COMMENCEMENT AWARDS

HEATHER LIND NICOLAS MANCINI *

ABIGAIL MCMAHON *

MOLLY MCMAHON

BROOKE MONGEON CHASE MULVANEY *

ALEJANDRO PEREZ *

ANESSA PETTERUTI † ***

KAYLYNN POLLEY *

JOHN PONTE

SARAH REIMER *

ALEJANDRO ROJAS

CASSIDY SANTOS *

JUNYI SHI *

HANQING ZHANG **

XIAOFAN ZHOU *

YUANCHEN ZHOU *

Kirkland Gibson Faculty

Summer Enrichment Fund

Jack McNamara

SanAntonio Family Faculty

Achievement Award

Traci Fairchield and Charles Laurent

Alumni Athletic

Achievement Award

James Frost ’17

Classics Book Prize

Anessa Petteruti ’17

Hugh D. Campbell

French Prize

Deirdre Irvine ’17

Spanish Language Award

Kaylynn Polley ’17

Foreman Award in Fine Arts

Deirdre Irvine ’17

Peggy & Henry Sharpe English Award

Sera Johnson 17

Gregor Award in Mathematics

Yufan Jiang ’17

Dr. Richard R. McMahon Science Award

Megan Caruso ’17

Roberta Wintersteen Knight ’61

Book Award

Deirdre Irvine ’17

William W. Mauran Bowl

Anessa Petteruti 17

Richard S. Barker, Sr. ’54

Community Service Award

Gordana Petteruti P’09, ’13, ’17

Outstanding Alumni Award

Monica Iacono Boss ’91, P’22, ’23, ’26

Rocky Hill School held its Commencement exercises on Friday, June 9 for the 34 graduating members of the Class of 2017.

Nellie Gorbea Secretary of State for the State of Rhode Island, addressed the Class of 2017 as Commencement Speaker. During her speech, she reminisced about her four lunches with the graduating seniors in April, and how she learned just how close-knit the community feel is at Rocky Hill School.

Ms. Gorbea also impressed upon the seniors the importance of community engagement. “Today, we start talking less about your ‘future’ and more about your ‘present,’ because we are counting on you. We are counting on you to become engaged civic leaders,” she said.

Anessa Petteruti addressed the school community as valedictorian. Anessa earned the distinction by having a cumulative grade average greater than 95% over four years in the Upper School. She earned the highest grade average every year since sixth grade, was elected into the National Honor Society in her junior year, and has been the recipient of numerous academic awards in all subject areas. Anessa was also named the Twelfth Grade Class Scholar. She is a freshman at Brown University.

Class president Alejandro Perez presented the class gift, a donation to support the renovation of the Campbell Center lobby.

As the newly elected President of the Rocky Hill School Alumni Association, I am truly honored to represent such a meaningful organization.

The Board, in conjunction with the Alumni Office, hosts numerous events, programs, and volunteer opportunities both locally as well as regionally. I would like to encourage all my fellow alumni to:

Stay connected!

Facebook: If you are not a part of our RHS Alumni Association Facebook page, join us! This is a great opportunity for you to learn about upcoming events, keep in touch with old classmates, post updates on news in your world, and more. We also have a robust LinkedIn network.

Get Involved!

There are many ways for you to get involved on committees, with regional events, the brick fundraising program to support the Alumni Scholarship, Homecoming, Career Day, and Reunion. The Alumni Office and the Alumni Association welcome your new ideas, involvement, and participation!

I want to hear from you. Send me your suggestions on how we can make our Alumni Association a stronger, more engaged organization, or you can simply send me a quick note to let me know what you’ve been up to.

Thank you again for allowing me the opportunity to serve as your Alumni Association President. I’m excited about the next two years, and what it holds for us as we partner to strengthen and grow our Alumni Association.

