benefits.

Faculty Salary Fund Established in 1986 with gifts from The Bunbury Company and many Princeton Day School parents and alumni. The fund was supplemented regularly in subsequent years

by The Bunbury Company, Mr. Samuel W. Lambert III, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grounds, and many parents, alumni and friends of the school.

The annual income is restricted to the general support of faculty salaries and benefits.

Carroll O’Brien Kane Fund Established in 2000 in honor of former Lower School teacher, Carroll O’Brien Kane and her twenty-six years of devoted service to the students of Princeton Day School. Funded by gifts from her children, T. Gibbs Kane ’61, Richard S. Kane ’70 and Katherine K. Nichols ’74, and later supplemented by Carroll and Ted Kane, the fund generates annual income restricted to helping underwrite the educational expenses incurred by the families of faculty and staff whose children attend Princeton Day School.

Miss Fine’s School Fund Established in 1991 through the leadership and generosity of Susan Schildkraut Wallach ’64, Jane Aresty Silverman ’63 and many Miss Fine’s School alumnae. Annual income is restricted to supporting the Miss Fine’s Sabbatical, which is awarded annually to a deserving member of the Princeton Day School faculty.

Carl Reimers Distinguished Teaching Chair Fund Established in 1999 with anonymous gifts in honor of long-time faculty member, and former trustee, Carl D. Reimers. This first fullyendowed teaching chair at Princeton Day School provides annual income to underwrite the salary and benefits of an outstanding member of the faculty who is chosen by the Head of School in consultation with the Division Heads. Exceptional teaching and devotion to students are among the criteria considered.

An amount of $2,500 will be provided annually during the three-year appointment for continuing education, conferences, equipment, books, supplies, or other purposes that further enhance the recipient’s teaching skills at Princeton Day School.

Shepherd - McCaughan Sabbatical Fund Established in 1976 with gifts in honor of former Director of Admission Wes McCaughan and long-time English teacher, Anne Shepherd.

Annual income supports a faculty sabbatical.

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Support for Financial Aid Elinor Shreve Barclay Memorial Scholarship Established in 2001 with a gift from Edward S. Barclay, Jr. ’57, in honor of his mother, Elinor Shreve Barclay and her years of service, from 1952-1974 as a Lower School teacher at Miss Fine’s School and Princeton Day School.

Annual income is restricted to supporting Princeton Day School’s financial aid program.

Class of 1980 Sandy Bing Scholarship Established in 2005 by members of the Class of 1980 on the occasion of their 25th reunion.

Named in honor of former Upper School Head and Interim Head of School, Sandy Bing, in recognition of the guidance and friendship he so freely provided their class. Annual income supports the School’s general financial aid program.

Class of 1984 Scholarship Established in 1984 by the parents of the Class of 1984. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

Concordia Scholarship Fund Established in 2004 through the generosity of the Directors of the Concordia Foundation.

Annual income is restricted to supporting a Princeton Day School student who qualifies for financial aid and whose educational options other than Princeton Day School are especially limited.

Elizabeth C. Dilworth Scholarship Established in 1968 with gifts from family and friends in honor of long-time Miss Fine’s School trustee and Princeton Day School Board Chair, Elizabeth C. Dilworth. Supplemented in subsequent years by Mrs. Dilworth, and supplemented in 1991 with many gifts in memory of Melissa Dilworth Gold ’61, the annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

Endowed Scholarship #1 Established in 1999 with a gift from an anonymous Princeton Day School family.

Annual income to be used for an Upper School student, preferably for the child of a Princeton University administrator or faculty member, who qualifies for financial aid. If such a candidate is not available in any given year, that year’s allocation (or balance of the allocation) may be used at the discretion of the School to support other students who qualify for financial aid.

Michele Namm Epperson ’90 Scholarship Fund Established in 2005 with gifts from family, classmates, and friends in memory of Michele Namm Epperson ’90. Annual income is restricted to supporting the financial aid program at Princeton Day School.

Olivia Fill Scholarship Established in 1987 with a gift from former PDS parent and former Trustee, Olivia Cox Fill. Annual income is restricted to supporting an African American female student who has qualified for financial aid.

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Richard A. Fox ’00 Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 1999 with gifts from family and friends in memory of Richard A. Fox ’00. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

Geltzer Family Scholarship Established in 2007 through the generous support of David and Leslee Geltzer and the Geltzer Family Foundation. Annual income to support a Middle School student who qualifies for financial aid and who has attended the Princeton Day School Lower School.

Goldman Sachs Scholars Fund Established in 2013 with a gift from Goldman Sachs Gives. Annual income is to be used for need-based financial aid for outstanding students who would otherwise be unable to attend Princeton Day School due to their financial circumstances. The Fund will be known as the Goldman Sachs Scholars Fund and recipients shall be known as Goldman Sachs Scholars.

Eric Haring ’77 Scholarship Fund Established in 1979 with gifts from family and friends in memory of Eric A. Haring ’77. The fund is supplemented regularly by gifts from his family. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

Helen’s Fund Established in 2005 with gifts from Beverly and Jack Gallagher and others in memory of Mrs. Helen Glickman. Annual income is to be used to support special or unforeseen needs of Lower School children.

HK Hochschild Scholarship Established in honor of Harold K. Hochschild, a PDS parent and trustee of both Miss Fine’s School and Princeton Country Day School.

Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

Joyce Johnson Scholarship Established to provide general unrestricted support to the School’s general financial aid program.

Robert Wood Johnson III Scholarship

Dean Mathey Scholarship Fund Established in 1981 and regularly supplemented with gifts from The Bunbury Company and the Pocumtuck Company in honor of Dean Mathey, Sr., a major benefactor of Princeton Day School and the individual who donated the land that comprises much of the current school campus. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

David Mottley ’77 Scholarship Fund Established in 1976 with gifts from classmates, family and friends in memory of David R. Mottley ’77 and supplemented in 2002 with gifts in memory of Lawrence Mottley, Alexander Mottley ’11 and David Mottley ’08. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

Marcia G. Nappi ’52 Sunshine Fund Established in 2007 with gifts from Marcia Goetze Nappi ’52, Robert Nappi and the MGN Foundation. Annual income is restricted to supporting the special or unforeseen needs of Princeton Day School students whose economic circumstances make it difficult or impossible to participate in educational, athletic and extracurricular opportunities more readily available to other students.

The Martha l. A. Norris Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 2005 through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Ellsworth ’75 and their children John L. Griffith III ’99 and Alyssa A. Ellsworth, in memory of Mrs. Ellsworth’s mother, Martha L. A. Norris. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program and, if possible, a student who has demonstrated a volunteer commitment to serving others.

Princeton Day School Scholarship Fund Established in 1978 and supplemented in subsequent years with many gifts from parents and alumni. The Fund is designated in support of the general financial aid budget at Princeton Day School.

Anne B. Shepherd Scholarship

Established in 1975 with a gift from The Robert Wood Johnson III Charitable Trust and supplemented in 1997 and 1998 with grants from the Robert Wood Johnson III Charitable Trust made at the request of Trustee Emerita, Betty Wold Johnson. Annual income supports the School’s general financial aid program.

Established in 1977 and supplemented in subsequent years by long-time English teacher Anne B. Shepherd and later by many colleagues, friends and family in Mrs. Shepherd’s memory. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s financial aid budget and, if possible, an enrolled minority student for his or her junior or senior year.

Page and Otto Marx, Jr. Scholarship Fund

Noel Stace ’47 Scholarship Fund

Established in 1999 and supplemented in subsequent years by the Page and Otto Marx, Jr. Foundation. Annual income is restricted to providing financial aid to support deserving minority students, and if possible, minority students in the Lower School who qualify for financial aid.

Established in 1981 with a gift from The Pocumtuck Company in memory of Noel J. Stace ’47. The fund is supplemented regularly

by The Pocumtuck Company. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

The David Mathey ’47 Scholarship Fund

Established in 2000 and subsequently supplemented with grants from the C. V. Starr Foundation. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s general financial aid program.

The David Mathey ’47 Scholarship Fund established in 2004 with a grant from the David Mathey Trust in honor of David Mathey ’47.

The annual income is restricted to supporting Princeton Day School’s financial aid program.

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Established in 2007, The Elaine and Sydney Sussman Scholars Fund provides support for up to three students new to the Upper School who demonstrate superior academic performance and who qualify for financial aid. Students will be selected without regard to race, religion, ethnicity or gender, and demonstrate intelligence, ambition, persistence, integrity and an exemplary work ethic.

Arthur H. Turner, Jr. ’76 Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 1989 and supplemented with gifts from family, alumni/ae and friends in memory of Arthur H. Turner, Jr. ’76. The annual income is to support the School’s general financial aid program.

Wallace Family Scholarship Fund Established in 1999 with gifts from Margaret Cook Wallace ’27 and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wallace ’48. Annual income is restricted to supporting the School’s financial aid program.

Marjorie Williams ’75 Scholarship Established in 2005 through the generous support of members of the Class of 1975, family and friends in memory of Marjorie Williams ’75.

Annual income is restricted to supporting: 1) the School’s financial aid program and, if possible, a student who has demonstrated a special interest or ability in writing, and 2) an annual student award for excellence in journalistic writing by a member of the junior class.

Stuart van V. Willson ’76 Scholarship Fund Established in 1983, and supplemented with gifts from Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Matthews, in memory of Stuart van V. Willson ’76. Annual income is restricted to supporting the general financial aid program at Princeton Day School.

Frederick Woodbridge ’78 Scholarship Fund Established in 1986 with gifts from family and friends in memory of Frederick Woodbridge ’78 and supplemented in 1993 with gifts received in memory of his father, Mr. Dudley Woodbridge, and again in 2005 by his mother, Mary Roberts Woodbridge ’42. Annual income is restricted to underwriting the annual cost of the Woodbridge Award and to provide general support to the School’s financial aid budget.

Helen Woodruff Scholarship Fund Established in 1985 through the estate of former Trustee, Mrs. Helen Woodruff. Annual income is designated by the Trustees of Princeton Day School to provide general support to the School’s financial aid program.

The Kevin M. Zlock and Sima Zlock Scholarship Fund Established in 2013, the Kevin M. Zlock and Sima Zlock Scholarship provides need-based financial aid for outstanding children to pursue a quality education at Princeton Day School.

Support for libraries library Fund Established in 1994 with an anonymous gift in memory of Mr. John Cylio. Annual income is restricted to the purchase of library books and supplies.

Support for Professional Development Academic Excellence Fund Established in 2005 through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Shechtel. Annual income is restricted to supporting professional development opportunities for teachers as well as academic and extracurricular initiatives that create or enhance academic enrichment opportunities for students.

David C. Bogle Award Established in 1995 with gifts from family and friends in memory of David C. Bogle, who devoted seventeen years of service to PDS as Director of Development. Annual income is restricted to underwriting an outstanding faculty initiative or professional development experience that most clearly advances the pursuit of teaching excellence at Princeton Day School.

Doll Family Fund Established in 2007 through the generous support of Robert and Leslie Doll and the Doll Family Foundation. Annual income is restricted to supporting summer study opportunities, coursework, seminars, conferences and other professional development opportunities for teachers at Princeton Day School.

Miss Fine’s Center Fund Established in 2014 through the generosity of Susan Schildkraut Wallach ’64 and Kenneth L. Wallach. The purpose of the Miss Fine’s Center is to promote the collaborative study of topics and themes that demand and benefit from an interdisciplinary approach. This endowed gift provides ongoing financial support for professional development, travel, and research for Princeton Day School faculty.

Johnston Faculty Enrichment Award Fund Established in 1987 with a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Johnston. Annual income is restricted to supporting professional development opportunities for faculty that enhance and enrich their teaching expertise and their students’ classroom experience.

Kaye Family Fund for Professional Development Established in 2011 by Robert Kaye, in honor and recognition of the vital role played by members of the faculty in the lives of his grandchildren, the Kaye Family Fund supports a travel grant for professional development.

Annual income from the fund will provide the opportunity for a member of the faculty to enhance and enrich his or her teaching expertise and, thus, the experience of his or her students, through summer travel and research.

lila Boyce lohr Fund Established in 2000 with gifts by School trustees in honor of Lila Boyce Lohr h’00, Head of School from 1995 - 2000. Annual income is distributed at the discretion of the Head of School in the form of “Lohr Grants” to support the needs of the PDS faculty and/or academic initiatives that strengthen the educational programs at Princeton Day School.

Mario Fund for Science Established in 2003 through the generosity of the Mario Family. Annual income is restricted to supporting summer study opportunities, coursework, seminars, conferences and other professional development opportunities for science teachers at Princeton Day School.

The Minerva Fund Established in 2007 by an anonymous Princeton Day School family, The Minerva Fund generates annual income to fund the continuing professional growth of PDS faculty and staff, including conferences, seminars, workshops, graduate courses and other professional development opportunities that support teachers and enhance the educational experience of PDS students.

Recipients will have demonstrated records of superior achievement in and beyond the classroom, as well as evidence of great promise in the years to come. Each year, Princeton Day School will award as many as three $5,000 Minerva Grants, one per division, based upon proposals submitted to the Head of School.

Faculty with 12 or fewer years of teaching experience, at least four of which have been spent at Princeton Day School, are eligible for the grants.

Ostro Grant Fund for Interdisciplinary Programs Established in 2000 with a gift from Dr. Marc J. Ostro and Dr. Evelyn Godin-Ostro.

Annual income is restricted to increasing and strengthening interdisciplinary studies at Princeton Day School through an annual grant that is awarded to a faculty initiative that enriches the School’s teaching curriculum through the integration of two or more disciplines.

Parents Association Faculty Enrichment Fund Established in 1987 with funds raised by the Parents Association at the Squibb Benefit and supplemented in 2005 by the Parents Association. Annual income is restricted to supporting faculty professional development and enrichment opportunities.

Meredith Peterson Fund Established in 2008 through the generous support of Peter Peterson and Joan Cooney, Michael Peterson and others in memory of Princeton Day School parent, Meredith Peterson. Annual income is restricted to supporting professional development opportunities for Lower School faculty.

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Robert C. Whitlock Award Fund Established in 1993 with gifts from Mrs. Robert C. Whitlock, family and friends in memory of long-time architecture teacher, Robert C. Whitlock whose career at Princeton Country Day and Princeton Day School spanned 42 years. The annual income is to fund the Whitlock Award for Distinguished Teaching, the School’s highest honor for faculty.

Whitman Faculty Development Fund Established in 2007 through the generous support of Marina von Neumann Whitman ’52, Robert Whitman and the Whitman Family Foundation. Annual income is restricted to supporting summer study opportunities, coursework, seminars, conferences and other professional development opportunities for teachers at Princeton Day School.

The Kevin M. Zlock and Sima Zlock Faculty Fund Established in 2013, the Kevin M. Zlock and Sima Zlock Faculty Fund supports Princeton Day School faculty in their pursuit of creating and teaching interdisciplinary courses and promotes student independent research in the Upper School. Annual income is restricted to these two initiatives.

Support for Student Prizes Bencze Art Scholarship Prize Established in 1984 with gifts from family and friends in memory of Princeton Day School parent, Thomas S. Bencze. An annual scholarship award is presented at the Senior Awards Ceremony to a dedicated art student in the senior class whose intention is to pursue further education in the field of visual arts.

William R. Plapinger ’75 Cross Country Fund Established in 1999 with memorial gifts from the family of William R. Plapinger ’75. The annual income is to be used to underwrite the annual budget of the PDS cross-country team and to fund an annual award for the member of the cross-country team who, in the eyes of the cross-country coach(es), is the most valuable member of the team.

John D. Sacks-Wilner ’80 Award Fund Established in 1980 by Dr. Sacks-Wilner and with gifts from family and friends in memory of John Sacks-Wilner ’80. The fund was supplemented in 1993 with gifts in memory of Dr. Erwin Sacks-Wilner. Annual income is restricted to funding the John D. Sacks-Wilner Award, given each year to that member of the graduating class who has shown exceptional determination, courage and self-command.

Support for Student Programs Class of 1977 Community Service Fund Established in 2007 through the generosity of the Class of 1977 on the occasion of their 30th Reunion. Annual income is to support the School’s community service program by providing ongoing funds for individual community service projects.

The Scott M. Mauney ’95 Memorial Fund Established in 1998 by a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. White in memory of Scott M. Mauney ’95. Annual income is restricted to supporting substance abuse education programs in the Upper School.

The Peter W. Merle-Smith ’85 Memorial Fund Established in 1999 with gifts from Mrs. Fowler F. Merle-Smith and Margaret F. MerleSmith Bergstrand ’83 in memory of Peter W. Merle-Smith ’85. Annual income is restricted to supporting substance abuse education programs in the Middle School.

The Susan E. G. Moll Fund for Community Service Established in 2004 with gifts from family and friends in memory of PDS parent Susan E. G. Moll. Annual income is restricted both to supporting an annual Upper School assembly on the subject of serving others and underwriting new student initiatives and other opportunities to enhance the community service program at Princeton Day School.

Regina Spiegel Memorial Fund Established in 1997 with gifts from friends and family in memory of Middle School music teacher Regina Spiegel. The annual grant from this endowment may be used to either send the recipient to a summer theater art program/ workshop (preferably a Lincoln Center program/ workshop) or to bring an artist (preferably a Lincoln Center artist) to PDS to give 8th graders hands-on-training in the theater arts.

The Mark l. Zaininger ’81 Memorial Award Established in 2010 through the generosity of the Zaininger family and friends, the Mark L. Zaininger ’81 Award honors an alumnus whose professional and personal life was dramatically and positively influenced during the summer of his junior year at Princeton Day School, through his participation in a creative, challenging and rigorous summer program. The award is given annually to a member of the Princeton Day School junior class whose proposed summer experience in pursuit of an interest or passion has the greatest likelihood of inspiring and revealing to the recipient new horizons and directions for his/her life path.

Anne B. Shepherd Humanities Prize Fund Established in 1988 with a gift from Professor and Mrs. Theodore K. Rabb in honor of former Upper School English teacher Anne B. Shepherd whose teaching career at Miss Fine’s School and Princeton Day School spanned 55 years. Annual income is restricted to funding an award presented to a junior boy or girl with the highest academic standing in the humanities.

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GREETINGS FROM THE

2019/2020 Alumni Board

Michael T. Bracken ’98

President

Alumni Board To My Fellow Alumni, Greetings from Princeton Day School. As the newly elected President of the Alumni Board and member of the Board of Trustees, I am pleased to report that our School is thriving in every way. Our students are excelling, our athletes are winning, our artists are shining and our campus is growing with the construction of a new athletic center. Exciting things are happening on the Great Road.

That said, now is not the time to slow down and relish our School’s success but rather to press on and further distance ourselves from our national independent school peers. To that end, we must continue to leverage the time, talent, networks and financial resources of our more than 5,500-strong alumni network.

As your representatives, the Alumni Board will be working hard to do just that and I encourage you to help us by getting involved, reconnecting with classmates, registering for our new alumni directory on Wavelength, attending alumni events and giving to the annual fund. Please feel free to reach out to me (alumniboardpresident@pds.org) or my fellow members of the Alumni Board with questions or suggestions, so that together we can continue to realize Dean Mathey’s wish, that Princeton Day School be “…strengthened and made one of the great schools of its kind in the country.”

Sincerely, Michael T. Bracken ’98 President

John L. Griffith III ’99

Vice President

Taylor Hwong ’88

Secretary

Brian Crowell ’11

Beth Geter-Douglass, Ph.D. ’82

Paris McLean ’00

Cameron Linville Rogers ’09

Joseph P. Rogers ’09 Julie Roginsky ’91

Linda Maxwell Stefanelli mfs ’62 Jeffrey Straus ’12

David Straut ’74 Lisa Warren ’71 Kaylie Keesling

Director of Alumni Programs & Giving

NOMINATE your friends and classmates for the PDS Athletic Hall of Fame and our Alumni Awards: Alumni Achievement, John D. Wallace ’48 Alumni Service Award and Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Go to pds.org/alumni/alumni-awards/nominate

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Gold Guard Brunch 1 Alumni celebrating their 50th Reunion and beyond gathered at Behr House on Friday for a special brunch in their honor.

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Nick Jaeckel ’14, Michael Tucker ’14, Tess Zahn ’14, Hadley Phares ’14, Mary Travers ’14 and Lexie Fairman ’14

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Matt Miller ’89, Greg Gordon ’89, Jake Silverman ’89, Tom Harvey ’89 and Jim Aversano ’89

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Taps & Trucks Picnic (at right) Alumni celebrated reunion with food trucks and craft beer on Saturday.

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Alumni Weekend Alumni Awards and Athletic Hall of Fame 4 Head of School Paul Stellato speaks with Alumni Award recipients Vinay Trivedi ’09, Barbara Spalholz ’74 and John Wellemeyer ’52.

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Last Hurrah

Members of the Classes of 2015-2019 were invited back to campus for one “Last Hurrah” before the end of summer.

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Miss Fine’s school

if a class correspondent is not listed, please send your notes to Ann Wiley ’70 at classnotes@pds.org.

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Phyllis Vandewater Clement 2375 Range Avenue, #157 Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (707) 823-0925 (home) pvanclement@gmail.com

After more than 80 years, we have discovered a class member!

Stephen Conger, who was with us in MFS primary school, wrote to let us know about his recently published book, Down on the Farm, which tells the story of his 16-year career of owning, managing and working a cattle farm not far from where he had been living in Washington, DC.

I gather that his years of experience in foreign trade were a big help in making a success of his new business, as was his relaxed, informed and humorous attitude about all the things that can go wrong. I located the little book easily on Amazon, and Steve sent me a picture showing how he looks now, 85 years after we last saw him.

Steve Conger MFS ’40 and PCD ’37 Peggy Munro Griffin has winterized the Cape Cod house she has loved for many years and moved into it permanently.

Ann Tomlinson Reed continues to thrive and see family at her home near Princeton; Louise Russell Irving keeps in touch.

Bob and I (Phyllis Clement) are amazed to realize that we’ve been married almost 73 years. I had a wonderful trip to Medford, OR for my granddaughter’s lovely wedding. We have nine great-grandchildren, so far. Perhaps that will be all.

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Marjorie Libby Moore 90 Woolsey Court Pennington, NJ 08534-1428 (609) 730-9515 (home)

Marie Frohlings Rawlings narrated Peter and the Wolf with Nashua Chamber Orchestra to a full house and plays second violin with the orchestra. She wishes her classmates would send news.

1944 Eleanor (Vandy) Vandewater Leonard wrote: “Not much new here. I’m still in independent living in a retirement center. Two greatgrandkids: Mia O’Neil, four, and Ben Leonard, three.

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Lucy Law Webster 19 Church Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 437-0887 (home) lucylawwebster@gmail.com

Lucy Law Webster was “looking forward to a visit from my brother, John T. Law ’48, Exeter and Harvard. He and his wife Peggy are expected to visit us in Cooperstown in September. Also, their oldest daughter, Linda, who is a retired ER doctor, is planning to attend my World Federalist event in southern CA with her husband Lou deSitter, where I expect to speak about my life as a World Federalist.” Lucy will be in southern CA from November 2 when she will receive a lifetime achievement award from Citizens for Global Solutions, and will then visit with her older son, Daniel Webster, and his two children, Jonathan (a musician and the editor of his small town newspaper), and Alexandra (a botanist); Lucy hopes she will have insights into global warming.

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Donata Coletti Mechem 49 Marcela Avenue San Francisco, CA 94116-1471 510-851-1123 (cell) doe@mechem.org

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Jean Milholland Shriver, who lost her husband Charles this past January 28, wrote from Palos Verdes Estates, CA, where she lives: “Things are going along pretty well, though there’s a ton of paperwork due to the lawyer.

Just won a first prize for my small articles in

the California Journalism contest. Whee!! Just remembered another class member, Nancy Cowles Black. I was in her wedding, but have heard little from her since. Was in Princeton this spring and it looked just the same. A very pretty town. My niece has bought a Bauhaus house by Breuer out by the Hun School.

Much fun to visit.”

Wendy McAneny Bradburn and Norman enjoyed a fascinating April cruise on the beautiful (green) Danube, from Bucharest to Budapest. A high point in Budapest, aside from its astonishing beauty and dynamism, was visiting the Liszt Music Academy where Wendy’s Chicago piano teacher (who was 90 when Wendy began with her) had studied, and learning that she was the first woman on its faculty and had been widely invited around prewar Europe (and eventually the U.S., where she was able to stay and avoid the Holocaust) to demonstrate her then novel treatise on teaching piano to young children.

“Hungary’s politics are almost as bad as ours, but Budapesht (so pronounced, we learned, though we hardly learned a single other word of its arcane language) was really a knockout.

At the Music Academy, we got a nice short performance from a cello student. The place was humming with students and activity and it has a gorgeous, opulent auditorium with a constant whirl of concerts. I had a miserable cough/cold the whole trip (it lasted five weeks in all, par for the course in old age, we find) and had to miss some of the excursions, but did join in a home visit for about 15 of us in Croatia. Budapest also had just about the best English-language bookshop we’ve seen anywhere.”

I, Doe (Donata) Coletti Mechem, am grateful to be in very good health, as is my husband Kirke, who just turned 94 in August. At the end of May, I went to my 65th reunion at Smith, which was lots of fun, but bittersweet in that it is doubtful whether I will see many of these women ever again, partly because I live on the West Coast, but, more importantly, because five years from now by our next reunion, many of us will have either died or become too infirm to travel. Two musical events have been important in our lives this year. The premier of my husband’s fourth opera, Pride and Prejudice, based on Jane Austen’s novel, April 6 and 7 this past spring by the Redwood Symphony, Redwood City, CA, with 12 professional soloist singers. It was a concert version, but extremely successful. We are looking forward to the staged version, four performances November 20-23, by the Peabody Institute, the conservatory arm of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. We try to stay healthy by swimming laps three times a week at a pool we belong to, and walking most alternate days. We are fortunate to still be very taken up in absorbing activities, and with friends.”

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Marcia Goetze Nappi 251 Gardenside Lane Shelburne, VT 05482 802-985-3070 marciagn@aol.com Dear 1952 classmates,

I did the math and it has actually been sixtyseven years since graduating from MFS, a lifetime ago!

I am writing to each of you to tell me what you have been up to so the spring PDS Journal will include our ’52 adventures. Please send to me (preferably by email) and include photos. I am eager to see them!

For starters, I went to our 40th reunion, and there was Mrs. Shepherd, just being Mrs. Shepherd; I toured PDS and found it magnificent! Met with Daisy Harper Fitch, and mourned the death of Barbara Gardner Parker a few years ago.

Bob and I live in Shelburne, Vermont with families of children and grandchildren and eight great-grands. We run the MGN Family Foundation, winter in Jupiter, FL and own a golf course in Shelburne, the Kwiniaska Golf Club.

I look forward to hearing from you so that there are some 1952 notes in the spring Journal. – Marcia

Marcia Goetze Nappi ’52 at home in Vermont

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L. Chloe King 5 Stonehaven Drive, #217 South Weymouth, MA 02190 (781) 660-5191 (home) (781) 898-8312 (cell) lchloek@comcast.net

Merriol Baring-Gould Almond wrote that she is enjoying her children and grandchildren! The not so good news is having increasing problems with hip and back. She is not quite ready for surgery. Merriol and her husband Doug are working on downsizing in preparation for moving to an attractive nearby retirement community. She is still very grateful for the outstanding teachers at MFS. Jeannie Crawford sent wonderful news! She has moved recently to a senior living community in Camden, ME, the town where she has lived for a long time.

Jo Cornforth Coke and her sister, Julia, have just returned from a cruise to Amsterdam, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Denmark and St. Petersburg. The Hermitage and Peterhof Palace had always been on Jo’s bucket list, and she was not disappointed. The sisters discovered their ages are slowing them down a bit, but are looking forward to going to Greece next spring. They love cruising! Jo works with AARP to increase livability in the Chattanooga area and with the League of Women Voters to register young voters before the 2020 election. Jo has no trouble keeping busy!

Ellen Jamieson Franck wrote that she has a very nice but quiet life in New York and Florida. She spends time with family events, volunteering in a soup kitchen (NY), a shelter program (FL), and some fairly ineffective efforts to promote affordable housing in both states. Ellen also plays some golf!

Mary Tyson Goodridge Lund wrote about a serious fall she experienced resulting in a fractured shoulder and several fractures in her upper arm. Recently, she wrote there is significant progress in her six to nine months recovery plan. Her brain was also impacted in the fall. Her memory and her balance were affected. Keep up the good work, Ty!

Marcia Goetze Nappi ’52 in Switzerland with her husband Bob

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Joan E. Kennan 3143 O Street, NW Washington, DC 20007-3117 (202) 342-2118 (home) joankennan@gmail.com

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Teri Beck Morse wrote she is living in Maynard, MA enjoying life with family, sons, daughters-in-law, two grandsons and a granddaughter. She feels very lucky to live near three of her four sons, and not too far from the fourth. Teri has been writing pieces over many years about growing up in Princeton, and from 10 to 16 in the wilds of New Mexico, and about her parents’ two very different family histories in Denmark and Hungary, for her children and grandchildren. Teri is also active in Democratic politics and in the organization “Indivisible.”

Lucy Busselle Myers says the highlight of last year was a trip Sally and Lucy “took

Alice-Marie Nelson ’55 (center) with her cousins, Eleanor (left) and Sylvia (right) in Bolinas, CA with Road Scholar to three canyons in the Southwest: Bryce, Zion and the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Their beauty is indescribable, and the trip itself was perfect. We had wonderful guides who arranged everything and answered all our questions about geology as well as where to have lunch.” Lucy would recommend Road Scholar adventures without hesitation. Two grandsons graduated from Colby and Olin in May; another baby boy is due in November. Such joy! Lucy continues to lead writing workshops in Ipswich as well as in a minimum-security facility for women in Salisbury. Of everything Lucy does, that is her favorite.

Alice Marie Nelson spent a lot of time at the lake this summer. She has adopted another cat (always a rescue). “Thought she would be a ‘quiet old lady’ at 12, but she is highly active and very vocal!” Alice Marie made a trip to Bolinas, CA in May to visit her cousins, whom she had not seen in many years. “Great fun for all!” Alice Marie continues to do strength training and Pilates.

Laura Travers Pardee and her husband Fred celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in June with longtime friends. In July, they went to Atlanta to be with their children and four grandchildren. One grandson is working for GQ Magazine, another grandson is working for a not-for-profit in Atlanta, a granddaughter has been a guide for walking tours in DC and is about to go to Turin, Italy to work, and the other granddaughter is currently in Japan teaching ESL and will return to finish her senior year at Northwestern. Laura and Fred will leave in September for three weeks in Europe: Rome, Florence, Paris and London.

They are more involved than ever at Bay Village and are so glad they made the move.

Barbara Kohlsaat von Oehsen wrote that she loves living in her house in Pennington.

It’s true she cannot do many things, BUT she is doing other things that are better. She has so much time to relax, enjoy her home, be with friends, eat out, walk her dogs, visit new places, read and, of course, stay in touch with her grandchildren. Her life right now is the best it has ever been! Barb gave her

Steinway baby grand piano to St. Matthew’s Church, so she hears it played every Sunday.

The church loves it, and Barb couldn’t be more thrilled.

Barb sent news of Annie Belford Ulanov. She spends her days preparing lectures in preparation for a trip to Prague. “A true intellectual.”

Chloe King, the forever class of ’55 correspondent: It has been a special treat for me to receive responses from so many classmates this time! Thanks to all who sent news! Like Merriol, I, too, have been fighting aging joints, which do not like to do what I ask of them. As a result, I have spent much time with a marvelous physical therapist for most of this year. Progress is slow, but steady. Hope to play golf in the fall.

No big trip this year as we cannot keep up the pace set by younger travelers. We do continue to enjoy our chalet in NH! It will be three years next month since we sold our home in Needham and moved to a 55+ new community in South Weymouth. I miss our home terribly, and am not thrilled with the community in which we live now. Warning to all: Research before you move!

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Charlotte Cook, Ph.D. 1133 55th Street Sacramento, CA 95819-3911 (916) 739-8918 (home) ccook@csus.edu

Greetings, dear classmates. We have two lovely photos to enjoy in this issue of PDS class notes, courtesy of, Betsy Thomas Peterson, Kay Dunn Lyman and Margy Pacsu Campbell—enjoy!

Kay wrote: “I am recovering well from my knee replacement, and hoping the bursitis in my hip and lower back will be eased as well. Along with the bursitis in my hip is spinal stenosis in my lower back. Good PT and doing many exercises are helping. I have finished the text for my Simmons research project on the life course of Simmons alumnae during much of the 20th century, and am taking the first stab at editing.”

Betsy wrote that during their lunch together, she and Kay had lots of good conversation centering on how college life has changed over the past 50 years. This year will be the 50th anniversary of coeducation at Yale. Betsy was interviewed by Anne Perkins, who wrote a doctoral dissertation on Yale’s first women.

The dissertation has become a book titled Yale Needs Women, which includes the interview with Betsy. She plans to participate in the September reunion and festivities. A big, new adventure is also looming for our intrepid adventurer: a rafting trip in Arctic Alaska in August 2020.

Margy shared the joyous news that she is expecting to become a grandmother in September!

Daughter, Alexandra, and her husband hosted a baby shower for 30 people in Margy and Bob’s house in Toronto. According to Margy, this was the largest social event to happen in the house since their wedding day in 1981! Lastly, Margy noted that all of her three-month scans for further cancer development have been negative to date, and future scans are being scheduled six months apart instead of three.

Betsy and Kay got together during the summer for lunch at a spot between their summer homes. They send this message to the rest of us: “We think we should have more in-person reunions, however small!” I think this is a lovely idea, but not sure how realistic it is since many of us and our spouses have significant mobility or other health issues that make travel difficult. More about this later.

Margy Pacsu Campbell ’56 and family at the baby shower Sadly, Margy has received a note from Hobey Alsop Hinchman who shared the news that the cancer in her larynx “is slowly growing back.” She and Dave are waiting to hear whether the surgeon for her previous surgery thinks he can remove it. We hold her, Dave and their family in our hearts, and hope news from the surgeon is positive!

1956 classmates Kay Dunn Lyman and Betsy Thomas Peterson had lunch this past summer

Joan Pearce Anselm and Klaus stayed home in Virginia this past summer with their elderly dogs, who have become very deaf and terrified of thunderstorms. To address this matter, the

two humans taught the dogs some sign language signals. It worked well. In Joan’s words: “Signals are paying off—thunderstorms are no longer a torture.” Who would have thought?

Carol Harris Bradley recounted the joys of her and Trump’s 60th anniversary last July. “With our children, their children and their children’s children, there were 18 of us in total, ranging in age from six months to 82 years. It felt like being sucked into a whirlwind full of energy, laughter, hugs, reminiscing, storytelling, music, games and wonderful treats. We were overwhelmed with gratitude, but kept wishing the pace would slow down so we could hold onto each moment just a bit longer. Now it’s back to our ‘rocking chairs’ with many, many happy memories.”

Marina Turkevich Naumann assured us that she is feeling much more settled in Princeton, after her recent move there to be near her children and grandchildren. To all of us she wrote: “I send love from inside one of my 30 or so remaining cartons.” Marina and I plan to get together when Craig and I visit Princeton around Halloween, before we return to California.

Rosemari Rubino Johnson is more than ever engaged in marshaling resources to meet the needs of refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants converging at the U.S./Mexican border near San Diego. She has previously written to us about being a member of the U.S./Mexico Border Health Commission since 2000, and her work as a board member of a nonprofit dedicated to providing access to health care and other services to the needy people in the San Diego area.

The crisis of increasing numbers of asylum seekers at the southern border, however, has led Rosemari and colleagues to expand their work by strengthening coordination and creating new alliances. In her words: “We are currently convening a majority of local entities—government, private and nonprofit—to aggressively reach our related goals for meeting the immediate and comprehensive needs of migrant visitors at our southern border.”

She commented further that “my appreciation for immigrants has grown exponentially in respect and gratitude.”

Cicely Tomlinson Richardson and John have enjoyed their annual summer visit with extended family on Cape Cod, although Cicely managed to trip and bang up a knee, but it is healing. She is still writing for her local newspaper and enjoying that, as well.

(Note: I have banged up one knee twice and the other once in the past six years. ALL have healed. So, fellow knee-bangers, do not despair.)

Anne Harrison Clark had an update on her granddaughter, Sequoia, who is an outstanding figure skater. She has left the U.S for a year of living with a family in Germany.

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Finally, I am going to send you all some questions about possible in-person reunions in the near future. I will pose some questions (feasibility, location, activities, etc.) meanwhile, please fell free to share your ideas and questions.

I send love to all, Charlotte

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Susan Smith Baldwin 93 Webster Road Shelburne, VT 05482 (802) 383-8583 (cell) susiebaldwin108@gmail.com

I received a surprise call from Faith Wing Bieler ’58. She lives in Waterbury, VT and teaches yoga in Stowe. We met on a riverside and caught up from MFS and Goucher College experiences to now. Faith was in the Peace Corps in India after college. Fun to connect.

Mary Strunsky Wisnovsky and her husband Joe hosted a spring luncheon and enjoyed “a lovely reunion with Sandy Strachan Froehlich, and her daughter, Wendy, when they drove from Eagle Lake, ME to visit NJ relatives. A short, but delightful visit!” Alissa Kramer Sutphin also enjoyed the mini-reunion. Sandy added her appreciation and shared that “it was so good to visit.

Shocking how much Princeton has changed!

Bumper to bumper traffic! Boys and girls everywhere! Remember how we used to ride our bikes on the sidewalks?”

Alissa Kramer Sutphin ’57 and husband Bill Sutphin at Princeton University class of 1953 reunion dinner

Bill Sutphin, husband of Alissa Kramer Sutphin ’57, with their thirteen-year-old granddaughter, Lyla Sutphin, on their way to see Mean Girls in NYC JOURNAL

Sandy wanted to be sure PCD and MFS friends know that John Martinelli ’54 died August 1, 2018, at his home in Harvey Cedars, NJ. Known and loved as “Poppa John,” he was survived by three children and seven grandchildren. Sandy lit a candle in remembrance and shared: “I miss him so much. We renewed our childhood friendship probably 15 or more years ago. After John’s wife’s death, and since years before my husband Warren’s death, our daily emails and frequent letters meant so much to both of us.”

Eugénie Rudd Fawcett and her husband Jim are taking steps toward retirement in MA. They have given up their Tyringham sheep farm after 55 years. Jim has cut back teaching to six periods a week of ninth grade English at Berkshire Country Day School (K-9). Eugénie is teaching 18 periods a week of sixth to ninth grade Latin at BCD, where she has taught since 1971. Eugénie added that news of the death of Suzy Scarff Webster ’58 was a shock. “Suzy was so ebullient and is greatly missed.” Eugénie and Suzy both moved from Manhattan schools to MFS the same year. Their friendship deepened at Radcliffe together.

Over the years, they and their families visited one another in England and USA, and Eugé is godmother to one of Suzy’s children.

Helen Wilmerding ’57 family photo at graduation of granddaughter, Brooke Heap ’15, from Indiana University, May 2019 (front, l to r): Helen Wilmerding, Brooke Heap ’15, Caroline Heap Bell; (back, l to r) Ann Heap, Peter Heap, DD Bell, Jane Heap ’89 holding Layla Bell, Helen’s greatgrandaughter.

Helen Wilmerding ’57’s daughter, Jane Heap ’89, Ros Webster Perry news: “Richard and her family in Acadia National Park, ME and I are enjoying good health and (l to r): Miles (15), Jane’s husband Greg, Jane, have two grandchildren attending and Eleanor (13) university here in Santa Barbara. I made two trips East this year. I had a terrific Jane Heap ’89, and family. Both Jane and her visit in Exeter, NH with my sister, Kathie husband left their work worlds to really enjoy Webster Dwight ’54, and her son, Charles, their school-aged children. Helen thoroughly and granddaughter, Ela, who were visiting enjoys them all. “Daughter Angela and family from Toronto. I also traveled to The Quilters are across the pond in London.” Helen visHall of Fame in Marion, IN, for their annual ited her son, Alan, and his wife Marguerite, quilt celebration in July.” in Hawaii this summer. Their children are grown. Helen has a great-granddaughter, Some of you will remember Ros’ grandLayla. She was one in June. Helen enjoys mother, Marie Webster, who lived with senior classes daily and walking the dog with Ros. She was a national celebrity in the early Jane. “I miss Gerald.” And, in typical Helen 1900s, known for her pioneering quilt pattern humor she added: “Jane has given me a clear designs. You can read what Ros and Kathie message. If I get married again, she’ll toss me wrote about her contributions and influence out on the street. Four marriages will have to (https://quiltershalloffame.net/marie-webbe enough.” ster/). Ros was inspired to purchase and save her grandmother’s dilapidated Indiana home, I enjoyed discussing life’s challenges with support its designation as a National Historic Helen, Alissa and Bonnie Campbell in Landmark, and help The Quilters Hall of Colorado. Sue Walcott was “cleaning out” Fame establish a thriving museum in the old and mailed some charming old reunion photos family home. Ros said, “It’s always fun to go “for the class archives.” So happy also to catch back to the town where I was born and reconup with Nancy Miller. Nice to connect with nect with the many new friends I’ve made each of you, news or no news. Anne Gildar while working on this project.”

Kaufman texted, “I can’t talk. I have a houseful and expecting more… nothing new to Helen Wilmerding is enjoying her life in report….”

Rye, NY. She is living with her daughter,

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Nancy Hudler Keuffel 1329 West Indian Mound Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 (248) 540-8024 (home) (586) 481-7043 (cell) acornnhk@aol.com

A wonderful email from Faith Wing Bieler: “This past winter was tough, cold, long in Vermont…summer goes down smooth and easy with me! We just had a big family reunion and I report gratefully that children, grands, and extended family are well. So are the turkeys, bear and coyotes on the farm. No big trips but little excursions for me this year. One was to Spirit Rock Meditation Center, CA, a place I’ve wanted to go for a long time. Jinx Prather Tirana attended and spoke at Suzy Scarff Webster’s Celebration of Life in Oxford, UK. She carried MFS class love and support to Suzy’s family from us all. I finally touched base with Susie Smith Baldwin ’57 who lives just minutes from me in Vermont and we had a wonderful conversation and have plans to see one another.

Bev Ward Docter wrote, “Laura Docter, our oldest daughter, and her husband Cameron Stout, and Laura’s youngest son, Toby Thornburg, have moved to Princeton with their cat, Cheddar, and dog, Mo. Laura and Cam drove from CA to NJ with the cat and dog— what an adventure. Laura will teach at The Hun School, where Toby will be a sophomore and has already been active in basketball activities at the school. They bought a house near the Princeton campus. We will come to visit in September.”

Sue Frank Hilton and husband had a fabulous trip to Scandinavia in August.

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Ann Kinczel Clapp 5 Farview Road Baltimore, MD 21212 (410) 464-9471 (home) AnnClapp@hotmail.com

Look for an update in the spring Journal from our mini-reunion in October.

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Penelope Hart Bragonier 68 Beacon Street Boston, MA 02108 (617) 742-0093 (home) (617) 823-1150 (cell) Pbragon@gmail.com

On a steamy August day here on Martha’s Vineyard, I find myself once more contemplating kayaking or an ocean swim, anything to avoid the challenge of working on my own writing. It was so easy in June to tell myself I’d spend much of the summer improving old pieces (‘creative nonfiction,’ the genre) and even starting a new one. But compiling these class notes and editing the curricula for my

son’s innovative and thriving organization, NoticeAbility.org (check it out online), are the only projects that have gotten my fingers moving so far.

Moving our bodies, if not our fingers, is something a number of our classmates are doing religiously. Pilates, yoga, weight lifting and trainer workouts. As Louise Scheide Kelly said, “It’s a constant effort to keep balanced and flexible. Who knew this would be so complicated!”

Sally Mullen Bub reported: “I’ve pretty much given up riding—only because I no longer have any horses,” except, she added, for her daughter and son-in-law’s “11 horses and 16 mules here grazing. Love to watch them, but by the time the mud clears up and I could ride, they’ll be gone.” I remember how awed we were at our Wyoming reunion as Sally hauled those beastly-heavy saddles from the barn, across the paddock, and onto her horses’ backs so we could ride. Sounds as if she could still do it.

At least a few of us are traveling far and wide, aware that we won’t be up to it forever. There are riverboat cruises: Sally and husband Dick in the Netherlands; Harriet Gaston Davison down the Rhone. And Africa: Nancy Davis Sachner on safari in Tanzania and Kenya; Louie and husband Peter also in Tanzania to watch the massive wildebeest migration on the Serengeti (her sixth trip to Africa, his first). And Caroline Godfrey Werth off to Vietnam and the wondrous Angkor Wat, once her two new knees were fit to travel. Some are on the go closer to home, e.g. Anne Kales Howson and Jeff to the Phoenix area for their annual three weeks of golf and the San Francisco Giants spring training games.

Frank and I met up with Harriet for a few days in the romantic Scottish Highlands last fall. Now he and I are scheduled for what may be our last super-adventure, a trip to New Zealand in February with my son, Dean, daughter-in-law, Sally, and grandson, Bodhi, 12-years-old by then. Hiking, gliding, and maybe some scuba diving are part of the plan.

(Inshallah, as my Muslim friends would say.)

To my knowledge, Nancy is the only one among us who still has a paid job. She finds her psychoanalytic practice, part-time at this point, and her work on the Board of the Connecticut Society of Psychoanalytic Psychology “very rewarding.” Hats off to her and to Mary Liz Alexander who is just now retiring from her work as a psychotherapist in NYC and looking forward to living full-time in Lake Placid.

But there’s volunteer work aplenty. Mary Liz is on several committees for Lake Placid’s summer symphony and has “just taken on the co-presidency of our Rotary Club.” Other classmates refer to volunteer work without specifying what it is. I continue to be active with the Boston branch of a national climate

change organization called Mothers Out Front.

And I’ll soon be gearing up to work—feverishly—on getting out the 2020 vote in key states like Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

Grandchildren are the source of endless joy.

Martha Thompson Eckfeldt is thrilled with her year-old granddaughter, Eliza, and the fact that she and her parents will be moving to Martha’s big house in Brooklyn Heights as Martha shifts into a new senior facility just two blocks away. A perfect arrangement. Annie, living now in Kentfield, CA, sent around a photo of her four adorable grandsons, the youngest born in March. Sally celebrated the high school graduations of two granddaughters in June. Harriet has a hard time keeping up with the constant activity of her nine grandchildren—sports matches, plays and concerts. This summer, the entire family gathered at daughter Sarah’s wonderful seaside house in Cornwall, where Annie, Eileen Baker Strathnaver, Harriet and I (with a couple of husbands along for the ride) had a mini-MFS ’60 reunion some years ago.

Grown children remain important parts of our lives, too. Mary Liz reports that son Andrew is living in Lake Placid and doing well. Mary Lee Skinner Bayne’s son, Jeb, has moved in with her in Northeast Harbor, and they’re proving to be “good roommates.”

And then there are the dogs. Carol Garrigues Scofield wrote last fall asking my permission to name their English Springer pup after my beloved English Setter who grew up with me and a number of you all. I met baby ‘Twig’ in Vero Beach last spring. There couldn’t be a cuter, more fitting namesake. Louie and Peter have acquired a retired champion Golden Retriever after seven sad months of doglessness. “Beatrice is a dream come true—absolutely calm and mellow and darling and we are totally in love….Bliss.”

Certainly, the insults of old age are a part of our lives now. Sally noted that she and Dick “are struggling some” with the bitter cold of Wyoming winters. Carol’s husband, Robert, has had his share of challenges, including two open-heart surgeries and two shoulder replacements. “We are working downwards,” she says. “The knees are next.”

And there is the pervasive sadness of loss.

Nancy said, “I’m still trying to create a new life without Skip, my life partner for over 55 years…Learning how to manage finances and everything else that Skip took care of. Trying to create a new kind of life that feels right.”

Harriet wrote: “Never time to be lonely or bored, but I miss my John more and more and the fact that he isn’t here to participate in family fun and see the grandchildren grow and develop. He would be adored by them….”

Of course, we were all deeply saddened to learn that Cathy Otis Farrell died in July after a 15-year struggle with dementia. We will remember her as her husband Greg

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described her, “…a beautiful woman with the body and grace of a ballet dancer, which she was, and the soul of a social worker, which she brought to everything she did.”

All of which points to the inescapable fact that we are deep into that poignant time of life where we must celebrate what we have.

High on that list is each other. I find comfort in discovering shared values and political commitments today with the very same people who brought their dogs to Twig’s birthday parties seventy years ago. And Harriet and Eileen, about to see A Midsummer’s Night Dream in London, chuckled at the memory of Liza Gutman Sevin playing Bottom in our eighth grade production of the play.

Given the uncertainties of age, Louie has offered to advance our reunion reprise in VT from the year of our collective birthday (2022) to sometime between mid- and lateSeptember next year (2020), provided enough of us can plan on being there. Lake Dunmore, the perfect place. Us, the perfect people! So many memories, so much to share about our lives today.

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Mahala Busselle Bishop 145 Goody Hallett Drive Eastham, MA 02642 (207) 266-9066 (home) mahalabishop@gmail.com Julia Cornforth Holofcener Placido Mar - #1406 5200 North Flagler Drive West Palm Beach, FL 33407-2768 (908) 217-0327 (cell) holofcenerltd@comcast.net

Sandra Sidford Cornelius: “55 years of marriage, 52 years of paid employment, two daughters, four grandchildren. Recent news? Moved out of large house we had filled with stuff for 48 years. The Normandy Invasion would have been an afternoon’s work after that. Even after 58 years, I remain awed by the energy, talent and accomplishments of classmates.”

Cynthia Weinrich continues holding firm against taking on another regular church music job and is enjoying the semi-retirement (i.e., subbing for others) life. “I do miss the programming and the choirs, but it’s good to have the freedom, and any problems you see not be yours. Have joined a couple of writing classes, and am happy to be finally being more regular with my writing and getting good responses, though need to keep myself from despair at thinking how much time would be required to finish all the projects!

“Fiona, Elise and I had a fun Lincoln Center picnic together in June—good weather, good food, and stimulating and thought-provoking conversation. Have had a bit of vacation time in northern Vermont seeing old friends and New Hampshire enjoying Tibby’s cottage, which was great!”

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Sheila Long: “I was responsible for an event celebrating the 40th anniversary of the tiny monastery of which I am now a part: a mass followed by a dinner for more than 100 people. This is the first time in my life that I’ve done anything like this. It was daunting, even with a friend doing the catering and friends in the local parish doing the place settings, flowers and cleanup. I sent out a newsletter/invitation to the 1,100 people on our Peggy Wilbur sent this photo from her mailing list in early July, which brought archives: Rada Fulper Shows ’58, Julie Fulper in many generous donations, for which Hardt ’61, Peggy Wilbur ’61 and Debbie Moore I’ve been writing thank-you notes. Then Krulewitch ’61 with Louis Armstrong I downloaded some new music software that allowed me to write and print a refrain for the responsorial Psalm for the mass Mozart Festival’s inclusion of some wonderfully adventurous programming, and Wells in modern notation. The computer actually College, where we are gearing up for a plays the notes as you write them! What a campaign of which I’m a co-chair. Our new change from college days, when you had to VP for Advancement brings an infusion of write your music in your dorm room and then energy and expertise, which augurs well for sign up for a practice room with a piano to see its success. I have had the pleasure of seeing how it sounded. The organist from the local Cynthia Weinrich and Elise Bruml for lunch Methodist church agreed to accompany the hymns, and several members of the Methodist under the trees at Lincoln Center. I think this is the third such meeting in recent years choir, including their new pastor, helped beef and I love the conversations we get into. I’ve up the singing. I continue to be responsible also enjoyed email correspondence with Susie for keeping the guesthouse and guest hermitShea McPherson ’62 who was very close to a age ready for new arrivals. While all this was much-beloved Wells alum who lived near her going on, the garden kept on growing. When on Cape Cod. I had a long lunch with Kasa I finally had time to see what was happening, Lowndes Cotungo this spring when she was there were zucchini the size of baseball bats!” in town for a periodic theater binge, and look Lucia Norton Woodruff: “We have become forward to seeing her again in November.” nomads, commuting back and forth between family in Maine and Austin since late May, a month or weeks in one, then the other. It has its pluses and minuses.

“Two most vivid memories from July and August: First is of the whole extended family climbing a wee mountain in western Maine, so easy to climb that both the three-year-old and I could make it, so much a mountain that we ate blueberries on the top, scads and scads of blueberries, so plentiful that the Labrador Retriever could graze along with us as we all found our own sun warmed tiny blueberries.

“Second: last week, I heard a beautiful, humble, 76-year-old survivor of Hiroshima (hibakusha) speak of her experience and how it affected her life after. She was two in 1945 but her body must have retained the whole experience. She spoke simply to a spellbound group in her church with a dignity and with pauses we are not used to, perhaps her first time ever to tell the story to a large audience. We learned that she had been taught that the bomb was a problem not only of Americans, but of all of mankind and so she never had bitterness toward Americans. We were witnesses to an event that I will never forget. I could say much more, but I am still processing it.”

Fiona Morgan Fein: “I have been dividing my time between summer offerings at Lincoln Center, where the L. C. Festival has been discontinued resulting in the Mostly

Polly Busselle Bishop: “The most fun and challenging thing I’ve ever done was to write a dramatization of bi-polar disorder. The play has been performed twice but now needs a good director and venue. Writing it was such an amazing experience that our idyllic life in Maine pales in comparison. I spoke with Ann Davidson Zweede, our long-lost pal who finally got on the internet! She lives in Bluffton, SC and spends her time being an angel to all her many grandchildren.”

Julie Fulper Hart: “We were in our corner of coastal Maine during the past two weeks and I was lucky enough to be in the audience at Reversing Falls on the afternoon of August 9. Polly’s play was well-attended and wellreceived. Pol is an excellent writer, as we know from her book, but now I know that she has a real gift for dialogue. The cast was solid and the portrayal of Hadley (Polly) was superb.

The take-away for me were the insights into the episodes, a few of which I witnessed, (second-hand or from the periphery), their painful consequences, and the humility it took, afterwards, to restore friendships. I’m not doing Pol’s work real justice with this write-up, and I hope that all will forgive me for the inadequacy.”

Cherry Raymond: “In July, I joined Extinction Rebellion, one of the more effective international grassroots organizations aimed at stemming the acceleration in climate

change. It’s likely way too late. Open waters in the Arctic. Hurricane Dorian is leveling the Bahamas as I write, clocking sustained winds of 180mph. I was moved by the words of an activist at a recent ER meeting. He said, ‘Even if we don’t have any impact on the situation, still we have to act as though we might. It’s what love requires. What else is there to do?’ To be honest, I don’t know whether I am coming or going. These times are historically unprecedented. My desk piles up with interwoven unfinished tasks as I navigate crises and possibilities, including my own natural decline. How to parse out the attention when so much is aflame and there is so little vitality? Retirement? I just can’t imagine. Meanwhile I sift through the trove of photos brother Peter has distributed to our tribe. I continue to be stunned by the blessings of being alive on planet Earth. I sorrow deeply for what may be lost, especially all the goodness. I pray that the Earth may throw off enough of humankind and its destructive ways to bring about a new harmony.”

Julia Cornforth Holofcener: “My news is that I have just sold my five acres in West Palm, and have moved into a splendid condo overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway, which divides Palm Beach Island from West Palm Beach. One of my daughters, Liz, sonin-law, Jon, and I have bought a charming house on Lake of the Four Seasons in the Poconos. Jon, a master carpenter and restorer of fine furniture, is completely renovating the apartment over the garage so I have a place of my own when it gets too hot and humid in Florida. My sister, Jo, and I spent three days in Amsterdam and picked up a cruise to St. Petersburg, stopping at several Scandinavian countries along the way. One of my grandsons is getting married in October in NJ and I have a conference in DC of the International Churchill Society at the end of the same month. Update on the ChurchillRoosevelt play is that the final draft has been completed and it’s being sent around to various theatres who have expressed an interest in perhaps co-producing with me. The reading in London was a huge success! I miss Larry desperately, but don’t dwell on it. I’m surrounded with his creations and photos.

Life is good...and busy...the only answer!”

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Susan Shea McPherson P.O. Box 506 Hyannis Port, MA 02647 (508) 775-1368 (home) suebear3@gmail.com

The MFS class of 1962 has had a quiet year as I only received a note from Gail Cotton: “It is with excruciating sorrow that I report baby, Brielle, went to Heaven on March 19, 2019. She was three months and five-daysold. We knew she had physical challenges early on when she was still in utero but were

hopeful she might overcome them. While her loss will always be a great sadness, her twin sister, Ariella, is thriving and brings us great joy. Colton is here from Australia for an extended time. He arrived August third and will be here until October third.

We attended a small family reunion in Estes Park with our McClintock cousins, which was great fun. We had the added bonus of seeing three full curl bighorn sheep as we went up the Big Thompson Canyon to Estes.

“Dennis and I are trying to age gracefully and remain very busy and involved with our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

I have age-related macular degeneration and have given up driving. I really HATE not being able to drive!”

I, Susan Shea McPherson have had a busy spring. Our daughter, Sandy, was married here in our garden to a wonderful young man in early June. Three days later our son Rob’s wife had another baby boy—Pierce Edward McPherson, who is doing very well. They all came up to the Cape for two weeks in August, which was great fun! Amazingly enough we had a tornado roar through the mid-Cape area in July causing a lot of tree damage; we don’t have tornadoes here but hurricanes, which one can prepare for.

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Virginia Elmer Stafford 312 Tulane Drive SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 (505) 342-2855 (home) vesalb@aol.com

Thank you to all who responded with news.

Other than three months on Cape Cod, Sally Campbell Haas keeps busy most of the year in Denver with skiing, hiking, a book group, Bible study and Pilates. She also keeps her brain stimulated with a steel drum circle!!

Turid Helland responded from Bergen (“the most beautiful city in Norway”) where she is retired but still keeps up with her research on language impairment and dyslexia. She also spends time growing olives in Umbria, Italy and traveling to “strange places.” She saw Sally on a trip to California last Easter.

Kathryn Kilgore lost her husband to thyroid cancer in 2017 and has been writing to help her through the grieving process. Currently she is working on a book of poems about the angel Moroni, who lives in a cloud and discusses religion, philosophy, politics and global warming with anyone interested (sign me up!!). She still lives in Key West, but has just bought a cottage in Monterey, CA with an 80-year-old flower garden where she hopes to go to recoup.

Liza Maugham enjoys her two grandchildren who just graduated from high school. She continues to work as a social worker with special needs children.

Laurie Rogers is enjoying many travel and sailing adventures with her husband. She expressed her gratitude for good health, especially after watching her older sister and husband struggle with serious health issues.

Kathy Sittig Dunlop enjoyed seeing Bonnie Strong Berge in South Africa and Bonnie Grad Levy in Florida. Kathy loves to read and would love to hear about books other classmates have enjoyed. She enjoys mentoring a young man, golf, travel, her children, and friends. She closed saying that “aging is not always easy, but I have been richly blessed and I thank God for that.”

Andy Updike Burt reported that in January she finished her new film about Maine climate solutions and “solutionaries” and is now working on promotion. She has been very active in environmental and social justice issues. If you are curious about her work you can visit her project website at downtoearthstories.org. I have been very moved and inspired by her work. Andy also operates an Airbnb out of her classic Airstream and invites anyone to visit, and finds time to enjoy her grandchildren.

Pamela Sidford Schaeffer reported that she and her husband had an interesting trip to Italy, that her daughter is having a great time working on a Marvel streaming TV show, and her son faced some climate change hazards in attempting to climb the Matterhorn.

I (Virginia Stafford) continue to work in my busy counseling practice and spend much of my free time with my five grandchildren, who are all becoming interesting adults. I must admit that it was a real reminder of the passage of time when ordering a drink with my 21-year-old grandson on a recent trip to Mexico!! If anyone wants to share news between Journal issues or wants to get in touch with another classmate please feel free to contact me at anytime.

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Barbara Rose 33 Calhoun Street, Suite 218 Charleston, SC 29401 (609) 937-1700 (home) (609) 937-1700 (cell) barbarabrose@me.com

As I wait out the arrival of Hurricane Dorian here in Charleston, SC, uncertain as to whether I’ll be able to submit our class notes within the next few days when they are due, I am creating and submitting this fall’s column today.

Having just observed the unofficial end of summer with Labor Day celebrations, I realize most of us have been too busy visiting children, grandchildren, or simply taking a wild and wonderful trip abroad to share recent news. There are always exceptions and for that I am grateful.

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Linda Conroy Vaughn has been (is still?) on the move again, having written in from Papua New Guinea!

When I suggested she might be out of town, here is her response, “You’re right. I’m on vacation in Papua New Guinea Photo taken by Linda Conroy Vaughn ’64 in at the Mt Hagen Papua, New Guinea Festival.”

Sue Jamieson and Fran Wolff continue to live close by one another in Atlanta. I learned from a recent email that both are doing well and keeping busy. Sue wrote, “I am recovered from some cancer treatment, leading relaxed life with some work, some volunteering, some travel, and pleasure of friends. Plan travel to DC and Dublin where my kids and grandkids live. I just had breakfast with Fran Wolf, always a happy event in Atlanta. We talked about cats and dogs and the quality of IHOP senior breakfast specials (fair).”

I always enjoy hearing from Cary Smith Hart.

Her emails convey such lovely, positive energy and enthusiasm for people and events in her life.

She wrote recently, “I feel so fortunate. My husband Gary and I just celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary with all three daughters and their families, plus local friends in attendance.

We are up to six grands now, none in town, but we manage to visit. We still love volunteering and travel. Hope you’ll keep Sacramento on your radar screens—not so far from SF and on the way to Tahoe, which is spectacular.”

In July, my son Hobie Hare ’93, and his wife Lucy announced the arrival of their second child, a daughter named Piper. She joins her brother Henry Hare (two and a half). Enjoyed spending time with all my family last month in the Boston area, including Elizabeth Hare ’88, and her son, Jasper Drake, William Remsen’71, Katherine Hare and Hobie Hare.

Jasper just entered high school in Boulder, CO. Where does the time go????

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Margaret Woodbridge Dennis 11115 Fawsett Road Potomac, MD 20854-1723 (301) 983-9738 (home) hotyakker@gmail.com

It’s been a fantastic and very busy year. In March, I got my husband onto the French sailing ship Le Ponant (Princeton Alumni travel) to cruise the Windward Islands: Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Martinique, St. Lucia and Barbados. In June, we had our raft trip down the Grand Canyon, which had been postponed a year for medical reasons. It was fabulous—something everyone should do once in a lifetime.

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Then we winged it over to Dorset, England spending two weeks with Bob’s brother and his fiancée. The mid-point got them married: reception at Stafford House, the country estate of Lady Emma and Lord Julian Fellowes—yes, the creator of Downton Abbey!

Julian walked Janet down the aisle, and I got to sit next to him during the entire reception.

He’s as lovely and smart a person as we’ve seen on TV, and a great conversationalist.

Now, with his inspiration, I’m trying to finish writing the book that I started two years ago, The Bride’s Tears: The Rochesters of Spanish Town. Believe me, the last 10 percent is the hardest part.

Dabby Bishop Palmer wrote: “We have been traveling quite a bit. Took a cruise to the Western Caribbean in January and another short one to Cuba, just before it was closed

by President Trump. We’ve also just returned from a 10-day trip to ND and SD, where we wandered Mt. Rushmore, the Badlands, the Black Hills, and the presidential statues in Rapid City. Who knew that there was so much to see in the Dakotas??? We now highly recommend such a trip. Life continues well in the Poconos, the invitation remains open for visitors. We’re just west of the Delaware Water Gap and down the road from Bushkill Falls.”

Martha Gorman Nielsen wrote: “We’re going to our family home on Cape Cod for the last two weeks in August and first week in September. Then at the end of September and first part of October, a three-week trip to Italy. I have been taking Italian lessons from a great 14-year-old teacher who has been very kind and has tried to change my French pronunciation to Italian...very different! We are going to Rome with a private tour of the Vatican, then to Naples, to Sorrento, to Capri, back to Sorrento, to Florence, to Venice, Pisa, Milan, Lake Como, and finally ending up at Cinque Terre! Then back to Rome by train and home! The only other thing of note is that my granddaughter, Melissa Moses, will start high school in September! They grow so fast!”

Gigi Godfrey Leonard told us, “Life has been very good for Dana and me. This past winter we took a trip to the Galapagos, where Dana had sailed to with our son on his boat a few years back. We then took a family trip to the big island in Hawaii, where our son and his wife live. Our daughter and her family were able to join us there, which was wonderful. We made it to my 50th reunion at Macalester in Minnesota, which was lots of fun, and this summer we took two weeks and sailed up to New Brunswick on our boat.

I feel lucky that I can still be so active sailing and hiking. We enjoy living in Freeport, ME, just around the corner from L.L. Bean, so please if anyone comes our way let us know. It would be fun to see you.”

Phoebe Russell Ozuna and her husband Ron are still happily living in Pasadena, CA,

and go on excursions from there. “Ron is an avid bird photographer and we have gone on three birdwatching trips to Colombia (a safe and very beautiful place) with a friend from Colombia who organizes the trips. We also travel up to San Francisco at least twice a year to see my son and our three grandchildren—always a pleasure. We both work parttime for Loyola Marymount University as teacher mentors in their education program, a way to keep a toe-hold in the classroom. I continue my creative work, writing and reading poems. I am working on my eighth book of poems. Cahuenga Press, the literary press I run with co-founders Harry Northup and James Cushing, is celebrating our 30th year, and about to publish a new book, Weather, by Holly Prado, our member who sadly passed away in June. Our website is www.cahuengapress.com.”

Sally Stewart Gilbert is not yet retired, working at the TLT (Teaching, Learning, Technology) Group in Takoma Park, MD.

Susie Howland Farrell wrote that she is preparing to grieve for her daughter’s dog, Finnegan, who is expected to die from cancer shortly. On a happier note, she was about to depart for “Washington, DC for a few days.

This is a trial trip with the idea of taking each and every grandchild in the future. Wonder if I’ll set off the metal detector at the airport. I have my artificial hip card. I’ll have it ready!”

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if a class correspondent is not listed, please send your notes to Ann Wiley ’70 at classnotes@pds.org.

1937 Stephen Conger graduated from Princeton Country Day School in 1937, and then went on to graduate from Graham Eckes School in Florida and from Princeton University with the class of 1944. He is also a graduate of the Thunderbird School of International Management in Phoenix, AZ.

After writing a book about Dante in 2017, he published a second book titled, Down on The Farm, about his 16 years raising cattle on a Virginia farm. It is a witty portrayal of rural characters as well as lessons learned, and is available on Amazon.

1940 Michael G. Hall wrote: “A quick hello from long ago. Having migrated southward from Princeton in the 1950s, I ended up a professor of history at the University of Texas in Austin.

I retired in 1999, but stayed to watch Austin grow up. I also enjoy here the friendship of Lucia Norton Woodruff ’61, a fellow alumna of Miss Fine’s kindergarten (though different years).”

1943

Peter E. B. Erdman 700 Hollinshead Spring Road Apartment D100 Skillman, NJ 08558-2038 (609) 759-3362 (home) PErdman700@comcast.net

We have news from Bill Harrop who wrote that he has been retired for a quarter-century following a 39-year career as a Foreign Service officer with postings in Italy, Belgium, Australia, Guinea, Kenya, Congo and Israel, the last four as ambassador. For the past seven years he has chaired the Diplomacy Foundation, which is building the nation’s first museum of American diplomacy in partnership with the Department of State. Bill reported that he and his wife Ann are “doing well (seniority considered) in their retirement center, Fox Hill, in Bethesda, MD, outside Washington.” They have four sons who spent school year 1968-69 at PDS while he was at the Woodrow Wilson School on a sabbatical from the Foreign Service. Two of their sons now live in Washington, one in NYC and one in Napa, CA. There are six grandchildren but no great-grandchildren yet. Two years ago, he and Ann ran into David McAlpin at their 70th Deerfield reunion.

Mark Heald was a classmate of those of us who were at Miss Fine’s School prior to entering PCD. Mark brought us up to date on his life in this report, “After Miss Fine’s 1934-38, I transferred to the public school system— Nassau Street school, grades 5-8, graduated Princeton High School, 1946. Four years at Oberlin College, where Jane and I met. Then four years at Yale getting a Ph.D. Returned to Princeton to Lyman Spitzer’s nuclear energy research program at the University. Grabbed an unexpected opportunity to join the physics faculty at Swarthmore College in suburban Philadelphia in 1959. After 38 years in Swarthmore, Jane and I moved to a charming, no-frills retirement community in rural central Tennessee. That was 22 years ago, so we now feel pretty well established here on the Cumberland Plateau. If anyone is looking for a hospitable retirement locale, please write to us at PO Box 284, Pleasant Hill, TN 38578.”

1946 Markley Roberts reported that the “son of Ledlie Laughlin ’45 is rector of the lively Washington DC St. Columba’s Episcopal Church. Markley lives in Chevy Chase, MD, retirement building, gets to lots of DC theater and music events.”

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David C.D. Rogers 1602 Tuckers Lane Hingham, MA 02043 (781) 749-9229 (home) drassoc53@comcast.net

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John D. Wallace 90 Audubon Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 921-2257 (home) njnb1@aol.com

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Michael P. Erdman 20 Pond Lane Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (610) 528-5148 (home) (610) 608-8665 (cell) mperdman57@gmail.com

John Wellemeyer ’52

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Edwin H. Metcalf 900 Hollinshead Spring Road, Apt. J100 Montgomery, NJ 08858 (609) 921-2386 (home) ehmet@comcast.net

Doug Levick sent an update: “We live in Palo Alto, CA in a retirement ‘bin’ as we call it (actually a very nice high-end place) at the edge of the Stanford campus, after moving from nearby Atherton, after 35 years there. This is a very interesting and vibrant place with the combination of Silicon Valley, Stanford and the Bay Area within easy reach.

I go to two or three lectures or workshops a week at Stanford, which is within walking distance, and we participate frequently in the endless number of other diversions in San Francisco and the Bay Area. I keep up with friends and keep my mind working in various groups (poker, bridge, lunch, discussion and book). Having lived nearby, our life is centered around our friends of many years… and the many very interesting people in the community where we live. We have a few body challenges, but who doesn’t at our age? All in all, life is good. Our one regret is that we miss a lot of our old buddies from the East.”

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Philip Kopper 4610 DeRussey Parkway Chevy Chase, MD 20815-5332 (301) 652-2384 (office) publisher@posteritypress.com

A common theme this time is academic philanthropy, as two of our classmates did it big—at other institutions.

John Wellemeyer earned kudos in the previous issue of this magazine for his magnificent gift to PDS of the John C. and Louise Wellemeyer STEAM Center. More recently he earned more pro bono chops for work at the other alma mater that he and I share. At our Yale reunion last May it was announced that John served on the 60th Reunion Gift Committee, which raised $54.8 million, the third largest sum ever for alumni six decades out.

Bob Hillier, no stranger to these pages,

Barbara and Bob Hillier ’52 in their studio on Witherspoon Street in Princeton earned an honorary degree—and an even higher honor—from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark. With his wife Barbara, Bob made the largest gift in the history of the university. Thus in recognition, NJIT renamed its architecture and design college the J. Robert and Barbara A. Hillier College of Architecture and Design.

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Kenneth C. Scasserra 3161 NW 107th Drive Sunrise, FL 33351 (609) 598-1776 (home) kscas@hotmail.com

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Fred M. Blaicher, Jr. 710 Manatee Cove Vero Beach, FL 32963-3728 (772) 231-0046 (home) fritzblaicher@yahoo.com

John C. Martinelli died on August 1, 2018 in Harvey Cedars, NJ. John is survived by three children and seven grandchildren. John retired to Harvey Cedars in 1996, where he was very active in the Long Beach Island (LBI) community, and an active tennis player.

Sandy Strachan Froehlich ’57 lit a candle in remembrance of John and shared: “I miss him so much. We renewed our childhood friendship probably 15 or more years ago. After John’s wife’s death, and since years before my husband Warren’s death, our daily emails and frequent letters meant so much to both of us.”

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Guy K. Dean III 11 Lemore Circle Rocky Hill, NJ 08553-1007 (609) 921-6356 (home) guydean@verizon.net

1956

Robert E. Dorf 1063 Vail View Drive Vail, CO 81657 (970) 471-1067 (home) dorf b@outlook.com

Larry Estey wrote: “After nineteen years on an island on the New England coast, I’ve moved south to the big city, Portland, ME. Elizabeth and I are looking forward to moving into a new 55+ condo community that’s not yet completed, but we’re in temporary quarters now, as our home sold in less than a week. We miss some people and aspects of small town life, but are excited about being closer to the action as well as to children and grandchildren. Life is complicated but good!”

We can always count on something from John Stein: “After 75 years of practice, I’ve finally got this sloth thing pretty well customized, now aided with an unexplained onset of hydrocephalus, which led to a drainage system from inside my skull to my gut somewhere, and more important, to a great loss of balance.

Thus, I spend most waking hours, as I am now, stretched out in my recliner, enjoying what view of the Chehalem Valley I can see beyond the pots of lovely flower blooms on our deck, yet another pleasant afternoon (78 degrees out), waiting for our housemate to do his 4:30 dog walk and mail pick-up—oops, there he goes. I do get up to go to the bathroom, but for that, I’ve got my walker. Plus, I struggle around the outside of our home with my cane most afternoons these days—OK, many afternoons—as a gesture of something or other.

Hmm—I forget. Oregon doesn’t do a lot of heat, and virtually never provides any notable humidity. Am I sounding smug? Much of my smugatude derives from having married Marlene, who led the worldwide effort to bring skilled care and justice to victims of crime and other disasters, and having fathered Lorin and Anna, two pillars of the literary world in New York. Smug? You betcha! That’s about it. Get the others to yammer a bit, even if, like me, they really have nothing to say.”

Not to be outdone, Johnny Cook wrote: “Dorfus!! Sounds like you are trawling for class news from the ‘above the grass’ remains of our class. So here goes: I still work three days a month running a committee at M&T Bank, where we approve around $2.5-3.0m in commercial mortgages a year. Since 1992, we have collected them all. Maybe that’s why they won’t put me out to pasture. My hockey may be coming to an end with my last tournament in Danbury in October. I have a sketchy ACL and no meniscus in the inside of my left JOURNAL

knee. Regardless, I managed to get around Springdale in 75 blows today. Go figure!

Our Emily got married at Trinity Church on August 27, and the reception was in our hay field in Kingston. I lost my brain and decided to build 6,400 square feet of subfloor under the tent in 100 degree weather (with a lot of humidity, typical of Tigertown in July). It was 215 sheets forward to my Tiger hockey season. We are headed to Ireland with them over Thanksgiving, where they are going to play in Belfast against Northeastern, Colgate and UNH in a little tournament called the ‘Belpot.’ Afterwards, we’re going to take the team to play Portrush and Royal County Down. I can’t believe I’m the only miserable remaining member of our class that’s in Princeton. All the best to you.”

Smoyboy chimed in with his best e. e. cummings style: “hi everyone; great to hear from dorf, cook, and stein. bobby, you’re doing a good job getting us going. THANK YOU! nothing special at our end. all is well w/mary, our kids, and grandkids. saw them all during the last two months in marion. now back to boston. we have a great place in marion, ma, complete w/tennis, golf, and swimming—and, DEFINITELY, extra room for any of you. and a spare bedroom in jamaica plain, which is also a fun location. send us an email or give me a call if you’re coming our way. will we try to have a 65th reunion in 2021? that would be quite something. all the best to everyone, david.”

At least we know Ed Benson is kicking because he remarked: “I’m down for such a reunion.”

Your class rep has moved from Grand Junction CO. back to Vail. The reason for our original move was to care for Patty’s dad, who was declining, and now that he has passed, we decided to avoid the rocks in the canyons and move back closer to the kids and grandkids.

Winters are a little colder, and our drive to Mexico is a little longer, but we have downsized considerably and are trying to plan so that when the inevitable time comes, our kids can hose the place down and be out in a day. They don’t want most of our old stuff anyway. We will spend Christmas this year in Mazatlan, Mexico, because we can now rent our Vail home out over the holidays for a ridiculous amount of money, while we stroll the beach. We have a large four bedroom home on the golf course and one block from the beach in Mazatlan, and very seldom have visitors. Any one of you is welcome with family. In spite of publicity about the dangers of Mexico, Mazatlan is very tourist friendly. Most of the Mexican Mafia lives in our gated area, so between the DEA agents and them, the security is perfect. They even play golf together.

Look up Mazatlan4rent and Casa Caracol. We welcome people to the fun side of the wall.

Anybody hear from Chris or Moke yet?

Best to all of you.

1957

James “Tim” Carey, Jr. 245 A Chestnut Avenue, Unit 2 Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (781) 801-2490 (cell) tim_carey@nobles.edu

I hope this edition of the class notes finds everyone well and thriving. I let my classmates know that I had an unfortunate run in with a dog, my daughter’s, a Wheaten Terrier/ Poodle mix, and ruptured the quad tendon in my left leg, pulling my summer to a quick halt. A week into recovery, I came down with some sort of infection that has plagued me for the past two weeks and that has been more of a hassle than the leg…But I know that I will come out of these minor setbacks, “tan, rested and ready.”

I was not able to garner a significant amount of news, but there are some folks who always send material, and that is helpful for me.

Adam Hochschild, no surprise, remains active, teaching one course at The Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkley. He noted also that he writes and publishes a few pieces a year with the hope of effecting some change in the world, but is not sure he has fully gotten there yet. If anyone can, Adam can!

Rob Kuser wrote that he and Mary Kay headed to Iceland in late August for a circumnavigation cruise. I am eager to hear about it, since it is one of the places I would love to visit.

When I sent news of my injury, I got a wonderful note from Bill Morse who regaled me on the virtues and values of having dogs.

When I opened it, I thought I was looking at the two dogs that were with me on my fateful day. I suddenly felt I had moved into

Tim Carey ’57’s dogs, Riggins and Junie

Bill Morse ’57’s dogs, Finbar and Lily

the Twilight Zone. Bill wrote about growing up with dogs on Battle Road. “Joe Wright, one house away, had Midnight, a black Lab. Webb Harrison, several houses away on Battle, had Rally, a terrier. Webb wrestled with Rally in his yard. I was envious.” Bill is now, quite clearly a happy man!

Bob Smyth ’57 on his spring 2019 visit to the PDS fifth grade Bob Smyth, at the end of the past academic year, was asked to speak to the fifth grade about his experience as a student at PCD, sixty years ago. He regaled them with stories of having to sit on the Headmaster’s bench outside of Mr. Ross’s office, having to call the teachers “sir,” and bending under what was a pretty strong disciplinary system. But he noted that there was time for mischief in the form of pea shooters. Though I do not recall the incident, he told of the time, when these shooters had become a menace, that Mr. Ross called the school into the gym following the school day and proceeded to scatter three large boxes of peas across the gym floor. The students would be allowed to go home after every pea had been picked up! Bob talked about our connections with Miss Fine’s and playing endless hockey on the lake in winter.

That is about it. I fear I may have left out news about people, given my poor organizational skills. Joe Wright? Andy Harris? If I have done so, I apologize and owe you the next time around. Stay well, and thanks to those who contacted me.

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Toby Knox 122 Fairway Drive South Burlington, VT 05403 (802) 985-3191 (home) toby@tobyknox.com

Based upon the reports below, achieving the ripe old age of mid-to-late seventies is not slowing our classmates down.

David Stewart said his news is simple: “Still enjoying my ‘retirement’ gig teaching international law at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, following 33 years at

the U.S. Department of State. Doing some consulting as well as writing and lecturing in the areas of international immunities, human rights, criminal law, and civil litigation as well as privacy and data protection. Jennifer and I find time to travel widely, to enjoy the grandkids, to cheer for the Nationals and Redskins, and to worry about the health of our democracy. Glad to hear from Blue and Whites in the area.”

Sandy Kirkpatrick reported that he and Jeanie are in excellent health in Bradenton FL, still involved with a few nonprofits and still cheerfully spending their children’s inheritance.

“We are both quasi-gym rats. With 11 grands between us (counting some prodigious blending), there is always someone to visit, so this year we have been to Orlando (huge competitive cheer event), New Paltz, NY, Boston, Omaha and Ashland, NE (humongous reunion of Jeanie’s family), with Denver, Steamboat Springs and Atlanta still to go. We also fit in some us-time in New York City and Asheville, NC. I’ve learned how to construct crossword puzzles (favorite clue/answer: Gardener’s exhortation/weedemandreap). I submit them to NYT with no realistic hope of publication.

It is more fun than solving them and not that difficult to do, but it is difficult to do it well.”

Congrats, Sandy.

John Tassie and Penny are still living in Orlando enjoying the good life, traveling, playing golf and even working. “I am in my tenth-year mentoring and teaching small businesses for a non-profit called SCORE. I am also SCORE’s Director of Education, offering 26 seminars. Penny is a retail sales manager for a women’s clothing store called J. Jill in Winter Park. We finally have a grandson to go with our three granddaughters. We visit them often in Boston and Salt Lake City. Penny and I took a Viking Danube river cruise from Budapest to Prague with a childhood friend and his wife.

Fantastic vacation! In April we had a family reunion in Orlando, and in June we took another Viking river cruise to Russia to visit Moscow and St. Petersburg. We are in good health and having fun. Best to all.”

From the Philadelphia area, Bobby Bales recalled that Pompey Delafield and Bobby Stockton were at his only birthday party… ”Hated cake but they were great friends. Do any of you hockey players remember we had a great basketball team??? I loved the game but never grew much so went to track in high school and college (440, 600, 880). I’ve been out of the restaurant business since 2013 but 45 years of it still gives me nightmares but I loved the action (should have been a carnie).

Can’t believe I’m now playing GOLF...grew up thinking it really wasn’t a sport. Still love 50’s music! Great to hear about all you guys.”

“White” E. John White communicated, “Kath and I are blessed with good health for us and our core family. We see our three grandchil-

dren regularly and are adjusting to the two teenage boys who now are in high school as a sophomore and a junior. We are taking advantage of our ‘youthful ways’ by going on yearly walking tours in Europe as well as recent side trips to Hawaii and Costa Rica. We both spend significant volunteer time, which is very rewarding, especially my work in an inner-city school in Hartford. We spend nine months of the year in Woodstock, CT, (near Sturbridge, MA) and the remainder in Phippsburg, ME (near Bath). Two very special places!”

Toby Knox, your class correspondent’s activities pale in contrast to classmates, but, nevertheless, I have not been only tipping back in my Bark-a-Lounger with a cold Piel’s beer (who remembers Piel’s beer? And I don’t really own a lounger.) In March, Kathryn and I enjoyed a week in Sydney, followed by two weeks driving around New Zealand’s north and south islands. Similar to Bobby Bales, I am playing a fair amount of golf, which I took up about 10 years ago. I keep expecting my scores to get better but, as I age, I doubt I’ll even shoot my age. In June, our daughter, Amanda, her husband and two daughters left the Boston area for Vermont. At the moment, they are renting a house about a mile from us while they build in an adjoining town. We are delighted to have them so close. We visited our son, Andrew, and his wife Catherine in Chicago in June and attended several nights of Andrew’s comedy performances at Second City. In August, he switched stages at Second City and is now on The Mainstage. If you happen to be in Chicago, Andrew and his fellow cast members will be making audiences laugh six nights a week.”

Did anyone else sell programs at Palmer Stadium? I have fond memories of finding a prime spot in the fields where people “tailgated”, and selling to them before competitors did. I made BIG money—five cents, as I recall, for each program sold and free entry to the game after the first quarter.

Thanks to David, Sandy, John, Bobby and E. John. I keep hoping that some of you other classmates will let us know of your activities, memories, etc. Thanks to the PDS Alumni Directory, I reconnected with our classmate (and my Mountain Avenue neighbor) Pompey Delafield.

Enjoy the fall and winter.

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Stephen Cook 928 Mill Creek Drive Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 (561) 660-7890 (home) (908) 227-4391 (cell) stevecook566@gmail.com

Many thanks to Roger Budny for serving so faithfully as class correspondent for many years. And thanks to Steve Cook for taking on this new role.

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Roger Budny is sweating it out in Stuart, FL, enjoying his cigar club and making the rounds.

David Seder is getting ready to finally retire from a fabulous aviation career at Boeing; he is retired from the USMC.

Heard from Rich Crawford and remembered playing hockey on his pond and getting snowed in; tried to sleep in the barn but had to retreat to their kitchen for warmth.

Please let me know any kernels of wisdom from our many years on the planet.

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Karl D. Pettit III 6079 Pidcock Creek Road New Hope, PA 18938-9313 (215) 598-8210 (home) karl.pettit@comcast.net

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Peter H. Raymond 547 East Street Dedham, MA 02026-3060 (617) 365-0236 (cell) peterh.raymond@gmail.com

The Class of 1961 seems to have quieted since Frank Gorman reigned in September 1955.

Maybe challenges to the social and political order has reduced the flow of news to the Journal, or it could be summer, when the weather is fine.

We did hear from some, though. Richard Reynolds reminded me of the fireworks a year ago for Princeton’s reunions, which should recall for all of us the July 4th fireworks in old Palmer Stadium, where the echo of explosions doubled the value of the free entry. Richard is a thwarted gardener, apparently, as he wrote, “Impractically encouraging a host of resident predators (owls, hawks, bobcats, bears) to do better in keeping the bunny population in check. The rare lions prefer deer.” A trained analyst will deduce that he is writing not from the suburbs of New Jersey, but the wilds of Colorado. A veteran field researcher, Richard inflicts his interests on the innocent: “Have been taking kids (ages 7-12) and their parents from local Latinx communities into our foothills to explore nature.” Though retired, he is “occasionally mentoring undergrad and grad students,” in part (I know because I asked) to assure that his research on dust is carried forward. Of this he reported, “Just this week, recognized that Richard Reynolds ’61 issued this challenge: tiny filaments identifying the in atmospheric dust deposited to unidentified particle JOURNAL

snow cover in the Rockies are particles of plastic (‘microplastics’). It’s ubiquitous, and we’re breathing and ingesting this stuff.”

Anyone support the hypothesis that this is a sample of his infamous microplastics?

From Jordan, we heard from our singing Father John Sheehan, Pastor at Sacred Heart Parish in Amman: “I attended my second 50th reunion at Notre Dame (I am a member of two classes) and have to say that looking at friends in each year—and the mirror, of course— the 70s are not as old as they used to be. I Father John Sheehan got back to help with ’61 celebrated our ‘Texas Barbecue’ Halloween in Jordan for just over 200 to celebrate Ignatius Day. Currently rehearsing for a solo concert in October. In September we go off on a short pilgrimage to Malta. If anyone is looking for a safe and fascinating place to visit, I do recommend Jordan. We are the real Holy Land, and the safest place to be in the Middle East. (The Jesuit Center, PO Box 212074, Amman 11121, Jordan) “I was sorry to hear of Herb Hobler’s passing; I had the privilege of working a little at WHWH in the 60s and he was always a delight.”

As noted by John, Randy Hobler checked in with “two pieces of news, one sad, one good.

My father, Herbert Hobler, whom many of my classmates at PCD knew, died at the age of 97 on Saturday, August 10th. He fell, sustained a fractured rib, which in turn triggered pneumonia, and he died peacefully after a few days. Good news is that things are moving ahead on my memoir, now entitled, 101 Arabian Tales: How We All Persevered in Peace Corps Libya, which features 101 in-depth interviews of my fellow Libyan Peace Corps volunteers. I’m getting rave ‘pre-reviews’ from former Peace Corps volunteers, who were also ambassadors, such as, ‘This memoir contains not just the memories and observations of one volunteer but of one hundred. It encapsulates a time and a country experience that was not likely replicated anywhere else. It is truly an opus of cross-cultural blunders and inspired rectifications.’”

Randy has been at this project forever, and his book seems to deserve our attention for more than our personal loyalty.

A regained voice for our class: Tom Regan responded to the panic in my email with this update: “Since leaving the neighborhood, I have: obtained a BS in economics from the University of Pennsylvania (1968) and a master’s in real estate from the University of

Florida (1973); married Ruth Ryan Regan in 1976 (we have four grown children and five and a half grandchildren); lived in Venice and Sarasota, FL since 1973; been very active in civic, youth and nonprofit organizations; and started my own commercial real estate investment firm in 1975 from which I am now ‘semi-retired.’ Life has been very good and rewarding with our four children heading the list—we are extremely proud of each of them.

Ruth and I have traveled extensively and continue to do so, this year completing two cruises and embarking on our third in October.

Wishing all of my classmates well!”

My own state is marked by the daily miracle (so far) of waking up. Also, of keeping chipmunk, squirrel, and wild turkey fat on peanuts, and birds on birdseed; poking around Buzzard’s Bay on my sailboat, alone if unable to bludgeon anyone into my company; writing class notes; and scanning and editing my father’s thousands of photos. Then there are three grandsons of Lexington, KY, who, going critical, generate the energy (and consequences) of a mesocyclone.

Thank heavens members of the class of 1961 never needed containment.

Peace and health until next.

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John F. McCarthy III 25 Brearly Road Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 924-3926 (home) (609) 731-1287 (cell) jack@mccarthyllc.com

We have news from classmates in California, Long Island, Boston, London and…Princeton: Paul Vogel wrote that he is retired, enjoying life in Southern California and awaiting the birth of his second grandson. His golf game is still “long and wild,” but he’s getting out a few times a week. In the spring, he did what every ’62 PCD classmate wanted to do back in 1961…have a lunch date with Debbie Hobler ’66!

Paul Vogel ’62 and Debbie Hobler ’66 Rick Delano is “alive and well,” living in Bridgehampton and West Palm Beach.

He consults for the Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Ford Motor Company. His project area is helping communities transform their traditional

high schools into career-themed academies.

This takes him to communities like Little Rock, Nashville and Louisville on a regular basis. Rick would welcome contact from fellow alumni who feel high schools in their communities might benefit from Ford’s support. “Unfortunately,” he wrote, “hockey is a distant memory!”

And an update from John Gaston: “I have spent the last year in the northern mountains of Quebec, experiencing the wonder of minus 30 temperatures while attempting to use the Reverend’s broken French teachings, producing blank stares from the natives. Next winter will be spent in warmer climes. Canadians are starting to believe that Americans are slowly losing their minds. Most of the time, I try to pretend that I’m Lithuanian, but my buttondown Oxford, L.L. Bean fleece and Bass Weejuns don’t help the disguise.”

Rick Marcus is still working full-time as President and Chief Operating Officer of American Biltrite, a manufacturer of commercial flooring and industrial rubber.

Rick’s grandfather, Miah Marcus, founded the company in Trenton, NJ in 1908. It is now headquartered in Boston, where Rick lives in nearby Wellesley, seeing his four grandchildren (ages 10-15) and finding that “life is good.”

Another classmate, Woody Johnson, whose grandfather built Johnson & Johnson, currently serves as the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom. After Britain’s Ambassador to Washington resigned over cables about President Trump, the Londonbased Economist magazine in its July 13-19, 2019 issue published “leaked” (actually, totally made-up) dispatches from Woody to Donald Trump called “Woodygate.” Our former English teachers, Herbert McAneny and Bill Ackley, would be proud of Woody’s “dispatches.”

Speaking of grandparents, I am working as a sole practitioner in a Princeton law firm established by my grandfather in 1927. Still enjoying it.

Great to hear from you guys. Please keep the news of PCD class of ’62 coming in!

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John A. Ritchie 7302 Durbin Terrace Bethesda, MD 20817-6127 (301) 564-1227 (home) (215) 378-8919 (cell) jhnritchie@yahoo.com

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William E. Ring 149A Avenida Majorca Laguna Woods, CA 92637 (310) 600-2015 (home) mwmaverick@gmail.com

Donald E. Woodbridge 64 Depot Hill Road Amenia, NY 12501-5817 (845) 373-7035 (home) maderacito@yahoo.com

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Deborah V. Hobler 1342 Rialto Lane Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (805) 682-4896 (home) (805) 314-8490 (cell) dvhobler@cox.net

In the past few months, I had the good fortune to reconnect with my brother’s best friend from PCD, Bruny Dielhenn ’62, who lives and works in LA, just two hours away from me—we had last seen each other in 1974 at Randy’s wedding. We enjoyed a lovely luncheon catching up on 45 years. Yes, we recognized each other. Come on, it was only last century.

Debbie Hobler ’66 with Bruny Dielhenn ’62 Through Head of School Paul Stellato, I discovered another PCD friend, Paul Vogel ’62, just an hour away from me; Paul and I shared a great luncheon in Westlake, near his home.

We decided the last time we had seen each other was in ninth grade (probably at Carol Bonner’s parties in 1963, and no, we aren’t counting). Of course, we recognized each other. (See photo under PCD 1962.)

Linda Staniar Bergh and husband Bill are proud to announce their new status as grandparents to Finn Thomas Pedley-Bergh.

Born to their daughter, Courtney Bergh ’02, and son-in-law, Kieran Pedley, who live in London, Finn was born on August 9, 2019, and is doing well. I hope Finn inherits his grandmother’s sense of humor.

Chris Kerr retired last September from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. She has been biking recreationally, and also has

participated in bike races to raise funds for cancer projects.

In the spring, she volunteered to coach the JV boys tennis team at Hanover High—she had never coached boys before, just the girls, and she said it’s been amazing. I would imagine it would be easier to work with Christine Kerr ’66 boys. I remember Mrs. Corlette often correcting me in tennis practices for being distracted and distracting others. Who me?

Margery Cuyler, our prolific children’s book author, has written another book, which is being published in spring 2020; it’s entitled, Bonaparte Plays Ball. And yet, her old books keep getting reprinted.

The most recent is Margery Cuyler ’66’s That’s Good, That’s newest book Bad from 1993, which was reprinted for the 25th time!

Mary Carroll Bilderback reported that she had a sabbatical this year after 25 years of teaching biology. In November, she traveled to the U.S./Mexican border at El Paso to visit the children who were being detained at Tornillo.

“That camp was closed in January 2019 after much attention was brought about the cruelty and injustice of separating children from their families crossing the border. But as we know, this injustice continues in other camps around the country. I must say, George Warren is still with me, and all the other wonderful social activist teachers we had. Do you remember the day we marched over to the Princeton campus for the dedication of the Yamasaki Building to protest the war in Vietnam? If my memory is correct, President Johnson had come for the occasion in May of 1966. (He did) My social justice is rooted in Miss Fine’s soil.

“I’ve been writing, so Moyne Smith, Anne Shepherd and George Packard are still with me, too. I recently published a piece about my trip in the National Catholic Reporter. On Earth Day, they also published another piece I wrote called “The Birds of Home Depot.”

It’s about the birds who have moved into those ‘Big Box’ stores and more broadly, how humans are affecting biodiversity. My writing is a hybrid of poetry and science. I’ve also been painting silks and selling them to support ministries of the Sisters of Mercy.”

Perhaps Mary would be willing to share her articles via email with classmates?

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Mary also wrote about her brothers: “Peter, who retired from longline fishing and tugboat captaining on the Hudson, is now making marbleized gold-threaded spinning rods. Her youngest brother, John, who was born when Mary was in the eighth grade at MFS, lives in Hawaii with his wife and three-year-old daughter, Malia Keani, works as a photographer, and is deeply involved with the Polynesian Voyaging Society.”

Kirsty Pollard Lieberman ’66 and family at her son’s wedding Kirsty Pollard Lieberman shared a photo from her son, Ian’s, wedding to Ashley Bozekowski in Lake Dillon, CO last year.

Late congratulations to the happy couple.

I am sad to report that my father, Herb Hobler, passed away August 10, 2019. About to celebrate his 97th birthday, Dad had a long and accomplished life. Born a broadcaster, from his days in NYC working with network TV stations, teleprompter and videotape productions, he continued his broadcast career as founder of Princeton’s first local radio station, WHWH. He was awarded the Princeton Alumni Service Award in 2003, recognized as “Man of the Year” by Town Topics, the Chamber of Commerce, and the United Fund’s Lambert Award, and, most recently in 2012, given the Bud Vivian Award for Community Service from the Princeton Area Community Fund. Known for his tireless volunteer service to his class of Princeton 1944, Princeton University, the town of Princeton, The American Boychoir, to his family, and his country, he will be remembered as a communitarian who left the world a better place. We will miss him very much. He also is survived by Randy Hobler ’61, Mary Hobler Hyson ’68, and Nancy Hobler ’74.

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Susan Fritsch Hunter 49 Boatwrights Loop Plymouth, MA 02360 774-343-5075 (home) 203-206-6402 (cell) ares543@comcast.net

Summer is quickly cooling down to fall here in eastern Massachusetts, and it’s my favorite time on our beautiful nearby beaches. A year ago today (September 1) Bill and I moved from CT to Plymouth, MA. The year has flown by!

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I didn’t get to see Julia Lockwood in Maine this summer, but I was glad to receive her news for this column. Julia wrote: “Retirement has been fine, although I miss my practice— both the medicine and the relationships. I’m doing some volunteering at a homeless teen clinic in Portland, and I was a volunteer doctor at Seeds of Peace Camp in Otisfield, ME. This is a camp that brings together adolescents from Palestine, Israel, India and Pakistan for three weeks of dialogue and camp activities. It was an interesting experience. Otherwise, I’m doing my music, volunteering at the local humane shelter and enjoying the summer in Maine. We’re in the process of emptying and tearing down the old Chapman family house on the shore and hope to build something small there this fall. Quite a big project! All three girls have been around this summer, which has been wonderful. I recently visited Beth Borgerhoff Pomerleau ’69, who lives an hour north of me. We played piano duets together, which was lots of fun, and she showed me her beautiful artwork.”

Pam Erickson MacConnell ’67’s granddaughter Audrey, seven, recently gave Pam a lesson in making macarons.

Audrey is practicing to be on the Kids Baking Championship, and is pictured sampling the cookies with her three-yearold brother, Connor.

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Sophia Godfrey Bauer 50 Hopedale Drive North Kingston, RI 02852 (860) 707-5649 (cell) sbauer2086@gmail.com Mary Hobler Hyson 1067 Wolf Hill Road Cheshire, CT 06410-1732 (203) 272-1294 (home) (475) 434-7773 (cell) bassett7750@cox.net

Our classmate, Ingrid Selberg, wrote from London: “It was so good to see you all again at our 50th, I have been grandmothering since 2018. Maya moved back to London with little Mae, who is a lively 18-month-old. I am expecting a new granddaughter any minute now (August 28). So we’re on tenderhooks.”

Make lots of room for naps!

Faron Daub Fahy ’68’s son, Sawyer, and granddaughter Avery (co-pilot?)

From the great state of Maine, there is news from Faron Daub Fahy: “I love being Grammie. So much fun! Daughter Whitney is going for the left seat (captain) at Spirit Airlines. Son Sawyer is giving tail wheel endorsements in his Supercub out of Avery, the grand- Sugarloaf Regional, and daughter of Faron is the major caregiver for his daughter Avery.

Daub Fahy ’68 Tom and I are just putting along (not golf, just life).”

Now to Southern California where Andy Fishman lives with his wife Kim. “Second grandchild, Max, was born last December joining his sister, Ella, age four, in San Fran to my oldest daughter, Megan, and her husband Ted. Megan is head of PR for Counterpoint Publishing in Oakland and Ted works for Slack. I am trying to retire fully this year. Still directing the ICU at Good Sam, more administratively than directly on the front lines. Trying to integrate new intensivists into the hospital. Took my youngest son back East to Philadelphia to start med school at Temple. Youngest daughter is finishing college this semester and oldest son finished medical training and is working. Traveling with my wife Kim as much as possible. Went to Vietnam this past winter for two weeks.

Next we did Berlin and Switzerland in May. We hope to get to Sicily in the fall and South America this winter. Presently visiting my 95-year-old mother in Florida, where she has lived since 1981.” PHEW! The two of you must be exhausted!

“I just want to let everyone know,” said Gillian Gordon Crozier, “that after 30 years in the UK and Asia, we have moved back to the USA! We are now living full-time in our house in East Hampton. I have just started an exciting new job as the first Executive Director of the Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center. It is in the process of being built.

Hoping to open before X-mas. It will have three screens, café and bar, and be the best cinema outside of New York City. A real cine-

matheque! (http://sagharborcinema.org.) I am thrilled to be back to spend some time with grandson, Archie, who is one-year-old. Please tell the class to come visit. The popcorn is on me!” Gillian also wanted to update her email address: ggordoncrozier@gmail.com.

Lisa Lawrence sent the good news that two of her paintings were accepted by the Highlands University Foundation for the annual New Mexico Invitational Painters Exhibition at Highlands U’s Kennedy Alumni Hall this September and October.

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by Lisa Lawrence ’68

By now, the word is out that my dad died August 10, just two months before his 97th birthday. (See obit at “towntopics.com/wordpress/2019). #1 on his bucket list happened two months before he died, when he was part of his 75th Reunion P-Rade! Dad was “Mr. Princeton” to thousands of people over the years—both from town and gown, and beyond. He was an exceptional supporter of the University Tigers, the town, his radio stations, WHWH and WPST, and PDS. (The four Hobler children went to PCD or MFS or PDS!) I want to thank all of my classmates who wrote me lovely condolence notes. Three cheers for Old Nassau. There was a memorial service at PDS on October 12.

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Susan Denise Harris 801 Ocean Boulevard Isle of Palms, SC 29451 (203) 517-7656 (cell) susandeniseharris@gmail.com

Many thanks to guest correspondent, Candace Boyajian DeSantes, for sending this reunion update: More than 20 of us got together for our 50th reunion. Sue Denise Harris was involved in the preparations but couldn’t come at the

last minute due to emergency gall bladder surgery. We missed her and Stan. As usual, the Friday night kickoff was at Bob Rathauser’s house. He and Debbie host us every five years.

And oddly, they never seem to get tired of us. We were excited to be joined by several classmates who came for the first time...

Bertina Bleicher, Tony Blair, Margery Burt, Dianna Eure, Class of 1969: Bill Chalverus, Tony Blair, Bob Rathauser, Beverly Bevis, Bob Wilmot and Jane Wiley, Candace Boyajian DeSantes, Beverly Bevis Susi Schnur.

Jones, David Vomacka and Rick Judge On Saturday morning many of us went to an art gallery in Princeton where Beth Borgerhoff’s artwork is displayed. Beth lives in Maine, but was unable to join us due to her health. While we were viewing her pieces, Bill (“Chevy”) Chalverus suggested that we purchase one as a class and give it to PDS in her honor. So thanks to Chevy spearheading the idea, Members of the class of 1969 celebrating their 50th we picked one of her paintings reunion: Bill Chalverus, Margery Burt, Doug Rieck, Posey that day. It is now hanging in the Gault, Beverly Bevis Jones, Chooch Cleaver, Jeanie Upper School Library as a gift Gorman Wilson and Rick Judge from the Class of 1969.

Harbor, 2018, Oil on paper by Elizabeth Borgerhoff-Pomerleau ’69. At their reunion in May, the Class of 1969 purchased an original painting by their classmate Beth Borgerhoff-Pomerleau, and gave it to the school in her honor.

Finally, a very sad note.

Jeanie Gorman worked tirelessly on our 50th reunion.

Normally, she would be providing the recap, but her Jeanie Gorman Wilson ’69 husband Bill with her late husband Bill died suddenly at reunions in May on July 26. Bill was there in May as he was for most reunions.

We all loved seeing him, a true Southern gentleman for whom every person he met was a new friend. We will miss him. Our deepest sympathies to Jeanie.

The Saturday night “festivities” were held in what was our Upper School Commons. It seemed way cleaner to me than when we lived there. Of course, I remember that we managed to have a mouse in our Senior Sitting Room. We had a lovely time, except they cut off the wine much earlier than we expected.

I guess their definition of a 50th Reunion crowd was different than ours.

Sunday found us back at Bob and Debbie’s for brunch. We are willing to impose on their gracious hospitality endlessly. For those who have attended before, we usually congregate at Philip Winder’s house on Sunday. Philip and Diane were in France for May. We missed them both.

1969 classmates Posey Gault and Beth Healy at their 50th reunion

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Ann M. Wiley 124 Traditions Way Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (609) 902-8132 (cell) awileyemail@gmail.com

SAVE THE DATE: May 15-16 – Our 50th!!

Judi Migliori Ward sent memories of our senior year: “Mostly I recall being engulfed by the antiwar sentiment on the Princeton University campus, where I attended class several times a week for my Spanish language studies. It was the first year that Princeton accepted women. I recall driving into town to park before class started, my tires sliding on the crunchy seventeen-year locusts. Most of my free time was eaten up by those trips off campus and in the Firestone Library, so I did not spend much time in our Senior Sitting Room, where the wall graffiti asked us to sign up when we had ‘turned on.’ I tell people that the town of Princeton would have been high for a week had PDS burned down in those days. I never did smoke marijuana in high school for fear of an issue with my heart, but it seemed many others did. Spending just two years at PDS was both a blessing and a curse.

At this age, I prefer to count my blessings.

Hello from McCall, ID, where we are spending our summer.”

Meg Brinster Michael ’70 (right) with her three children at Casa Batllo (Gaudi) Barcelona kids on a ‘last gasp of summer’ trip prior to Spencer’s move to Seattle in September.

“As you all know, we will be celebrating our 50th (can you believe it?!) high school reunion this coming May. Janet Masterton and I are hoping to put together a committee to make it a fun weekend. Please don’t hesitate to contact one of us (Meg: megrit@aol.com or Janet: boxwoodcottage@gmail.com) if you are interested in helping. There are plenty of tasks that can be done from afar.

“Can’t wait to see you all in May!”

Margaret Meigs wrote: “In order of importance: I now have three grandchildren—Ronan (two) and Scarlett (three months) live in South Philadelphia a mile from us. Wylie (nine months) in Brooklyn. Wonderful, of course!

“Other fun: travel, food, fitness. My husband Paul introduced me to rowing 20 years ago, and now I am on the water five-six days a week—often in a women’s masters eight (and we are competitive!) I know...this is a change from unathletic me who had not one accomplishment on the fields, rink or courts of PDS.

around the world, kind of like Airbnb, but for food. We have tried it several times and always had fun. You get to have dinner in someone’s house and spend the evening talking to them in English about their country. This fall we are traveling to the Silk Road for a month; I am looking forward to learning about some very different cultures. It’s something that Mrs. Roberts, our former teacher, would have enjoyed. As I remember it, she had spent time in China as a missionary. Our daughter continues to teach classics at San Francisco State University and we are enjoying our two-year old standard poodle named Cokie. Life is very good and we are content.

“I will be at the 50th reunion and hope to see many of you there, especially Jack Kilgore, Erik Heggen, Allison Gilbert, Freddi Cagan, Heidi Flemer and Harriet Sharlin.

Midge Valdes sent a family photo (below). She wrote: “Since 2015, we have been converting a public building near Penobscot Bay, ME into a three season home. Stanley, in the photo, is animal watching, a frequent past time in retirement. Margay is head chef when company comes; a job that is second nature to her after having run a cafe last year near the Hudson Yards in NYC. Baxter is the watchdog that scares off the porcupines that crawl under the house or into the vegetable patch. We have spent more time in Princeton this year as my mother, Fleury Mackie, a local resident, died at 92 last summer. She is sorely missed by all who knew her, and we are all processing the change in our lives—a generation passing.”

“Work: Paul and I both are pretty much retired. My volunteer activities—for the river, rowing and Philadelphia’s public parks—add up to what feels like a 40-hour week.

Bob Peck ’70 with his “Semi-Famous Baby Beat Writing Prof. Clive Matson before my 50th Reunion at Johnston College—the hippie school I went to after PDS... Just finished my memoir—uh oh.”

Linda McCandless wrote: “I am taking more time to enjoy the wonder! And happy to report that I’m in ‘phased retirement’— whoot!! whoot!! Working part-time as Senior Associate Director for Communications in International Programs at Cornell University, expecting to travel to Ethiopia this fall to cover a decade project on rust resistant wheat.

Immensely enjoying grandchildren in San Diego (two) and Alaska (one), who are the icing on the cake of life, except quite far from my little sheep farm in upstate NY. I can’t believe it has been 50 years since I went to Thailand as an AFS exchange student from PDS—an experience, I see now, that changed my life! I’m hoping to make our reunion!”

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“Life changes: Like most of us, I have gone through the decline and death of my parents.

(Mom died last year.) They lived in Windrows on Rt. 1 for their final years. Many thanks to Meg Brinster Michael who attended both funerals. Somehow I have ended up with my children, grandchildren and all of my siblings within a two-hour distance. Having family nearby is a joy.

“2020: Our 50th. (Yikes!) I hope everyone attends. I so look forward to seeing each of you.”

Lew Bowers sent news from Portland, OR: “It has been a beautiful summer here in Portland OR, warm, breezy, clear with cool evenings.

We had a second anniversary dance party at our senior cohousing project, which over 100 friends attended, complete with a live band and a dozen growlers of fresh beer (which I provided). Everything is maturing well. Check us out at: Pdxcommons.com. Susan and I traveled to Sicily and Basilicata this spring and loved it, especially Sicily. We took advantage of a program called ‘Eatwith,’ where you can sign up for home-cooked meals in different cities

Midge Valdes ’70 with her husband Stanley, daughter Margay, and dog Baxter, in Penobscot Bay, ME Eve Robinson wanted to add that “Joan Williams wrote an Op-Ed in the NY Times recently about women in the workplace. I wanted her to know that the article really resonated with my 31-year-old daughter who works at CNBC.” Allison Gilbert Kozicharow reported: “Fondest memories of PDS:

• Eighth grade girls’ trip to Washington, DC. I don’t think the Key Bridge Marriott ever recovered. Many of us came back from the trip with pierced ears we gave each other. This was the last year the trip was offered, ending a long Miss Fine’s School tradition.

“Jack and I are still snowbirds, spending six months in Bradenton, FL and six months on Cape Cod. I finally retired from my private tutoring, and now volunteer as an ESL teacher to a family from Colombia. Although knowledge of Spanish is not a prerequisite, working with them got me very interested in learning to speak Spanish, so I have been using the app Duolingo to teach myself.

Allison Gilbert Kozicharow ’70 with her husband Gene

Allison and Scarlett, the granddaughters of Allison Gilbert Kozicharow ’70

• Psychology class with teacher Sharon Stricker. We studied Freud, Jung, et al., but we also visited the Neuro-Psychiatric Institute and even participated in an ‘Encounter Group.’ Not sure if some of our activities were sanctioned! Our teacher did not return the following year. Coincidence???

• The Boyfriend. I was too shy to try out for the play, so Chris Reeve kindly tried out with me to help me get the lead.

“I am semi-retired, but still working on call as editor in English and Spanish for my old company, ICF Next. Daughter Maggie teaches high school English at Holton-Arms in Bethesda, MD, and daughter Nicky lives in England where she has a post-doc fellowship in Russian art history at Cambridge.

Gene and I are besotted with our grandchildren, Scarlett and Allison, ages five and four, respectively. We see Hilary Martin and husband Kevin Foskett as much as possible and our get-togethers often include each other’s children, and many, many dogs.

Pam Orr Marck reported from NH: “Our youngest daughter, Hilary, was married Saturday (September 7) in Woodstock, NH. It was more than gratifying to see her (and her groom, Mike) so over-the-top happy!

She was the last of our three daughters to be married, so it was quite a celebration.

“My health is very good: No serious illnesses and no chronic conditions. (Must be some good genes from my mom.)

“I will definitely try and make it to the 50th reunion.”

“Yoga, playing tennis, a little golf and teaching deep water classes keep me busy in FL. Babysitting our four grands (ages one to five), volunteering and wedding planning kept me busy in Falmouth this summer!

“Jack and I have done quite a bit of traveling to Europe recently. A fall trip to England, France, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland was a whirlwind, and in June we finally got to visit beautiful Norway, The beginning of a beautiful Ireland and Scotland, as we took a cruise day for Ann Wiley ’70 on Big around Northern Europe. We are looking Moose Lake, NY forward to going back to Switzerland for a closer look in the spring. Oh yes... and I hope to get to Princeton for our 50th.

Seems impossible that it’s been that long since we graduated!?”

Marjorie Shaw wrote: “I have now been retired for a year, and am enjoying it immensely. I exercise, read, take courses, knit, birdwatch, go to lectures, am in three book clubs and cook. Also travel: this summer we were in Bermuda, Cape Cod, Chesapeake Bay, Alaska and Georgian Bay! I still keep my hand in anatomy, teaching summer lectures at Uniformed Services University and writing questions for the national medical boards. I feel healthy and busy and engaged with life, and I recommend retirement to all of you who are fearful!”

Ann Wiley ’70 couldn’t escape the “Golden Arches,” even in Salzburg, Austria

An update from Bruce Plapinger: “I retired last November (2018) after six and a half years at Highmark Health Systems. Not counting jobs in college, I’ve spent 44 years in the world of IT (Information Technology). I’ve loved most of it and have seen quite a lot of changes in the industry and technology. We sold our boat this past March after 21.5 years of ownership. We definitely miss her (Floating Point), as it was pretty much the focus of our lives (after working), and we had a lot of great trips and adventures. But my wife had begun to lose interest in the whole boating lifestyle, and I guess it was time.

“One of the promises I made to myself was that after retirement, I would get back into a serious exercise regimen. So far, I’ve fulfilled my promise. I had originally planned to do my regimen six days a week, but it’s turned into more like seven days (a good thing).

Pam Orr Marck ’70’s daughters at her youngest daughter’s wedding in September.

people). My wife is still working and probably will continue to do so for the next seven years, so I definitely have a great deal of time to fill.

“I’ve been filling my time with a bunch of household maintenance and improvement tasks and doing a bit of Uber/Lyft driving (kind of fun and I meet some interesting

Retirement is lovely! I (Ann Wiley) began my summer on a riverboat cruise on the Danube and ended the summer with two weeks at Big Moose Lake, NY, with lots of fun in between!

Ann Wiley ’70 admired, but did not climb, the 2500 steps of the Vessel in NYC

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Blythe Anne Kropf 4343 East Soliere Avenue Apt. 2097 Flagstaff, AZ 86004 (917) 763-4923 (cell) blythekropf5@gmail.com Thomas C. Worthington 4355 Brook Avenue South Saint Louis Park, MN 55424-1011 (952) 927-9828 (home) worthington_tom@yahoo.com From Tom:

David Claghorn exclaimed: “Yikes” along with his news of three weddings in two years to be followed by three grandchildren expected in the next three months. We know what he will be doing this coming year!

Tim Smith was busy writing and producing a full-length documentary that is now released through Amazon Prime, Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook. “This is a riveting, comprehensive description of renewed barri-

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Deborah Huntington ’71’s 13th birthday party—a good-looking group: Alex Donaldson, Kevin McCarthy, Deborah Huntington, Suzie Waterman, Paula Zaitz, Chris Smith, Ben Reeve, and Larry Rose. A great find! ers to voter registration, and the impacts that state redistricting has on elections. You should all watch it. As Jill Lepore wrote, ‘A nation cannot choose its past, it can only choose its future.’ It seems we still have work to do to protect the power of the vote.”

Many, many thanks again to Lisa Warren for matching dollar-for-dollar our class donation to PDS this past spring. Your generosity is amazing.

On the home front, we welcomed a new granddaughter, Zoe Catherine Worthington, last month. I see Allyn Love ’70 from time to time—most recently this past summer. He and his wife (Maggie) live in Raleigh, NC. He still tours with Steve Wariner (country music singer) playing pedal steel guitar, and works part-time with the North Carolina Symphony.

I hope your summer was warm, and your days full of family, friendships, and adventure.

Blythe Kropf wrote: “Sorry to bear such sad news: Betsy Meredith Rigo died suddenly June 14 in New York City. Betsy and I used to eat lunch together occasionally in a peaceful, minuscule park only a block away from Grand Central Station, when she was working for Scientific American and I was at the New York Public Library. Betsy and I were lab partners in Mr. Bronk’s science class our freshman year. We had an especially difficult time with fractional distillation trying to identify a mysterious liquid. Mr. Bronk was furious with us when after many frustrating attempts repeating the same experiment, we finally resorted to tasting the liquid, confirming that it was water mixed with salt. With all our struggles in Mr. Bronk’s class, I found it amusing that both of us ended up working in sciencerelated fields. (I spent two years at Penn with a Graphite Intercalation Compounds research group.) I also have fond memories of a trip our Asian History class with Mr. Jones made to Washington, DC our senior year. Mr. Jones had kindly made arrangements for us to stay at an inexpensive, small hotel close to Dupont Circle that smelled of bright green paint but since Betsy and I were in Frank Jacobson’s Glee Club, we thought it would be fun to celebrate the winter holidays by having our class serenade the guests in their mink coats walking into the nearby Hilton with Mozart’s Dona Nobis Pacem. The guests seemed to enjoy the music.”

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John L. Moore III 6 Ridge Farms Road Norwalk, CT 06850 (310) 357-9158 (cell) johnlmoore3@gmail.com

I’m happy to report that many classmates wrote to me, and I’m very appreciative for their contributions.

First, a couple of blasts from the past!

Lawrence “Larry” Gubb and Kim Otis were our representative downhill racers, while the rest of us pursued safer sports like hockey and basketball.

Lawrence “Larry” Gubb: “Hello to all! I have enjoyed catching up with numerous Miss Fine’s, PCD and PDS classmates from many harvests ago on Facebook. After leaving PDS in 1968, my family moved to the Philadelphia area and I spent my high school years at the William Penn Charter School, went to New England College, studying environmental sciences and engineering, then Cornell to study architecture. Following college and always in love with both the vernacular and more formal architecture of New England, I moved to Vermont being familiar with where my family maintained a second home since the early ’60s. There I worked on a base area expansion project for a ski area, their master plan, and went on to work for a variety of architectural and design firms doing commercial, institutional and residential projects. A project we worked on, which may be familiar to some, was the renovation of the Equinox Hotel and shops. Later, began a firm with another in Manchester, VT and have had my own design firm since 1991. I married my wife Cynthia, from McLean, VA, in 1978 and we have enjoyed living and working in Vermont, volunteering and traveling to many other places to pursue alpine climbing, hiking, skiing, and as much as we can do outdoors while we are able. I remember my years in Princeton like they occurred yesterday, and have caught up with some classmates over the years, some who left PDS when I did, and others who graduated in the class of ’72. In recent years, have had a chance to spend some time together with Kim Otis and James Figg.

Would love to see any one of you who might be traveling close to us in the Londonderry/ Manchester area. Some fond memories of you all and very best wishes.”

Kim Otis wrote: “So nice to hear from you.

I always enjoyed seeing you, but it has been so many years. I am still practicing law on Nassau Street, same office for 35 years. I am trying to slow down by joining a big firm this fall on Route 1. I do go to Vermont a lot, as my wife Loraine and I have a house in Grafton. It is a great place to ski and hike, etc. If you are ever in Vermont, please let me know, maybe we can get together. Thanks for reaching out.”

I was happily surprised to hear from Mary Mills Barrow after all these years. She wrote: “Having retired, I’m happily splitting time between Cape Charles, VA and Oak Ridge, TN. I thought I would be spending vacations with my three children in Cape Charles, but have found the town such a delight that I am there much of the year with my partner Harry. The children, their partners and friends come and go. I teach classes in creative non-fiction and memoir, attend writers conferences and have become ever more interested in the history of the Eastern Shore. My time in Oak Ridge, TN (which is Harry’s stomping grounds) is generally spent writing, learning a great deal from Harry’s retired scientist friends or visiting my mother. These are wondrous years.”

Alex Laughlin wrote to me via his iPhone (thus his grammatical style) while sitting in “a comfortable chair at my favorite barber shop in Hopewell Boro. It’s a great place where my guy shares all the town gossip. Hi cousin, John. Janet and I celebrated our 40th anniversary in June. We are really grateful and happy because we have become grandparents named GranPal and GranJan with Wally (one and a half) and Lily (one). I’ve got two new hips and doctors are now looking at and working on my wrists, which hurt a bit due to something soon to be discovered. I work with younger aged people discovering great daily habits aimed at one-day-at-a-time feelings of peaceful associations, with a really big team of others. I’m still as fun to hang out with as I bring out the best of those I see. Music, artworks, sports and beautiful landscapes are my likes.

I love to rest, and I love eating good food.

That’s it, John. See you all soon maybe.”

Steve Zudnak shared an update with his adoring fans on Facebook and graciously

Lily (left) and Wally, grandchildren of Alex Laughlin ’72

allowed me to use it here: “Just a quick, long overdue update. My wife and I just moved from upstate Delaware, south near Lewes, DE (the beaches). BTW, it’s called ‘beaches’ in Delaware, not the ‘shore.’ Go figure, I didn’t make the rules. All is well in our world with nothing extraordinary to report. For those of you who have followed my past New England motorcycle trips with John Kalpin, we’re still trying to put a fall trip together for this year.

It’s been a crazy-busy year, so finding the time to make it happen has been difficult. I hope all is well with everyone in the group.

If you ever find yourselves down near Lewes, DE (perhaps via the Cape May-Lewes Ferry), please look me up.”

Giovanni “Giaff ” Ferrante wrote: “Having a great time with four grandchildren: Frances (two), Charlotte (one), Oscar and John (almost one); wish we could spend all our time with them. We’re lucky all our kids are fairly close by. Francesca and John are in Hingham with us. Cam is in Brooklyn. All the rest of the Ferrantes are great. Cam and Phil and I went skiing out at Philip’s place in Flagstaff this winter. Kids are getting married off. All of us got together for Francesca’s daughter, Summer’s, wedding in Newport recently. My mom is also doing really well at 86—living in Darien, CT, close to Chess and Cat.” Recent posts on Facebook and Instagram show Giaff and his wife are off hiking in the beautiful hills of Umbria this summer.

Cici Morgan Pastuhov ’72 and Andy Scassera ’72 celebrating the Patriots Super Bowl win Andrea “Andy” Scassera wrote to me and informed me that she does not share news easily. I feel honored that she responded, and with such timeliness. Andy shared some sad news as well as nice news: “Really, the big thing that I think needs to be mentioned is the very sad news that Katharine Bissell Maloney passed away on June 22. I spent the weekend prior to that with her and her family at their beautiful home in Hancock, NY. Kathy had been battling lung cancer and it finally won. I was very glad to be able to get there but it was very difficult seeing Kathy struggling, knowing that she wanted so badly to beat it. Broke my heart.” Judy Glogau, Cici Morgan and Andy attended Kathy’s memorial service in September.

“Let’s see what happier news I have. I keep in touch on a regular basis with Cici Morgan

Pastuhov and spent Super Bowl weekend with her and her husband Stefan at their lovely home in Lincolnville, ME. Us ‘Mainahs’ were obviously rooting for the Pats and they did not disappoint! I will be spending a weekend with Cici and Stefan at my family camp on Kezar Lake in September.

“I am going up to Lincolnville in August to stay with Cici so that we can both head over to visit with Kenzie Carpenter who will be in the area for a week. Rumor has it that Nancy Farley O’Donnell may join us!!! Would be great to see her again and reminisce about our trek from Madison, WI to Tucson, AZ eons ago.

“I caught up with Anthea Burtle Orlando in CA this past May when I was out visiting my sister and brother-inlaw in Santa Monica. It was great to see her. Anthea Burtle ’72 and Other than Andy Scassera ’72 had a that I am doing great visit in California spay/neuter five days a week, three days at Rozzie May Animal Alliance in Conway, NH. Rozzie May is a nonprofit, low cost spay/neuter clinic.

The other two days I am at Animal Welfare Society in Kennebunk, ME. Keeps me busy and out of trouble. Doubt I will ever retire and after many years in the veterinary profession I finally found my niche!”

I (John Moore) am writing this while looking out over the incoming tide of the New Meadows River in West Bath, ME. Osprey cry and bald eagles fly by. It is a lovely pastoral scene, which takes me far from the craziness of our current world. I “should” be out running, in training for my old man run of the New York Marathon this November. If I survive the marathon, then next on the list is planning to move/retire to coastal Maine.

Can’t wait to introduce my 11 West Coast grandchildren to the simple pleasures of the Pine Tree state!

I remember Kathy Bissell as lovely and energetic, artistic, an accomplished equestrian and full of life. I know the whole class shares in the shock and sorrow of losing our classmate.

She will be missed.

Kathy Bissell Maloney ’72

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Cassandra L. Oxley 171 Pine Hill Road Boxborough, MA 01719-1915 (978) 264-4938 (home) (978) 270-1057 (cell) cassandra.oxley@gmail.com

Happy fall to everyone, summer really does go by so fast… here in Massachusetts it is already cooling off, after a summer of some pretty intense heat, but I know we still have some hot weather to come…

I was very glad to hear from Cynthia Bishop: “All well here, living in Seattle, still working in corporate events doing great work I love.

Daughter Emily is working in Santa Cruz for the Strawberry Commission, loving the area.

Son Oliver and his wife Valentina are living in Paris for the next two years; he works for Amazon, she works for PBN. Visiting Europe has been so great having tour guides in the know. My sisters are all well and thriving.

Staying connected with Michael Felder has been a joy.” She sends her best to all.

And from Glenna Weisberg: “It has been a very long time but I figured I would send in some news—not much has changed really. I still have many fond memories of my years at PDS and am so happy that I had the opportunity to have attended such a wonderful place.

My mom still lives in Princeton, so I do get to town every few months, generally over a weekend, so I concentrate on just doing stuff for her.

Still love wandering around town—so much has changed. At least there are a few more restaurant choices!!” Glenna says she is still living in McLean, VA, where she owns and runs (with her business partner) a VERY busy ob/ gyn group. “We have a total of five (soon to be six) physicians (including me) and two nurse midwives. The past few years we delivered over 900 babies!! Still married to the same wonderful guy—34 years now— with two children. Our son is 31 and just got married last September. Beth Sanford was able to join us for the festivities!! Our son and daughterin-law are living in Stockholm, Sweden for a couple of years with their respective companies. Relatively easy move as my husband is a Swedish citizen and, thus, so are our kids. Our daughter is 27 and lives and works in NYC in advertising/VC. We love to travel and, despite all of the babies and my crazy schedule, have managed to find time to get to some awesome destinations—Dubai, Kenya and Tanzania coming up in September. So sorry I missed our last reunion, but hope to catch the next big one— just ridiculous that it will be our 50th!!”

And Anne Macleod Weeks wrote that she and Jim are continuing to enjoy their recently adopted Jack Russell terrier, Murphie: “She is a delight and loves to swim energetically in the ocean, despite being an elder dog. Our son, Jed, was engaged on New Year’s Eve, and we are happy to welcome Wynn into our

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Photo by Anne Macleod Weeks ’73 family. I continue to push myself in my art and am enjoying trying new forms when I can—the latest venture was in encaustic. As always, anyone traveling through Nova Scotia is welcome to visit!”

I asked Anne if she could say a bit more about her photography and she sent one of her recent pictures and I have included it here; it was taken in Stonehurst, Nova Scotia. Anne noted that some people may recognize the red house, as it is where the Tom Selleck “Jesse Stone” movies are set. Anne has been in three shows this summer though she says, it’s “just a hobby... but I am certainly enjoying discovering my artistic side.” You can visit her website at tinyartfortinyspaces.com.

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Polly Hunter White 2224 Carlow Drive Darien, IL 60561-8458 (630) 234-1691 (cell) pwhite2224@gmail.com

It is with great sorrow that I share that we have lost one of our classmates, Cyra “Cy” Cain, who passed away on September 19, 2019. For 23 years, Cyra was a dedicated air quality specialist for the state of Montana. Cy had a love for the environment and for animals. Cyra will be greatly missed by our class.

Congratulations to Janet Pritchard who received a 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship.

“Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded…to artists who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for significant exhibition or performance of their work or who have productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability and a significant record of publication as writers, scholars, and scientists.”

Janet is a professor of photography in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Connecticut; her work as a landscape photographer is exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States and in the United Kingdom, including the American Antiquarian Society, George Eastman House, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Polaroid Corporation, Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, Roman Vindolanda Museum in Northumberland, U.K. and Yellowstone National Park Museum.

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“The Guggenheim Fellowship will help support her current project, More than a River: the Connecticut River Watershed, which involves photographing the Connecticut River landscape as a complex set of interconnected systems where present bumps up against past in telling ways. She relies on history and science for greater understanding. Although she expects the project to continue for a number of years, she says the fellowship will allow her to gain greater understanding of ecological concerns throughout the watershed.”

Eleanor Funk Shuster wrote to the Alumni Office: “I am working full-time as a school librarian (middle and high school) in Eastchester, NY, and also part-time at the Nyack Public Library. Also, I am starting Funk and Schuster, fine art printing in Provincetown, MA with my husband Vladimir, the printer. Come visit!”

Terry Ward wrote: “I want to say that I very much enjoyed our 45th reunion gathering. I am blessed with a wonderful cohort of friends in the PDS Class of 1974—that’s the way I feel. My partner, Gary, who came with me to #40 and #45 says he can’t wait to have an occasion to be with my classmates again. I could not agree more. And, would it not be terrific if we had even more folks for #50.

And once again, congratulations to Barbara Spalholz for that well-deserved award that she received.”

Anne Williams reported: “My husband has been fighting a very rare kind of heart disease since 2012 and we have been bracing all summer for the final stages. In and out of the hospital since June, he is home now in Palliative Care, which brings many challenges, sadness and also the joys of seeing so many of our friends and relatives who have stopped in to visit.” I, and I am sure our classmates, send our prayers and blessings to Anne.

Barbara Spalholz received the PDS Alumni Achievement Award for her significant contributions to our understanding of cancer. She had a 35-year career at the National Cancer Institute, with her last 15 years as Chief of the Cancer Cell Biology Branch of the Division of Cancer Biology. She retired in January 2019, but continues at NCI on a part-time basis. All of us who attended our reunion, were present to see Barbara receive her PDS Alumni Achievement Award. We were honored that one of our own classmates has made significant contributions to our understanding of cancer. We also had the pleasure of meeting Barbara’s husband who also attended the award ceremony and joined us in our reunion celebration.

Polly Hunter White: “Thirteen of us attended our 45th reunion. We came from local towns in New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Chicago, Washington, DC and other areas. Palmer Uhl organized a dinner at a local restaurant Friday night for those who

Sandy Bing h’87 and Trina Kassler Waters ’74 at Alumni Weekend 2019 were able to attend. Some brought spouses, who we enjoyed meeting, many for the first time. Saturday evening was the reunion dinner for all classes. This was the time when all 13 of us attended, reconnected, reviewed our class year books and shared stories from the past, and caught up with our present day lives and families. We all seemed to have an excellent time at our reunion as there were smiles, laughs and shared stories all around. We all hope to make our 50th reunion and to see even more classmates make the journey back to PDS.”

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Yuki Moore Laurenti 464 Hamilton Avenue Trenton, NJ 08609 (609) 394-1065 (home) Laurentijy@earthlink.net Mary Sword McDonough 111 North Main Street Pennington, NJ 08534-2206 (609) 737-8435 (home) (609) 468-5437 (cell) mollyswordmcdonough@yahoo.com

Tina Pritchard sent news that is quite arresting. She wrote that her “big news for last year is four grand babies born between August and December! And I have one who just turned two as well. This is what I get for complaining about not having any grandkids! We’re all having lots of fun.

They’re happy and healthy.”

Four of Tina Pritchard ’75’s grandchildren

From West Palm Beach, Kip Herrick O’Brien wrote that she is “enjoying the change of lifestyle. Recently, I drove north to avoid Dorian and stayed with Ruth Barach Cox on my way up. Her brother, David ’73, and his wife, were also visiting for the weekend so we had a chance to catch up. I spent some time on the Cape earlier in the summer, and had a very enjoyable dinner with Alison and Giaff Ferrante ’72. They have a lovely spot there and we saw an amazing sunset. I also saw Abby Stackpole McCall ’80 and Amy Stackpole Brigham ’80 while on Fishers Island in July. Always lots of laughs with those two!!

A busy and fun summer! Would love to see any of our classmates David Barach ’73 with if they’re in the Palm Beach area his sister, Ruth Barach Cox ’75 this winter.

Big news came in from Annie Russell: “I think the expression ‘Someone is laughing as soon as you make plans’ applies to me. After thirteen years in Abu Dhabi, UAE, I thought I was moving to Greece, but here I am in Jacksonville, FL. Any place further north made winter a possibility, and I have lived in hot climates for over 30 years. Transitioning back is an adventure but I suspect we are all facing some form of what life feels like after 60. I am excited to put the date for our 45th on the calendar and to be able to plan on joining without a trans-Atlantic flight. Our daughter, Maria, started at Northeastern, so trips up the East Coast are part of the plan.

To anyone living ‘nearby,’ please get in touch.

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Kathy Kehoe 2060 Cumberland Trail Plano, TX 75023-3225 972-398-8085(home) 972-897-6609 (cell) kgkath@verizon.net

I hope you’re all starting to think ahead to our 45th because it will be here before you know it, and with everyone’s busy schedules it’s not too early to pencil it in. Yikes—43 years!

Anyone else becoming ridiculously nostalgic as time passes? I find myself tapping my toe to music that I never even liked back in the day—you know, that insipid stuff that was on 77 WABC—and missing “the good ole days.”

It certainly was a kinder, gentler time.

I had a whirlwind trip to Philly one weekend in March and managed to see and catch up with Carl Spataro and Jonathan Stein for a few minutes. We’ve all aged, but I bet you

could still pick us out of a lineup. Carl insists that he doesn’t do anything worth mentioning, but running a huge department for the county doesn’t strike me as an aw-shucks kind of job. He’s also renovating a house that one of his two daughters is living in, a leftover perhaps from his property flipping days a few years back. Jon travels extensively for his work with Hagerty Collector Car insurance and has been enjoying empty-nesting with his wife and adorable pups.

Ann McClure Noel has been sharing lots of nature pics from Vermont. She said: “Spent time in Maine at our family’s camp on Great Pond, double rainbow, loons and memories of Mom and Dad!”

Gwyneth Hamel Iredale wrote: “I work at a digital marketing agency called G5 and for fun enjoy ballroom (swing, waltz, Latin, etc.), flash mob dancing and hiking. My 19-year-old son has his pilot’s license and is planning to start a business flying drones for commercial photography/video purposes. My daughter is still in high school and shows artistic talent. We still live in Oregon, home of the UO Ducks, aka Tracktown, USA, which is verdant and has temperate seasons, with outdoor activities so easily accessible, such as rivers renowned for fishing, coastal and the Cascades mountain ranges and a rugged coastline interspersed with expensive, sandy beaches. Enticing enough for a visit? I connected with Julie Stabler Hull on a sales trip to Seattle and she is doing some amazing fundraising and philanthropic efforts that I’m sure she will be too humble to share. Kudos, Julie!” I second that.

I heard from Ann Minott through our Facebook group (PDS ’76 Classmates): “Working full-time now trying to help people be happy and healthy. Spending free time with family and friends. I guess I’ll retire again one day and travel!” If you’re on FB, btw, hop on over and join us.

Bill von Oehsen and I exchanged a few emails, and he had some news about Barksdale Penick. “He and his wife Jennifer live in DC so we see the two of them two or three times a year. The two of us went to the PrincetonDartmouth football game last fall—I went to the former and Barky to the latter—so we got to visit with our respective families.” Hey Barky, shoot me an email please.

I learned something about Jay Trubee that I hadn’t known: he has his pilot’s license.

“Last year, we celebrated 25 years of business at Jillian’s restaurant in Palm Desert, CA; been trying to get out of the kitchen, but love cooking too much. Fed a few classmates along the way, two presidents, lots of celebrities, seems like I’ve fed almost everybody. We close five months every year and lucky enough to unwind in Nantucket, fly myself back with my white Lab co-pilot. This summer flew back with Nick Brady. He’s been flying in the mili-

tary for about 40 years. Going to keep running the restaurant as long as we can.”

I really love it when someone from whom I haven’t heard in ages shares a bit about their life over the past four decades. Cory Fischer Sertl emailed: “I have lived in Rochester, NY, since marrying Mark Sertl 31 years ago....wow, how time flies by. Two children: Katja is 25, graduated from Boston College ’16, and is currently living in Annapolis, MD, and Nick, Harvard ’18, is living in Boston. Our whole family is involved in sailing—both Katja and Nick were on their college sailing teams and we get together often to race together where we have a house in Jamestown, RI. My latest challenge is serving as President of U.S. Sailing, leading our Board of Directors. I also represent U.S. Sailing on the Council of World Sailing. I enjoy ‘giving back’ to a sport that continues to enrich my life with great friendships and experiences all over the world. I recently accompanied our sailing team to the Pan American Games in Peru!” Wow! I’m thrilled to have reconnected with Julie Johnson Morrison who was kind enough to share memories of my family and the farm.

She wrote: “I’ve lived in Maine for the past 32 years, and now, fortunately, just in the summers, and northeast Florida in the winter. (But Maine is the most beautiful in the winter.) I’ve been married for 34 years and have one son who is married and living in DC, working at the OMB (pray for him). I’ve been a counseling astrologer most of my adult life, which continues to be a blast, helping people peel off all the layers of expectations/ requirements that family and society heap on us so they can see who they really are....” Our classmates are such a diverse and interesting group of people!

From Jennifer Walsh, also via FB: “I’ve been spending lots of time this summer entertaining and having family and friends visit.

Boating, swimming, and enjoying life!” More boating—it seems to be a theme this time, perhaps because it’s summer?

Phil Thompson had an update for us: “Finished Ph.D., having fun at work (CTO of an internet startup), third grandchild on the way, captain of EMS/Rescue Squad, and every once in a while escaping to the hills of Vermont. Lucky that all my three kids live nearby and we all enjoy each other’s company!

I love learning new technology and playing with toys: Drone, ham radio, grandkids.”

I’m pretty sure that most of us who receive the Journal go straight to the class notes. I’d love to add some news about YOU next time, especially if you’ve yet to connect with me and our classmates. Even if you didn’t graduate with us, our PDS community is small and we all remember everyone —and I know for a fact that people would love to hear from you about your goings on!

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Sandra Benson calle de l’Avenir 47 Barcelona, 08021 Spain sbcress@aol.com

Another milestone year as most of the Class of ’77 turns 60. Thank you all for your contributions to the class notes.

Starting with news from the neighborhood, Lex Arlett Kochmann wrote how wonderful it was to have support of PDS classmates at a recent event. “I really appreciated Livia Wong McCarthy, Julia Penick Garry and Christy Black coming out to Trinity Church on May 17th to join Ann McAlpin as her dad, Rev. David McAlpin, Jr. ’43 received the Princeton Star Award for his work with Habitat for Humanity, for which I am the manager of the Princeton Office. Trinity and Habitat worked jointly on the event.”

Julia Penick Garry ’77 and Christy Black ’77 hiked the Delaware Water Gap over Labor Day weekend Meanwhile, as of January of this year, Fifi Laughlin relocated back to the ’hood—and now lives in Ringoes. She wrote: “Our house is very close to Barbara Russell Flight’s childhood home, scene of many scary Halloween parties! In February, I started as priest-in-charge of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Pennington.

This is the church in which I was confirmed and taught Sunday School!” Again, PDS classmates made a lovely show of support, and Fifi’s first Sunday service at St. Matthew’s was attended by Julia Penick Garry, Martha Tattersall Giancola and Paul Giancola, Rob McClellan and Jim ’80 and Marjie Laughlin! Fifi called it a “wonderful welcome.” Beyond running St. Matthew’s, she is enjoying rural home life— lots of beautiful birds and creatures and enjoying suburban work life in Pennington. “God is good.”

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Martha Tattersall Giancola ’77 and Cary Bachelder Dufresne ’77 at Martha’s niece’s wedding in Scotland Cary Bachelder Dufresne contributed, “I was with Martha Tattersall Giancola at the wedding of Edie Tattersall (daughter of Stowe Tattersall ’65) in St. Andrews, Scotland. It was a blast to catch up with Martha! Our daughter, Louise ’09 (who went to PDS until we moved to Charlotte), was the Matron of Honor. My children are both working and living in DC. After graduating from Vassar, and marrying a fellow classmate, Will Serio, Louise worked for CBS News, first at Face the Nation and then as a member of the White House Pool covering President Trump. She is now working for Reservoir Communications Group, where she is able to use her journalism skills and have much more balance in her life.

Mason ’13 is working for a division of HUD and is in grad school at George Washington University, where he is studying Geographical Information Systems. I am starting my ninth year teaching second grade at Trinity Episcopal School, which I absolutely love.

This is a second career, which I find very stimulating. I have no plans to retire anytime soon!”

Steve Farr ’77 dropped by Ted Stabler ’77’s neighborhood while enjoying the Telluride Bluegrass Festival Ted Stabler also had a class of ’77 visit: “Martha and I are planted in Durango now.

Steve Farr and a dozen of his Festivarian friends swooped into our corner of Colorado for the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in June.

Something about a 60th birthday present.

We caught up with Steve and his posse for a Telluride hike through snow-matted avalanche debris. More PDS friends, come visit us!” Judging from his Facebook page, Steve is still enjoying life in Berlin, MD, and spent the summer chasing music festivals around the country.

Mark Zawadsky wrote: “I have some news!

I am moving to Santa Monica in September and taking a sabbatical from the faculty at Georgetown. (Mark is on the medical school faculty teaching orthopedic surgery, specializing in hip and knee replacements.) “My wife Sarah has taken over a solar power company based in LA, and we are relocating for about a year. I plan on spending a lot of time at the beach!”

Randy Melville ’77 and wife Lael celebrated their 35th anniversary at the Coliseum Randy Melville reported: “I retired from PepsiCo after 25 years at the end of last year.

We started a nonprofit 501(c)(3) focused on improving the health and well-being of brown and black children in south Dallas.

Our website is Melvillefamilyfoundation.com.

We decided to go to Italy for two weeks to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary, and it’s been amazing. We have been in Venice...

Florence...and now we are in Rome.”

Quinn McCord added, “….Pretty quiet year overall in Delaware, until last month! I ran into Steve Farr at a Marcus King Band concert at the Freeman Stage! He looks great and had a few minutes to catch up! My nephew, Alex Wasily, and Dumpstaphunk played with this band in New Orleans! We are ready to head to Savannah for my mom’s (Patricia McCord, former PDS teacher) 85th birthday party! Brother David ’79 and sister Lindsay ’82 and families will all be there! My son, Patrick, is back East from Arizona for good so our family is at least close by! Stop by to see us in Milton, DE (home of Dogfish Head Brewery) if you ever get to the Rehoboth Beach area.....”

Beth Johnson Nixon and I caught up recently. She is living in Connecticut. Her daughter Izzy graduated from Yale last year and was drafted to a pro women’s lacrosse team (apple not falling far from the tree), and her daughter Mia is studying engineering at Tufts and has worked in plastic pollution research, including an arctic expedition to study microplastic pollution in the Canadian Northwest passage.

Beth has a photo company and also works as a social media provider for boutique travel companies, and chairs the board of WINGS WorldQuest, which supports women scientists and explorers.

Clooie Sherman ’77 and partner Deborah Stanfill celebrated their 60th birthdays in Paris Clooie Sherman celebrated her 60th in France. She added, “Deborah and I are well.

By the time this goes to print, we will have returned from a (fingers crossed) fantastic three-week trip to France to celebrate (a little early) these 60 tours around the sun! When we get back to Seattle, replacing our ailing deck is the task that awaits us. My niece had her first child, so now I’m a Great Aunt! All in all, all is well and life is good!”

Harold Tanner is slowing up a bit: “I’ve happily stepped down from my position as chair of the Department of History at the University of North Texas—back to regular faculty status until such time as retirement is feasible. Chairing an academic department—I have done it twice—was interesting, but I’ve had quite enough experience of administration, thank you. Reading books, writing stuff and teaching doesn’t pay as much, but it’s way less stressful. Plus, I’ll have more time for exercise, guitar, and maybe even some woodworking (though every time I do a project, I can hear Mr. Franz’s voice in my head saying ‘listen, sveetie baby…,’ followed by a critique of my work…).”

Finally, had a long chat with Kerin Lifland, who is still enjoying his artisan life in Grass Valley, CA. His son, Jack, is heading to Colorado College after a gap year, and daughter, Lucia, is entering her own gap year, with plans to enroll as a freshman at Bard in 2020.

You can check out some of Kerin’s remarkable woodwork and marquetry at: www.kerinlifland.com.

Ibby Carothers sent a note: “Recently I enjoyed jazz music in Tarrytown, NY with fellow classmate Chris Russo and his wife Dawn. Was great fun! I moved back to NYC a year ago, and in free time enjoy the local music, theater and film scene, plus the many restaurants. I’m in my fifth year now with Apple, working with the creative and business teams. My career as a TV reporter/ weather anchor/producer has allowed me to work in seven states, including my favorite city: NYC (WNBC, WCBS, Fox). I am grateful for the opportunity to do volunteer work, too, in the city. Visiting with friends and with my mother in Lawrenceville, NJ is always a treat; my mom will be 90 this year, bless her heart!”

It’s been a busy year for me, Sandra Benson Cress. My husband Doug and I have been thoroughly enjoying life and empty-nest-hood in Barcelona, but now are in the process of relocating back to the states—made all the more challenging when moving two cats trans-Atlantic, yet again. (By the time this Journal arrives in your mailbox, we should know where we are landing.) Daughter Lauren is in her junior year at Connecticut College, so we manage to get to New London a few times a year. We’ve had some great travel from our Spain base—most recently Paris and Venice/Verona. I am grateful to be in touch with so many of you, and hope when we get back to the U.S. we can organize some more frequent informal gatherings because as we all reach the “60” basecamp, we’re not getting any younger(!), and I continue to treasure our shared history and friendships. Feel free to friend me on Facebook, where I try to post interesting photos, funny memes and animal videos, and inspirational and heart-warming stories, and I try to keep political ventings to a minimum (with a modicum of success). Also, if you haven’t already, please join the Princeton Day School class of ’77 Facebook page.

Cheers, until six months from now, when I will, again, harass you for tidbits of news from your neck of the woods.

Anne Dennison Fleming ’77 and sister, Lolli ’80, in Princeton, celebrated their mother’s 95th birthday

Simeon Hutner ’77 at screening of his award-winning film, When We Walk

Nora Cuesta Wimberg ’78 and husband Charlie (on right) with her son, Jovan and his girlfriend, Morgan.

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Nora Cuesta Wimberg 5240 Oakwood Court Egg Harbor City, NJ 08215 (609) 418-0190 (cell) nlazz@mac.com

Another summer is almost over—the kids are back in school, teachers are once again teaching and shows on TV are starting their new seasons. As time flies by, we get older and our children move on. This Journal keeps us up-to-date with each other and with what is going on in our lives and the lives of our loved ones. It is wonderful to share and to celebrate as things go on with each of us. It is wonderful to know that we care about one another and we are sincerely happy when we read news about each other. I wish that those that have not written in for a while will read this and decide to share their stories and adventures with the rest of us in our next issue.

In my life, my son, Jovan, is now going into sophomore year at Rowan University. He is still in the Air Force Reserves, year three, and we just enjoyed a wonderful vacation of 12 days, first at our timeshare in Jensen Beach, FL, and then four days in Disney.

Brad Clippinger wrote: “Living and working in Houston, TX after being overseas for five years. Enjoyed my daughter McKenzie’s graduation from Miami of Ohio. Both kids out of college with jobs! Maybe I can buy a decent car now…”

Brad Clippinger ’78, with his daughter McKenzie at her college graduation FALL 2019

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Sue Fineman Keitelman wrote: “I have some news! In no particular order:

“We paid the last of our four college tuitions!

Now we can finally build a deck on our house!

“My youngest son, Matthew, graduated with high honors from the University of Virginia with a degree in computer engineering. He begins his job at Capital One (“What’s in Your Wallet?”) on my birthday (August 12).

“My daughter moved out of our house and into her first apartment with her (‘nice Jewish!’) boyfriend.

“My son Paul is SO loving living in Bend, OR (near his girlfriend), and cycling and hiking, and seeing the beauty of all there is out there.

“My oldest son, Jordan, and his wife had their religious (Jewish) wedding ceremony on June 20. (They had a civil ceremony last August.) They are on their three-week long honeymoon in Spain, and visiting relatives in France. Jordan and his wife Lisa are expecting their first baby on January four. YES, I am going to be a grandmother! I do not feel or look like a ‘grandma!’ but I am excited.

“I am having a reverse total shoulder replacement (July 24). Yay. My surgeon just HAPPENS to be the U.S. Women’s Soccer team doctor, so I can’t have the surgery until after he returns from France. After this surgery, I will have three body parts replaced (two hips and a shoulder); and two screws and a piece of wire (in my foot); and will be well on the way to being a true ‘Trophy Wife,’ according to my husband. I know I will need a knee and my other shoulder replaced in the next few years. Metal detectors won’t stand a chance with me!

“Can’t think of anything else exciting. Hope you are all doing well Class of ’78!”

Brian Trubee wrote: “I’ve just been working every overtime I can this summer and will retire from the fire department in July of 2020. I just found out that my very first day of retirement, July 1, 2020, I have to report for jury duty! Hurray!”

Abiy, Gebremariam, Elizabeth and Eden Fauchet, children of Melanie Thompson Fauchet ’78 JOURNAL

Tom Gates ’78, thus far known only as T, with his grandson, Hudson

Jeff Ritter ’78 visited Liz Constable ’78 in New Hamsphire

Melanie Thompson Fauchet wrote: “Melanie’s son just graduated from Georgia Tech in business. Her 11-year-old daughter is in the top 100 in tennis in both girls 12 and 14. Melanie just had shoulder replacement surgery and hopefully is returning to full activity soon.”

Jeff Ritter wrote: “I just visited Liza Constable on her ‘nearly a farm’ in New Hampshire on my way back from riding the famed Cabot Trail in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia on my motorcycle. She’s got animals, a small house, a yurt, crops of all kinds and a lake on her five-acre plot. Visiting Liza was one of the highlights of my trip!

Jennifer Chandler Hauge wrote: “In September, I left my job of over nine years as Vice-President of the National Council of Nonprofits because I wanted to focus on something more local and meaningful to me at this stage of my life. I was fortunate to take some time between jobs and had a fabulous adventure trekking in Nepal (inspired

by Betsy Murdoch Maguire’s long-ago world wanderings), and learning more about meditation and Eastern/Asian cultures. I explored opportunities for a few months while consulting to national nonprofits and eventually landed as Executive Director of the Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy in Washington, DC, which is restoring a historic cultural landscape—27 acres hidden in the middle of Georgetown—that was designed by America’s first female landscape architect, Beatrix Farrand, who also designed parts of the Princeton University campus, among other university campuses and private gardens. It’s fascinating to be in a public/ private partnership with the National Park Service. I’m being exposed to a new world of invasive plants, land conservation, storm water management, and environmental education. I loved ninth grade biology, but this is better. My new role is creative, local, outdoors, and I’m learning every day: a fun next chapter.”

Greg Morea wrote: “Life continues up here in Gales Ferry for the Morea clan. My ‘kids’ (30 and 28, wow) and I continue our careers at Electric Boat; Barbara is busy planning our next vacation, which will be a two-week cruise to Norway in October; the goal is to see the Northern Lights. No new additions to our family; we have our grand-puppies, Bryn and Bunk, our grand-kitty, Coco, and two grand snakes! Joseph and I continue to fish as often as we can. His intensity has led me to think about naming our next boat Pequod and having Joseph change his name to Ahab! All in all, a very nice life for this class of ’78 grad who is about to turn (gulp) 60!”

Keith Baicker ’78 (right) on the Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland Keith Baicker wrote: “In August, I was able to scratch an item off the bucket list with a golf trip to Scotland with some longtime friends. Naturally, the Old Course at St. Andrews was on the list.”

Barbara Vaughn wrote: “I exhibited some of my photographs at the PDS Alumni Art Show, which opened on May 17, 2019. It was great to see Barbie Griffin Cole and Treby Williams ’80, and sister, Phoebe Vaughn Outerbridge ’84, with her family.

Jody Erdman ’72 did a great job curating artwork in a variety of mediums. I have a show opening in Budapest on November 5, 2019. If anyone happens to be there that month, I’ll provide the details!”

Barbara Vaughn ’78 at Alumni Art Show last spring

1979

Catherine White Mertz 67 Rybury Hillway Needham, MA 02492 (781) 449-4993 (home) (339) 225-0835 (cell) cathywhitemertz@gmail.com Evan R. Press 2707 Lakefield Way Sugar Land, TX 77479 (479) 283-8246 (cell) EvanRPress@gmail.com

HOAGIE HAVEN … and now that we have your attention: Welcome!

We can’t not mention the recent 40th Reunion of THE Class of 1979. It was surreal, and in slow motion, and invigorating, and more! If you’re reading this and haven’t attended in the last 40 years, please reconsider and join us … next time. Here’s what some folks had to say about our May reunion, among other almost-as-important topics.

Laura Farina ’79, Anne Merrick Kellstrom ’79, and Jay Nusblatt ’79 catching up at the Class of 1979 gathering at Chambers Walk Café Laura Farina: “I had a wonderful time/summer reunion with Ann Gillespie in Boston.

We missed her at our reunion in May. I hope I get to see everyone, including Ann, before 2024 rolls around!”

Geoff George ’79 and Larry Kuser ’60 during Alumni Weekend in May Geoff George: “Had a great time seeing everyone at our May reunion. Evan picked me up at the airport, and an hour later, I was driving around Larry Kuser ’60’s farm in a golf cart. Andy Jensen, you are awesome. See you all in five years … or sooner, I hope!”

Joe Lapsley: “My 33-year old daughter was married September 1 in Hawaii, to a fine fellow. A musician, naturally!

Absolutely beautiful event. My toast and father/daughter dance were both big hits. It was weird, sad, beautiful, and crazy, really. I also Joe Lapsley ’79 and enjoyed Evan (so his daughter Katie to speak) visiting at her wedding Chicago a couple of weeks prior. The usual went down, so none of it can be shared publicly. And great PDS Reunion back in May! No words!!!”

Ben Dubrovsky: “Still living in Lincoln, MA. Eldest daughter, Sarah, started her sophomore year at Northeastern studying nursing. Younger daughter, Becky, is a senior at Lincoln-Sudbury High School. Just appreciating the many ironies and paradoxes that the world presents. That, and a really good single malt.”

Evan R. Press: “My daughter, Eric Reichard: “Awesome Hartley, is a college junior at effort by the 40th Reunion Trinity in San Antonio. She is Committee. Surreal get-together. studying abroad this semester PDS replaced industrial arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina. with a huge, freakin’ Hollywood All classes in Español! Son weight room. C’mon, really? (Ed. Nevin is a high school senior Note: there is a new industrial and dealing with all that colarts room, named in honor of lege insanity. He is a gamer Andy Franz.) Middle school addict and rarely speaks. I am space [South Commons] is gone, umping high school and col- Evan R. Press ’79 and but the new Anne B. Shepherd lege baseball, per usual, along Larry Kuser ’60 during Commons area is great. Nothing with a plethora of side gigs: Alumni Weekend in May left there on The Great Road to blackjack dealer, auctioneer/ identify with anymore. Cheers.” auction manager, etc. I’m still recovering from our May reunion. I recently spent a few days in Gail Barsky: “This year, I was named one of Chicago and hooked up, of course, with Mr. the Top 100 Civil Trial Lawyers in Arizona.

Joe Lapsley, illustrious college prof and music I bought a new home in Scottsdale, AZ, in a creator supreme. Our next PDS reunion had great golf course community, and I love combetter be in Colorado, orchestrated by Andy ing home after a hard day at work. I recently Jensen. (Peer pressure, Andy, peer pressure!!!)” had a nice talk with David McCord. I’m sorry (Ed. Note: Welcome and thanks, Evan, for I missed our 40th reunion—I can’t believe it joining Cathy as a class correspondent!) is 40 years ago we were teenagers.”

Doug Fein ’79 and Pat Osander enjoying the Class of 1979 gathering at Chambers Walk Café Jeremy Leader reported that he, Erica Frank and Ben Dubrovsky had a very nice virtual reunion, and that Erica is planning another one for the fall. “I encourage everyone to join us; it may not be quite as fun as a face-to-face reunion, but it takes a lot less effort to get there.”

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Suzanne Albahary D’Amato 16 Maiden Lane Bedford, NH 03110 suzannemndamato@yahoo.com Karen Kelly 43 White Pine Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 k2pk@comcast.net

It is with heartfelt sadness that we offer our condolences to Treby McLaughlin Williams (and her daughters Charlotte ’12 and Anna ’15), whose husband Stephen Williams died on July 12.

In addition, we share the difficult news that Leslie Vought Kuenne, wife of Chris Kuenne and mother of Peter, William ’17 and Matthew ’19, died on August 12.

I’m sure that the entire class extends deep condolences to Treby, Chris, and their families.

Congratulations to Virginia Gilbert on her recent book publication. Virginia wrote: “I’m a therapist in Los Angeles where I specialize in divorce. My first book, Transcending HighConflict Divorce: How To Disengage From Your Ex And Find Your Power, was published this year. English was always my favorite class at PDS, but I owe a special thanks to the phenomenal Judy Michaels and Don Roberts for their commitment to excellence, and for making me believe that I could be a writer.”

Virginia Gilbert ’80’s recently published book FALL 2019

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Suzie Haynes Halle ’82, Sarah Sword Lazarus, Sarah “Burchie” Burchfield Carey, Richard Halle, Rosalind Waskow Hansen, Gib Carey and Kirsten Elmore had a minireunion in Portland, OR; they were there to celebrate the wedding of Charlie Southwick, son of Michael and Debby Burks Southwick.

Class of 1980 mini-reunion (from left): Robert Jordan, Sam Klein Von Reiche ’80 and Jamie Phares, Bo Scott (holding Loren Barsky’s ador- Loren Barsky ’80 at gathering able dog, Jake), friend, Joy Power and Chris Wallace hosted by John David ’80

1981

Camie Carrington Levy 2212 Weymouth Street Moscow, ID 83843-9618 (208) 301-0203 (cell) camie@palousetravel.com Kirsten Elmore Meister 1004 Tasker Lane Arnold, MD 21012 (410) 647-5432 (home) kmeister5@yahoo.com

Andy Charen wrote: “Where has the time gone?

I am still living in a great town north of Chicago with my wife Debbie (married Class of 1980 mini-reunion: (left, front to back) Larry 25 years this past July, 22 of Pierson, Jamie Phares, Robert Jordan, John David, Sally them in IL), our three kids Fineburg, friend. (right, front to back) Tim Thomas, Chris and two adopted sibling Wallace, friend, Amy Stackpole Brigham, David McCord, puppies. Actually, the kids Sam Klein Von Reiche, Bo Scott, Joy Power. are off on their own life adventures. Our oldest, Jake, graduated college this year and is employed John David hosted a fun-filled minias a commercial insurance broker nearby. Our class reunion dinner. In attendance middle one, Emily, is in her second year at were: Chris Wallace, Larry Pierson, Jamie VCU in Richmond and is playing D1 socPhares, Sam Klein Von Reiche, Tim cer (proud dad!). Our youngest, Rebecca, is a Thomas, Joy Power, Robert Jordan, Amy freshman at University of Tampa. She’s a seriStackpole Brigham, Sally Fineburg, Bo Scott, Loren Barsky and David McCord ’79. ous world traveler. Life is busy, but great. If anyone comes to Chicago look me up. Would Thanks to Loren Barsky for the great photos. love to grab a beverage. My contact details are on LinkedIn.”

Celebrating a Burks/Southwick wedding (from left): Robert Hackett ’08, Sarah Sword Lazarus ’81, Sarah “Burchie” Burchfield Carey ’81, Kirsten Elmore Meister ’81, Eliza Becker ’12, Whip Burks ’87, Holly Burks Becker ’77, William Hackett ’06, Hilary Becker ’06, Debby Burks Southwick ’81, Michael Southwick ’81, Rosalind Waskow Hansen ’81, Suzie Haynes Halle ’82, Kathy Burks Hackett ’75, Dan Southwick ’92 JOURNAL

From Debbie Burks Southwick: “So many PDS alumni of all ages joined Debby Burks Southwick and Michael Southwick in Portland, OR as they celebrated the marriage of their son Charlie, to Channa Kim on July 27, 2019. We will always be grateful for how our wonderful school has given us the intense blessing of forever friends and family who are there for us during the highs and the lows of life’s most profound moments. This moment was a precious peak!”

1982

Lorraine M. Herr 9S021 Skylane Drive Naperville, IL 60564 (847) 525-3576 (cell) LHerr@herr-design.com

Jessie Drezner wrote: “I am finishing up 10 weeks of a day camp within the school district working as the Sports Specialist, which entails running activities throughout the week. I added something new to the program this summer: Yellow and Red team competition toward the end of week. The team with the most points will enjoy Otter Pops. After week #10, I have a week of travel back to good ol’ Vermont, where I plan on taking in the lovely natural landscape and making it to a Friday evening women’s UVM soccer game.

After the unwind time in New England, I head back to Southern California to teaching elementary PE and coaching throughout another school year.”

Cam Johnson wrote: “Nothing earth-shattering to report but since I don’t run into too many PDS folk, I thought I’d share that I moved to Idaho 30 years ago, and still love it here. Just did one of my favorite close to home hikes again last week. I spent 11 years in Sun Valley and have been in Boise for 19. Moved to Idaho to ski and still going strong with 75 days on skis last season, despite a full hip and full shoulder replacement. Pete Ross ’84

Celebrating a Burks/Southwick wedding in Oregon: Suzie Haynes Halle ’82, Sarah Sword Lazarus ’81, Sarah “Burchie” Burchfield Carey ’81, Richard Halle, Rosalind Waskow Hansen ’81, Gib Carey, Kirsten Elmore Meister ’81

lives three houses down from me in Boise. If anyone ever finds themselves in Boise or thereabouts feel free to contact me. I don’t check Facebook or other social media though so email or phone is the best way.”

1984

Edward J. Willard 214 Lynchburg Road Pilot Mountain, NC 27041 (336) 401-6360 (cell) tcwillard@mac.com

Cam Johnson ’82 on a favorite hike near Kane Lake in the Pioneer Mountains in Idaho

’82 classmates Jeff Perlman, Bob Szuter, Henry Bowers, John Vine, Ced Harris and Jamie Herring in front of the Ivy Inn in June

Ted received the following note some time ago from Buck Jaques: “He left PDS as a sophomore and went to St George’s, in Newport, RI. He said he was a terrible high school student—very immature and not ready for college. So, he decided to enlist in the Marines, which was a very difficult experience, and yet really did push him over the top in terms of maturity. When he left the Marines, he was ready and he moved to Boulder, CO, where he had to go to night school in order to prove he could sustain their courses.

Got straight A’s and proceeded to enroll for his freshman and sophomore years there. He then transferred to UNC Chapel Hill because the Boulder history department was weak. In the meantime, he also took a semester abroad in Barcelona, where he met Anna, who is Italian and was also studying there. He now works for a major US manufacturing company called Parker Hannifin Corp., where he is a sales manager.

He can be contacted at buck.jaques@parker. com.”

Jeff Perlman met in June with Bob Szuter, Henry Bowers, John Vine, Ced Harris and Jamie Herring at the Ivy Inn. This group gathers regularly throughout the year for fellowship and goodwill—the only regular member missing this time was Bill Brennan; he was busy in court that day (as an attorney).

Lorraine Herr continues with her third summer of beekeeping and enjoys her connection with nature and the pollination process.

Plus, it’s admirable how industrious the bees are.

Lorraine Herr ’82, Beekeeper

1983

Noelle Damico 325 Main Street, Apt. 3B White Plains, NY 10601 revdamico@gmail.com Rena Ann Whitehouse 1309 South 92nd Street Omaha, NE 68124 (770) 845-1577 (cell) renawhitehouse@hotmail.com

Griffin Thompson ’15 with his parents Sarah Griffin Thompson ’84 and Newell Thompson ’82 Miles Thompson ’18, son of Sarah Griffin Thompson ’84 and Newell Thompson ’82, wearing his Ivy League champions t-shirt Sarah Griffin Thompson and Newell Thompson ’82’s two sons, Griffin Thompson ’15, a senior at UVA (ACC lacrosse champs) and Miles Thompson ’18, a sophomore at Penn (Ivy League lacrosse champs), are both lacrosse goalies.

1985

Lynch W. Hunt, Jr. 771 Mayflower Avenue Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (609) 851-5521 (home) (609) 851-5521 (cell) lynchhunt@alumni.upenn.edu

Marisa Petrella 40 Oval Turn Lane Levittown, PA 19055 (609) 462-3101 (cell) sales4metoo@msn.com

1986

Mollie D. Roth 1666 East Cindy Street Chandler, AZ 85225 202-280-5887 (cell) mollie.roth@pgxconsulting.com

1987

Sofia D. Xethalis 1953 Shore Oak Drive Decatur, IL 62521 (217) 422-5648 (home) (217) 454-3345 (cell) sxethalis@yahoo.com.au

Sandy Bing loved seeing so many alumni during Alumni Weekend 2019. He wrote: “Reconnecting with so many alums Saturday evening in the rink was more than I could have imagined. It was as if time had stood still and we picked up where we had left off from so many years ago. It reminded me once again of just how special those years at PDS were for me and my family.”

1988

Mike Lingle 1504 Bay Road, Apt. 2405 Miami Beach, FL 33139 (917) 882-8397 (cell) mikelingle@gmail.com

Mike Lingle wrote: “We’ve had a steady stream of PDS visitors to Miami this summer—not the usual time of year that people come. I attended Pavia (Arianna) Rosati’s launch party for her new book, Travel Anywhere (And Avoid Being a Tourist).”

Pavia (Arianna) Rosati ’88 and Mike Lingle ’88 with Arianna’s new book “Taylor Hwong also visited me while he was in town for an Army function. He and his wife Jessica live in Bernardsville, NJ with their two children. He promises that they’re very close to finishing, after seven years, the renovation on their house.”

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Jamie Salkind ’88 with his son, Marlin Jamie Salkind and his wife Starlet have an amazing baby boy! Marlin Levi Salkind was born on Halloween last year.

1989

Doria Roberts PO Box 8461 Atlanta, GA 31106 (404) 874-3779 (home) doriaroberts@yahoo.com

1990

Deborah Bushell Gans 103 Bilboa Drive Jupiter, FL 33458 (561) 799-2463 (home) (561) 252-4501 (cell) gansdebby@gmail.com

1991

Aly Cohen 1 Big Barn Road Cranbury, NJ 08512 (917) 273-4573 (home) (917) 273-4573 (cell) alycohen@yahoo.com

Beth Kahora Taylor wrote to let the Alumni Office know: “After 14 years of living in Greenwich, CT, we have decided to trade long winters for sunny skies. Our family will be moving to Palm Beach, FL, while my oldest son will be starting Pepperdine University in Malibu in the fall. If anyone is ever in Nantucket (summer) or Florida, please let me know. It has been fun staying in touch with PDS classmates through social media!”

From Aly:

David Maziarz reported: “Our family moved out to the Pacific Northwest almost a year ago now and we have been enjoying the spectacular summer weather. I joined a wellestablished cardiothoracic surgery practice in Bellingham, WA, after spending the last five years in South Dakota. Looking forward to winter with skiing at WhistlerBlackcomb, only a couple hours north!

David Maziarz ’91 and his family vacationing in Maui this past summer JOURNAL

Amy Livingston wrote: “For my husband Brian Hudson and me, this year has brought no big adventures, just an assortment of interesting odds and ends. We’ve experimented with a not-quite-vegan diet, replaced a huge forsythia hedge in our yard with honeyberry bushes (like blueberries but easier to grow in clay soil), attended a dance event in Boston with our Morris dance team (Millstone River Morris), and canned our first batch of jam from our own plum trees. Oh, and somewhere in there we celebrated our fifteenth anniversary. For more details of our miniadventures, check out my blog at ecofrugality. blogspot.com.

This past summer, Julie Roginsky and I continued our annual tradition of hanging out in the beautiful Berkshires and grabbing a Tanglewood concert! In October, I’m looking forward to catching up with Fanya Stansbury Gallo and Chris Varone on the West Coast, when I head out to California in October to lecture with, among others, Deepak Chopra (!!!). My consumer book, Non-Toxic: Guide to Living Healthy in a Chemical World, will be released in early 2020. But my greatest passion is the work I am doing to share ‘environmental health and prevention’ topics (e.g. air quality, drinking water, personal care products, safe use of cellular technology) with high school students, our ‘next generation.’ After having completed several pilot projects with Princeton High School students, I am working to integrate this important and timely information into high school curricula nationwide. I will be giving a TEDx talk on this topic in October, at the high school in Cape May, NJ, entitled, “Innovating High School Health & Science Education.”

Aly shares her health and prevention information through her website TheSmartHuman. com and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @thesmarthuman.

1992

Sharon Thomas Haber 1675 York Avenue, Apt. 20L New York, NY 10128 (212) 722-8793 (home) ziggythomas@hotmail.com

Dave Wise ’92 and his dad in Italy competition—senior division). I see Jason White in the city from time to time (who looks exactly the same).

Big news of our summer was we took my 87-year-old dad to Tuscany in August—his first time back to Italy in nearly 60 years.

Special trip.”

Jud Henderson reported: “We have moved up to Nantucket Island as a family for one year.

We will be back in Princeton in June. It was all going by too quickly, and we wanted to really enjoy a quieter year with our three kids before they are all gone. I am still working my full-time real estate job in Princeton, but from a distance. If you find yourself on island at any point, please let me know!”

1993

Darcey Carlson Leonard 1702 Swift Circle, #303 Midlothian, VA 23114 (757) 634-4432 (home) darceyva@gmail.com

Matt Dickson has been making the PDS ’93 rounds. In April, Matt visited with Scott Feldman and his family in Princeton. In May, Matt met with the elusive Walt Hosey, Sr. and Walt, Jr., his adorable two-year-old son, for dinner while they visited Atlanta from their home in Oaxaca, Mexico. This summer, Matt had lunch with Tony Shafto. And finally, Matt will be headed to NYC on Labor Day to check out Dan Ragsdale’s new baby, Charlie, and Matt’s new niece, Ella Willow (daughter of Rebecca and Ethan Moeller— both class of ’90). As for Matt, he coached the Atlanta U16 Ultimate Frisbee Team to a silver medal at this year’s Maccabi Games.

Judson R. Henderson 67 Polpis Road Nantucket, MA 02554 (609) 651-2226 (cell) jhenderson@callawayhenderson.com

David Wise reported: “We live in Brooklyn with our three kids. They’re funny. I lead private equity for North America in Korn Ferry’s advisory business. Somehow I only manage to see class of ’93ers these days: Dan Ragsdale (who just had his first baby, and also lives in BK), Katharine Powell (who we see in performances at the Arden Theater in Philadelphia), and Scott Feldman (who last March took eighth place in the NJ amateur bodybuilding

Matt Dickson ’93 with Walt Hosey ’93 and his son, Walt, Jr. Stacy Ho Richardson is working as an in-house counsel at the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on mostly clean energy matters. Her kids are six (Will is going into first grade) and four (Ellie is starting mixed-age kindergarten).

They moved back to the Princeton area a couple of years ago and they are happy to be back!

1994

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Alex Harris reported: “After two years in Washington, DC, Alex Harris has moved back to Hawaii with his wife and two boys, ages seven and 10. He has rejoined the Harold KL Castle Foundation as the Vice President of Programs and is more than happy to show any visiting alum around the island! He can be reached at alharris98@gmail.com.”

Wilson H. Weed 707 10th Avenue, Apt. 225 San Diego, CA 92101 (808) 859-1629 (cell) wweed1@gmail.com

Cynthia Shafto 9948 Robbins Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (310) 498-1064 (home) Cynthia.678@icloud.com

1995

Melissa Woodruff Mccormick 257 South State Street Newtown, PA 18940 (215) 550-6596 (home) (cell) mwoodruf99@yahoo.com

1996

Stephen J. Nanfara 1023 Clinton Street, 5A Hoboken, NJ 07030 (908) 310-9724 (home) (908) 310-9724 (cell) nanfara@yahoo.com

1997

Ellyn Rajfer Herkins 6 Anvil Court Marlboro, NJ 07746 (732) 970-8122 (home) ellynrajfer@gmail.com Mandy Rabinowitz Plonsky 60 W. 23rd Street, Apt. 1611 New York, NY 10010 (609) 937-6348 (cell) mandyplonsky@gmail.com

1998

Giovanna Gray Lockhart 415 Greenwich Street, Apt. 3G New York, NY 10013 (917) 545-2575 (cell) gray.giovanna@gmail.com

2002

Carolyn Yarian Morgan 430 E. 57th Street, Apt. 4C New York, NY 10022 (609) 638-7249 (cell) carolyn.morgan2012@gmail.com

Aviva Perlman Fintz 275 W. 96th Street, Apt. 5D New York, NY 10025 (609) 617-3754 (cell) aperlman26@gmail.com

In October of 2018, I emailed a group of PDS friends about starting an annual reunion weekend. After three days of negotiations, eight dudes from the classes of 2000, 2001, and 2002 committed to spending a July weekend together in Colorado.

And so, on Thursday, July 11, I flew into Denver, CO and joined up with Chris Palsho ’02, Grant Schmucker ’02, Nick Sardar, Rick Shatz, Ashton Todd, Greson Torchio and Charlie Denby ’00. After a relatively short drive, our group arrived at our log cabin in Dillon, CO. Over the next four days we enjoyed whitewater rafting, hiking, throwing the Frisbee, and spending as much time together on the large deck of our cabin as possible. Even though we are spread out across the country and are 18 to 20 years removed from high school, the weekend confirmed that our friendships are just as strong as ever.

“The only major issue we ran into was related to a pizza order—Nick and I wanted to split a pizza that consisted of half pepperoni, half sausage, and peppers and onions throughout.

The complexity of the order confused and angered the other guys in our group and they all demanded that we adjust to their primitive plain cheese pizza order ways. Nick and I obviously refused because plain cheese pizza is for peasants.”

The PDS gang at the wedding of Eleanor Oakes ’03

2003

Allison Marshall 317 NW 89th Seattle, WA 98117 (202) 375-9559 (cell) amarshall220@aol.com

Eleanor Oakes married Hallam Stanton on Belle Isle in Detroit, MI on Saturday June 29. PDS classmates in attendance included Allison Marshall, Katie Weber, Alyssa Briody, Emily Hamlin, Ben Johnson, Al Alsup, Nick Perold and John Patteson ’02.

Chris Campbell wrote: “Melissa, Charlotte, and I moved to Alexandria, VA this summer.

I have been assigned to the Pentagon as an assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I will soon take part in a six-month exchange program to NASA Headquarters.

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Joanna Woodruff Rominger 836 South Broad Street Lansdale, PA 19446 jbw1980@gmail.com

2000

Natasha Jacques Nolan 35 Pine Street Roswell, GA 30075-4819 (609) 647-6982 (cell) nnolan@gigisplayhouse.org Sapna E. G. Thottathil 4127 Bayo Street Oakland, CA 94619 (510) 604-2357 (cell) sapna.thottathil@gmail.com

Above from left to right: Ashton Todd ’01, Rick Shatz ’01, Nick Sardar ’01, Wilson Weed ’01, Chris Palsho ’02, Greson Torchio ’01, Charlie Denby ’00, and Grant Schmucker ’02 started what they hope will be a yearly adventure.

Enjoying white water rafting are: Wilson Weed ’01 (left side, front) and Nick Sardar ’01 (left side, back); Grant Schmucker ’02 (right side, front) and Charlie Denby ’00 (right side, back)

Chris Campbell ’03 and his family after his final flight at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. “My squadron and family had just finished a celebratory spray-down.

That’s ‘my’ jet in the background!”

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The whole Campbell family hopes to remain in the DC area for a few years. In the past two weeks we have already reconnected with Peter Hugick, Michael Reed and Howard Kline. We’re eager to see more classmates; please get in-touch if you are nearby!

Ken Miller ’03 with his wife and daughter Ken Miller wrote: “Hey everyone! Exciting times for the Miller household. On May 28, Jess and I welcomed our daughter, Keira, to the world. She was born eight pounds, 14 ounces, 21 inches, and a full head of hair.

Both Keira and Jess are happy and healthy, and have been enjoying the summer months at home. We still live in Yardley. Jess works at Janssen Pharmaceuticals (J&J) and I continue to be at FS Investments, serving as the Head of Finance. If anyone is around the area, would love to catch up. Hope everyone is doing well.”

James Ramos wrote: “Sebastian has taken up science as his new passion, so one day when he asked to do ‘science stuff,’ we went to the Liberty State Science Center. I still use some of the birding skills I learned from Mr. Cara in Environmental Science when we are playing in our yard.”

James Ramos ’03 with his family

2004

Katherine Chimacoff Dickens Mrskatedickens@gmail.com Scott E. Rosenberg 111 S. 15th Street, Apt. 2204 Philadelphia, PA 19102 609-462-2526 rosenbergse@gmail.com

Katherine Chimacoff Dickens reported: “Our boys continue to grow! James is seven, William four, and we welcomed Emma Louise last year on 8.1.18. We’ve been living in MD after my husband finished Navy Test Pilot School and joined a test squadron VX-23. I’ve continued to work as the Associate Pastor for Youth Ministry at Patuxent Presbyterian Church.

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We are to depart for Japan in 2020! It is sure to be a busy year!”

Tyler Pakradooni shared: “My wife Melissa and I have been living in London for the past two years, following a 10-year stint in NYC. We brought a dog into our family about a year ago; Charlie is a Miniature Australian Labradoodle. Melissa is working for LinkedIn in advertising sales, managing partner/channel sales in EMEA. I am with Accenture as a management consultant focused in the consumer goods industry. No major vacation planned outside of a trip back stateside for Christmas.”

Michelle Bramlett Rolfe said: “Adam and I have moved to Newtown, CT, and are thrilled to be welcoming our second child this November!”

Mallory Sosinski Bryson reported: “2019 has been a busy one for the Bryson family! I earned my Doctorate of Education in May from The University of West Florida. For my dissertation, I studied the connection between administrator support and teacher self-efficacy. I am currently working on writing up the study and hope to publish it as an article soon. In addition, my husband Bobby and I welcomed our first child, a beautiful boy we named Benjamin Robert, on June 23! He is the light of our lives and brings joy to us every day. It looks like we will be moving soon as well, as Bobby continues to progress in his career in the Air Force!

As I write this, he’s away at training and loving every minute of it. Keep an eye out for future updates on that front. Hope everyone is doing well and we can’t wait to see your updates.”

Carly Berger Ogren reported: “My son, Alistair, turned one this past August.

He is a rambunctious kid on the verge of walking. Very strong-willed with tons of energy! Alistair, Jayce and I live in Brooklyn, and I am still working in TriBeCa as an interior designer. Life is full and flying by. We’ve spent time recently with Susannah, as well as Allie, her husband Jason and their daughter, Naomi.

We also got to see Brett and her husband Nick on their trip to New York last year. Everyone is doing well.”

Emily Penick resides on the UWS in NYC where she works in theatre as a director, producer and literary manager, developing new plays and musicals both off and on Broadway. Emily has enjoyed attending new play readings and shows this year with Morgan Weed ’03, Melissa Rosenberg, and Nic Benacerraf. Between theater projects, Emily works at a hedge fund assisting traders. Emily and her family mourn the loss of Ed Penick, who died at age 70 in May, and thank those who offered their condolences.

Ed especially loved attending the plays and musicals Emily was in at PDS, directed by Ross Hindley and choreographed by Jim

Ruttman. Without those talented men and the PDS PAP, Emily would not have the professional theatre career she does today.

Nic Benacerraf recently got engaged to his longtime (far) better half, Kate Fry (a.k.a.

Friedberg) after a night of Bastille Day revelry in Paris. After sobering up, she did not regret her choice enough to break off the engagement—so they soldier on with wedding planning! Much to the frustration of his longtime friends (and the IRS), Nic continues to be unreachable by phone, text, email, web chat, USPS or carrier pigeon. Word has it that he occasionally swings through a coffee shop in Brooklyn or a spare room in Philly as he pursues his Ph.D. in theater. He recently bought a kite, looks forward to eating bananas, and needs to stop putting pounds of cheese in the Rosenberg’s Amazon cart!

John Gallagher shared “My wife Jess and I welcomed our daughter Cora Reilin on August 28. We are thrilled and adjusting well to life as new parents. Newborns surely do change your life!”

Scott Rosenberg, Mike Costa, Kate Chimacoff Dickens, John Gallagher and Nic Benacerraf (all ’04) celebrating Memorial Day together for the 15th year.

Scott Rosenberg is living in Philadelphia with his wife Jenn. Scott is enjoying his post-law career in technology consulting and marketing.

Jenn is flourishing as a commercial real estate developer. Golf remains the prime distraction in the summer, and skiing in the winter. Scott’s golf obsession is so prodigious that he has even gotten his godson, (Kate Dickens’ 6-yearold) James, into it! Colorado continues to be the home away from home, and you can find them there whenever possible. Life continues to be filled with PDS friendships, including a trip to Cabo, ski getaways, and a 15th annual Memorial Day celebration that included five members of the class of ’04!

2005

Hilary Richards Conger 193 Spring Street, Apt. 2F New York, NY 10012 (609) 915-6651 (cell) hilary.conger@gmail.com

Rajiv Mallipudi said: “I finished my internal medicine residency and recently began a Hospital Medicine fellowship with Yale

New Haven Health — Bridgeport Hospital! The fellowship training is focused on training the next leaders of the Yale New Haven Health system in healthcare administration, business strategy, financial budgeting and patient safety and quality improvement.

Rajiv Mallipudi ’05 I am blessed to be here and absorbing as much as I can this year from all my mentors. Outside of my fellowship, I am still training hard in the gym and preparing to return to the bodybuilding stage in the spring. Life is good!”

’05 classmates Hilary Richards Conger and Larissa Pawliw Jacobson after their first day of the 2019-20 school year

2007

Nina Crouse 31A Jay Street Cambridge, MA 02139 ninacrouse@gmail.com Vishal Gupta 58 East Springfield Street, Unit 3 Boston, MA 02118 (609) 658-4768 (home) vishgupta2@gmail.com Alexandra Hiller Rorick 10 Downing Street, Apt. 4L New York, NY 10014 (609) 658-2961 (cell) ali.rorick@gmail.com

Jacqui Bowen announced that her “husband Kyle and I welcomed our first baby in May! Her name is Violet and she is such a sweet baby.”

Vish Gupta is “living in Boston, got engaged in May, finishing residency in medicine next June, and looking for ways to travel to India and the Violet, the daughter of rest of Asia more in the next couple Jaquie Bowen ’07 and of years.” her husband Kyle

Larissa Pawliw Jacobson began her 10th year of teaching elementary school at The Churchill School and Center in Manhattan.

Hilary Richards Conger recently completed her master’s degree in adolescent education, and began her second year teaching middle school—also at Churchill!

2006

Jacob “Mendy” Fisch 696 Elm Place, Apt. 308 Highland Park, IL 60035 (609) 731-2540 (cell) mendyman@gmail.com

Jeff Richmond-Moll wrote: “After graduating with my Ph.D. from the University of Delaware in May, my wife Tae and I—along with our six-year-old son, Beck, three-year-old daughter, Willa, and twelve-year-old dog, Bo—relocated to Athens, GA. As of August, I am the Curator of American Art at the Georgia Museum of Art, on the campus of the University of Georgia. If anyone is passing through Athens, please look us up!”

Liad Onitiri wrote: “I’m DJ’ing Drew Godwin’s wedding next weekend.” Which implies Drew Godwin is getting married.

Congrats to Drew and to Kunle for DJ’ing!

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Alexa Maher ’08 with her husband Erik Hove from their apartment roof, which overlooks their new school in Myanmar

2008

Tess Glancey Campton 4 Colts Neck Drive Newtown, PA 18940 (202) 603-1979 (cell) tessicaglancey@gmail.com

Alexa Maher wrote: “Erik and I moved overseas to Yangon in Myanmar at the end of July to explore teaching overseas. We just finished our first month of teaching at Yangon International School, and enjoyed every minute of it! One unique opportunity that we have working at Yangon International School is that we get to teach the local Myanmar population. Erik is teaching second grade and I am teaching prekindergarten.”

This spring, the NFL Films camera department won an Emmy for Outstanding Camerawork for the show Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cleveland Browns.

Hannah Epstein ’08 and her co-worker received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Camerawork on behalf of NFL Films.

Hannah Epstein spent four weeks on location as a cinematographer, working with players on and off the football field, throughout their preseason days leading to the 2018 season.

She also attended the Emmy ceremony in NYC’s Lincoln Center with the Director of Photography from the show. Hannah said, “It was thrilling to hear the show announced as the winner and to accept the award on stage.”

Steward Johnson currently lives in Los Angeles, CA and serves as the Co-Founder and VP Marketing for the United States Veterans Chamber of Commerce (USVCC).

The nonprofit holistically enriches the lives of transitioning military, veterans, veterandesignated businesses, and their families across a wide spectrum of needs through our five pillars of support: Employment, Business, Education, Wellness, and Family. USVCC is comprised of 22 independent state chambers, over 100,000 veteran designated businesses, five million veterans, and 200+ Fortune 5000 affiliated companies. For more information visit: http://www.usvcc.org.

Steward and the USVCC just launched Military Mascots, a stuffed animal product line created to raise essential funding for transitioning wounded military, their families, and caregivers. For images and more info visit: http://www.militarymascots.us Tess Glancey and Robert Crampton were married on August 30, 2019 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Philadelphia, PA, surrounded by many family and friends, including Hannah Epstein and Greg Francfort.

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Emily Cook ’08 and Jonathan Smith’s July wedding in Princeton.

Emily Cook and Jonathan Smith were married on July 27 at Trinity Church in Princeton with a reception at the Kingston home of Jeanne and John Cook ’56. Hilary Cook ’04 was the maid of honor; bridesmaids were Samantha Paz, Marlyze Mazzeo and Emily Exter Lampshire. Brothers Jack Cook ’85 and Mike Cook ’89 were ushers and Robin Cook McConaughy ’87 did a reading. Jon Smith, from Stowe, VT, is an executive with Chubb Insurance Company and Emily is an officer in the Private Bank of M&T Bank’s Wilmington Trust Company.

After a short honeymoon trip to England and Portugal they are back at work in New York City and living on the Lower East Side.

2009

Ashley Smoots 2201 St. Clair Drive NE Atlanta, GA 30329 (267) 987-9448 (home) (267) 987-9448 (cell) asmoots@gmail.com Vinay Trivedi Flat 15 Walsingham St Johns Wood Park London, NW8 6RG United Kingdom (267) 229-2425 (cell) vt1090@gmail.com

2010

At the wedding of Alexandra Feuer ’10 and Joseph Portale were Darling Cerna ’07 (PDS College Counseling assistant), Christina DeCesare (PDS College Counselor), Cindy Michalak (PDS College Counselor), Danielle Dawkins ’10, Tara Glancey ’10, William Feuer ’15, Rebecca Tamayo ’08, Adrienne Esposito ’10, Alexandra McCourt ’11, Elizabeth Yellin ’10, Courtland Lackey ’10, Christopher Azzarello ’15, Brandon Adams ’11

organization with the mission to mobilize young people to make positive change both online and offline through campaigns that make an impact. I have also crossed back over the Hudson and moved to Jersey City!”

Danielle Dawkins got married this summer in Rhode Island to Ryson Porter.

Ayana Dawkins ’12 was the MOH. Tara Glancey was a bridesmaid! The wedding was so beautiful and right on the water.

Dani and Ryson are living in Boston.

Danielle Dawkins ’10 and her husband Ryson at their wedding this August

Alexandra Feuer Portale 125 North Park Road Newtown, PA 18940 (609) 240-1706 (cell) awfeuer@gmail.com

Anna Otis shared the following: “I did something most people tell you not to do, which is ‘don’t leave your job before you have a new one.’ But after three and a half years at a hedge fund in midtown, I realized I’d be lying to myself if I said I was passionate about the kind of work I was doing. So after careful deliberation, and the blessing of my firm, I left. Fast-forward over the last three months filled with introspection, job hunting and much-needed relaxation, I am happy to announce that I have enrolled in a graphic design certificate program, and starting a new job at DoSomething.org, a non-profit JOURNAL

Alex Feuer: Joe and I got married in Fishtown, Philly this June! Adrienne Esposito was my MOH. We had Alex Feuer ’10 with her the best time. I’m starting my second husband Joe Portale year working at PDS as the Upper School Counselor, and Joe is going on six years working at Janssen Pharmaceuticals. He’s an Associate Scientist in the Oncology Department. I’m also an assistant coach on the PDS cross country team, so life is really coming full circle.

Morgan Jane Stewart is living in Old City, Philly.

She recently got engaged to her amazing fiancé! MJ is currently on the planning committee for Eden Autism’s annual Eden Dreams Fundraising Gala.

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2010 classmates Tara Glancey, Alex Feuer and her husband, Joe, and Adrienne Esposito, at Dani Dawkins and Ryson Porter’s wedding

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Morgan Jane Stewart ’10 and her fiancé Taylor

Evan D. Seto 18 Lynn Court North Brunswick, NJ 08902 (732) 710-0020 (cell) eseto17@gmail.com

Jane Coates is a clinical research coordinator and is working on an MBA. She’s about to become an aunt; her sister is expecting her first child in a month.

From Ricardo Pozos: “Still working my day job fixing printers/copiers, and still working part-time at the PDS ice rink. Something that’s exciting is that the rink is getting renovated. It’s gonna be awhile until that’s complet-

ed, but it should be pretty dope once it’s done (expected finish date is mid to late 2020).”

Earlier this year, Kevin Francfort got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Amy Couture, and the two are looking forward to getting married in the summer of 2020.

Allie Reilly is (finally) moving from DC to California. While the impetus for her move is to co-locate with her partner, the true benefit will be living a BART trip away from lifelong friend and fellow PDS graduate, Simone Christen. She’s also been informed that she may see Kevin Francfort more often. Allie will continue working at her current company in their San Francisco and Oakland offices. In her role, she works with a fun group of folks on environmental policy for large-scale infrastructure projects including California High Speed Rail. If you are out West or find yourself passing through Berkeley, please do reach out!

From Jacob Kaufman: “I got married this past June to Sarah Graff in her hometown of St. Louis, MO. Kudos to Mr. Paul Epply-Schmidt for representing PDS at the wedding. We are currently living in Lakewood, NJ, where I am studying at Beth Medrash Govoha, the leading Talmudic academy in America. Before that I was studying in Jerusalem. Sarah works as a nurse at a local hospital.”

Robby Smukler is living in South Philadelphia running his soccer uniform company, Icarus FC (check out icarusfc.com). “To anyone who’s in Philly or just stopping by... Let’s grab a drink!”

Peter F. Powers 364 Third Avenue, #13 New York, NY 10016 (609) 658-8799 (cell) peterfpowers@gmail.com In August, Annie Nyce officially enrolled at Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies.

For the next two years, Annie will be working toward a master’s in applied intelligence.

If any alumni have connections at the Pentagon or National Security Agency, please let her know!

Annie Nyce ’12 in front of the Georgetown campus

2013

Leah G. Falcon 136 Bouvant Drive Princeton, NJ 08540-1224 (609) 279-9774 (home) (609) 558-3887 (cell) lgfalcon04917@gmail.com Robert S. Madani 209 Berwyn Place Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (609) 771-0912 (home) (609) 240-9420 (cell) robert.s.madani@gmail.com

Matthew Wasser works full-time for a college in Worcester, MA, and does freelance theater production and design in the U.S. and Mumbai.

Matthew Wasser does freelance theater production and design in Mumbai, where the power goes out and the roads sometimes flood in the summer Evan Seto is enjoying life in Brooklyn, but is sad that his #hotgirlsummer is coming to an end.

2012

Rachel Maddox 58 Fieldcrest Avenue Skillman, NJ 08558 (908) 829-4230 (home) (609) 571-7998 (cell) Rachel.Maddox@conncoll.edu Annie Nyce 9 Brookside Avenue Pennington, NJ 08534 (609) 558-2453 (cell) annienyce@gmail.com

Darling Cerna ’13 (front, center) with some of her PDS colleagues

Davon Reed ’13 and Tavante Brittingham ’13 at Davon’s basketball camp at PDS this past summer Tavante Brittingham is now starting his third year at Christina Seix Academy, located in Trenton, NJ. He’s happy to share that he’s now a lead kindergarten teacher, and basketball coach for fifth and sixth graders.

He loves working with his students, along with helping families feel that their kids are in great hands. When he’s not working, he finds the time to play basketball and participate in fraternity events from his alma mater, Rider University. Most recently, he was at the Davon Reed Basketball camp, which took place in the Princeton Day School Upper Gym.

Darling Cerna ’13 and her sister Valerie Cerna ’20 at Blue/White day, many years apart After spending three years teaching at St. Luke’s School, Jill Cacciola is now teaching at Convent of the Sacred Heart as a junior kindergarten teacher. She has to give credit to the TAP program at PDS for giving her so many great experiences that got her started in this field.

Darling Cerna has started her second year at PDS as assistant to college counseling and GSB (Give Something Back) coordinator.

This year, she’s looking forward to having additional roles, such as co-advising and working with BLSU (Black Latinx Student Union) as a faculty member. She loves working with her students and she finds herself learning just as much from them as she hopes they learn from her. Her colleagues have made her feel like she belongs at PDS, and she is incredibly thankful to have them.

This will be her sister’s last year of school at PDS after being a lifer, and so Darling looks forward to cherishing all the little moments as much as she can! Go Panthers!

I (Bob Madani) am excited to be starting year three at Deloitte as an Audit and Assurance Senior, working in the Life Science and Health Care industry.

I continue to enjoy reaching out to the members of the Class of 2013 and if anyone wants to send me an update for the next issue of the Journal, send me an e-mail at robert.s.madani@gmail.com.

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Rory E. Finnegan 31 Sutton Farm Road Flemington, NJ 08822 (908) 782-5892 (home) (908) 391-9303 (cell) ref8af@virginia.edu

This summer I had the opportunity to work as a Medical Nutrition Marketing Intern at Nestlé Health Science. This past spring, I had an amazing study abroad experience in Rome, Italy. I got to travel to over 10 countries in Europe while I was there, many of which I visited with other PDS alums!”

Mary G. Travers 31 Elm Lane Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 466-0104 (home) (609) 216-3244 (cell) mary.travers@tufts.edu

2017

Abigail Atkeson 201 Wertsville Road Ringoes, NJ 08551 (609) 213-7427 (cell) abigail.atkeson@gmail.com

2015

Tyler A. Birch 10 Moselem Springs Court Skillman, NJ 08558 (609) 619-1727 (cell) tbflyers@gmail.com

Grace Lee 67 Bridle Path Belle Mead, NJ 08502 (908) 280-0006 (home) (847) 387-9129 (cell) gracelee6666@gmail.com Caroline R. Lippman 13 Aqua Terrace Pennington, NJ 08534 (609) 737-3235 (home) (609) 651-0771 (cell) crlippman@gmail.com

2016

Kathryn T. Cammarano 6 Hunters Ridge Drive Pennington, NJ 08534 (609) 610-4340 (cell) Helen Healey 25 Springdale Road Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 613-3983 (cell) helen.healey97@gmail.com Peter W. Klein 15 Planters Row Skillman, NJ 08558 (609) 218-1350 (cell) pklein@nd.edu

Jamie Maher wrote: “I am now a senior at Providence College, majoring in marketing with a minor in studio art. I can’t believe it went so fast. I feel like I was just at PDS!

2018

Hallie B. Hoffman 63 Grist Mill Drive Belle Mead, NJ 08502 (609) 480-4240 (cell) halliebryn@gmail.com

am leading the aerodynamics and composites division, making sure each and every piece of composite material is made according to our designs. It is a challenging task, but I am grateful to have many friends and teammates to help me. During the day, when I wasn’t in the machine shop, I worked in the Photonics Materials lab on campus studying the effects of strain on thin semiconductors.

As a result of my research, I am developing a new method for tuning the electrical properties of semiconductors. Applications of this technology range widely, including many uses within renewable energy, such as solar panels and batteries. This project is still ongoing, and I aim to produce a paper and/or poster in the coming months. My experience this summer has been helpful in guiding my future goals and has made me excited for my future as a Materials Science and Engineering major at MIT.”

Devon Wenzel wrote: “I spent the summer working in a burger restaurant despite being a vegetarian. I cooked a burger for the very first time, and the only complaint was that I added too many pickles. (But they were really good pickles.) Unlike previous summers spent running outdoors as a slow asthmatic, I unfortunately broke and tore my ankle while dashing to say hello to my favorite campus cat, Nestor. My ankle will be out of commission for the foreseeable future or until Nestor kisses my booboo to make it feel better. I also locked myself in my room for six days straight, only leaving to pet my cats and make cups of tea, and read the entirety of Anna Karenina. I will now be careful around trains.”

Naveen Bhatia wrote: “This summer I kept myself fairly busy. I Chris Kiel ’18 (center) and other students in the started off this summer interning, shop, testing brakes on the mock driver pod doing basic financial analysis at a small risk management company, and then Christopher Kiel wrote: “This summer diverted my attention to theater for the rest of started out with a trip to Maine in order to make the carbon fiber body of a solar-powered the summer. I interned at McCarter Theatre working on the Princeton Festival opera car. Using a car-sized oven, I was able to Nixon in China, and then sound designed work with my team to produce the start of three shows including A Midsummer Night’s the vehicle, named Nimbus, which will race Dream and Topdog/Underdog. across the country next summer. Once I returned to Boston, I continued to manufac2019 ture and construct parts for the car in order Need Correspondent to make it ready for fine-tuning. This year I

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The School has learned of the passing of the following members of the Princeton Day School community.

We wish to extend our deepest sympathies to their families and friends.

David S. Albert ’87 Jermain (Andrews) Anderson Former PDS Lower School teacher; Mother of John Mueller ’65 Gerard Asch Father of PDS Upper School math teacher Will Asch; Grandfather of Samantha Asch ’13 Phyllis Bailey Former PDS Library Assistant, Sister of Darlene Byrne, former PDS Administrative Assistant Marshall Bartlett Grandfather of Brooke Bartlett ’25, Blair Bartlett ’27 and Charles Bartlett ’31 Cyra Cain ’74 Sister of Constance Cain ’72 Stuart Carothers Father of Eileen Carothers Wojahn ’75 and Elizabeth Carothers Howland ’77 Seth Chilton ’79 Brother of Peninah Chilton Berdugo ’70, Jonathan Childton ’72 (Ellen Prebluda Chilton ’72), Abigail Chilton ’75 and Miriam Chilton ’79 Catherine Otis Farrell ’60 Joan B. Fitton Mother of Douglas Fitton ’78 and David S. Fitton, Jr. ’79 George Hatem Father of PDS Lower School teacher Beth Hatem Charles Hatfield Husband of former PDS Physical Education teacher Nancy Hatfield Herbert Hobler Father of Randy Hobler ’61, Debbie Hobler ’66, Mary Hobler Hyson ’68 and Nancy Hobler ’74 Katharine W. Huston Mother of Aubrey Huston III ’64, Natalie Huston Wiles ’71 and Marion Huston Lisko ’73 Patricia Kopacz Mother of PDS Buildings and Grounds Team Member John Kopacz; Grandmother of John Kopacz ’20 and April Kopacz ’26 Elinor Kraut Mother of Robin Kraut Zell ’73, Jon Kraut ’74, Bruce Kraut ’75 and Gary Kraut ’76

Leslie Kuenne Wife of former Trustee Chris Kuenne ’80; Mother of William Kuenne ’17 and Matthew Kuenne ’19; and Sister-in-Law of Carolyn Kuenne Jeppsen ’82 George Laudenberger Father of Michael Laudenberger ’92, Cindy Laudenberger Ehret ’95 (Michael Ehret ’94) and Lisa Laudenberger Held ’03 Nathaniel “Nate” W. Lee ’18 Barbara Maloney Former PDS Upper School Science teacher; Mother of Sarah Maloney Schoenholz ’02, Nick Maloney ’05, Victoria Maloney ’10 and Bian Maloney ’15 Katharine Bissell Maloney ’72 Sister of Galey Bissell Sergio-Castelvetere ’66 Ella G. Martin Mother of the late William Martin ’76 John Martinelli ’54 Michael Mochnal Brother of Brian Mochnal, PDS/FLIK Food Service Director Elizabeth Moynahan Mother of Bridget Moynahan ’72 and Molly Moynahan ’75 Mary C. Murdoch Former PDS Trustee; Mother of Mary “Molly” Murdoch Finnell ’76 (Samuel Finnell III ’74), Elizabeth “Betsy” Murdoch Maguire ’78, Timothy Murdoch ’80, Kate Murdoch Kern ’82; and Grandmother of Margaret “Maggie” Finnell ’02 J. Edward Penick, Jr. Father of Emily Penick ’04 Kay F. Pettit Wife of Karl “Pepper” Pettit III ’60 Nancy Pike Former PDS Food Service staff member; Mother of Karen Pike, PDS Lower School teacher, and Amy Sharpless, PDS Admissions Assistant; and Grandmother of Jon Haddad ’05 and Allie Pike ’08 Antonio “Tony” Procaccini Former PDS landscaper and Zamboni operator Annie Grace Kerns Richardson Grandmother of Channing McCullough, PDS Middle School teacher

Elizabeth “Betsy” Meredith Rigo ’71 Sister of Jonathan Meredith ’76 Mike Shircliff Father of Emily Shirciff, Assistant to PDS Athletics, Coach Lillian Sokoloff Grandmother of Harrison Epstein ’05 and Hannah Epstein ’08 Jack Speiller Father of Margot Chalek, Assistant to the Associate Head of School Charles Barnwell “Barney” Straut, Jr. Former PDS Trustee; Father of David B. Straut ’74, Derek W. Straut ’78, Leslie Straut Ward ’80 and Barbara “Shelley” Straut Goldsmith ’84; and Grandfather of Walker Ward ’12, Mason Ward ’15, Sophie Ward ’15, Campbell Goldsmith ’15, Lily Goldsmith ’17 and Marguerite “Margot” Goldsmith ’20 William Bryce Thompson IV Father of Lise Thompson ’77 and William Bryce Thompson V ’82; and Step-Father of Wilson Weed ’01 and Morgan Weed ’03 Jan Treilman Father of Erik Treilman ’94 and Mark Treilman ’99 Walter Waskow Father of Rosalind Waskow Hansen ’81 Peter Westergaard Father of Elizabeth Westergaard ’78 and Margaret Westergaard ’82; and Grandfather of Ashe Kilbourne ’10 and Peter Kilbourne ’13 Carolyn Ousley Williams Grandmother of Carolyn “Poppy” Henson ’31 Stephen Williams Husband of PDS Trustee Emerita C. Treby McLaughlin Williams ’80; Father of Charlotte Williams ’12 and Anna Williams ’15; Brother-in-Law of George McLaughlin ’83 and James McLaughlin ’87 William (Bill) Wilson Husband of Jeanie Gorman Wilson ’69; Brother-in-Law of Martha Gorman Nielsen ’65, Frances (Franny) Gorman ’67, and Elizabeth (Betsy) Gorman Moyer ’71 Mary Osborne Witherbee Mother of Lily deJongh Downing ’81; and Step-Mother of Jean Beckwith Funk ’72 (Paul Funk ’72) and David Beckwith ’75

If you know that a School community member has passed away (alumni; former or current PDS parent, grandparent, board member or faculty/staff member; or the spouse of anyone from our community), please send that information to Ann Wiley ’70, editor of the In Memoriam page, at classnotes@pds.org. If possible, please include a copy of the obituary (or information to locate the obituary).

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Snapshots THEN AND NOW

Architectural plan for site of the Princeton Day School athletic facility, 1997, showing the proposed Lisa McGraw ’44 Skating Rink

2019 athletic center plan showing the rink adjoined by a field house with multi-purpose indoor courts and commons with capacity for 1,600 people and a state-of-the-art sound system; an international squash court complex with spectator viewing areas; and changing rooms and offices, scheduled for completion by fall 2020

In the Spring 2019 issue, we asked if you could name the students in this 1992 Blue and White Day photo, and a bonus question to name the year of the first “official” Blue & White Day at Princeton Day School. Alumnus Jason “J.R.” Read ’96, Assistant Men’s Rowing Coach at the University of Pennsylvania, wrote in with the following: “This picture was primarily of members from the Class of 1996: (alpha order) Elizabeth Conklin, Calder Cruikshank, Dana DeCore, Mark Gray, Molly Ober, Manab Pakrashi, Chandler Plohn, Danny Popkin, Ben Hall-Seelig, Zander Vincent, Sarah Weeks, Jenny Walsh. First official PDS Blue and White Day: 1979” Thank you for your keen eye and knowledge of PDS history, J.R.!

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