Lauren Friedman Koblick ’02 laurenkoblick@gmail.com

Immediate Past President

Sarah Shaw Siskin ’78

President

Lauren Friedman Koblick ’02

Vice President

Maria Charbonneau ’12

Treasurer

Sarah Taylor ’10

Secretary

Sarah Knowles ’08

Board At Large

Dane Ardente ’12

Lauren Marsh Bush ’02

Ernest “Remy” Corvese ’08

Tory Dumas ’10

Trixie Webber Dumas ’81

Lauren Gertz ’12

Sally Kenyon Grant ’87

Phil Hackett ’10

Hannah Knowles ’08

Alex Mackinger ’04

Kristin Mitchell ’02

Jonathan Pine ’11

Erica Santos ’11

Kristin Urbach ’87

Guy C. Kaldis “I celebrated my 80th birthday on August 1, 2017 with my daughter and her three children, and my eldest son and his two children. We also celebrated my son’s 57th birthday on August 5 at a Mets game. Mr. Hale took me to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park where I learned about the ‘Red Hawts’ and the ‘Red Sawx.’ I sold my house and my 42-foot ketch. I fondly remember that Mr. Hale taught me how to sail. I exercise daily and frequently go to Manhattan for cultural events. Most recently I attended a two-string quartet. Again, I went to URI with my fellow students and Mr. and Mrs. Hale.”

1967

1967 Scribe: Lucy Tillman, alumni@rockyhill.org

50TH REUNION

1968 Revered leaders Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated; North Korea captured a U.S. ship; Olympic athletes raised fists in Black Power salute; the first person orbited the moon with the Apollo 8 mission

1968 Scribe: Nancy Hoxsie Mead, nancyhmead@gmail.com

Nancy Hoxsie Mead sent greetings from Salt Lake City and was in Utah until early February. “When our place in Puerto Rico was put out of commission due to the hurricanes, we decided to do something crazy so we took the train from Kingston to Salt Lake City where we rented a car for two weeks to drive around the state and see some stuff. Then we took the train back the other way. Looking forward to Reunion!”

1969

1969 Scribe: Christine Hoxsie Morris, alumni@rockyhill.org

Jeffrey P. Ellis “We’re grandparents for the fourth time. Louisa Mae was born in the Balboa Naval Hospital on August 5th. My son Ian is stationed with the Special Operations Command, San Diego.”

The Rocky Hill School Alumni Association established a scholarship to be awarded annually to an alumni child or grandchild who best embodies the qualities of a Rocky Hill School student through outstanding scholarship, sportsmanship, or citizenship. Recipients of the alumni scholarship must demonstrate a financial need as stipulated by Rocky Hill School’s financial aid policies and procedures. Applications for financial assistance will be filed with School and Student Services (SSS). The alumni scholarship will be used toward tuition only and will be given to a maximum of two students annually.

1970

Douglas Swan reported this past year they welcomed their fifth grandchild Annie into the world. They went on a cruise in July, Montreal to Boston, and took a cruise from Cape Canaveral, Florida to the Bahamas in January. Their house was spared hurricane damage this fall. “All is well.”

1970 Scribe: Scribe needed, alumni@rockyhill.org

1971

1971 Scribe: Roger Ray, rray4@cox.net

1972

1972 Scribe: Lori Silverstein Dorsey oreocatri@cox.net

1973 Skylab launched; Secretariat wins Triple Crown; Sydney Opera House is opened; Yom Kippur War and Oil Embargo; Watergate hearings begin; Supreme Court rules on Roe v. Wade

1973 Scribe: Catherine Tingley Fairbairn, alumni@rockyhill.org

Members of the class of 1974 Pat (Whitford) Leins, Sarah Horowitz Statmore, and Joyce Hempstead met for dinner in Jamestown on a foggy evening in early July. Joyce writes, “Since it had been 43 years since we last saw each other, we didn’t run out of stuff to talk about. Now that Pat is back in RI, with luck we’ll schedule a repeat performance.”

John W. Foster “My news is that after serving in the Marine Corps for five years, then working a 34-year career as a paramedic with the fire department, I retired in 2013. I was recently elected to serve my community as Mayor. Our town of Yelm, WA has a population of about 8,500 and is one of the fastest growing communities in the South Puget Sound area. There are many challenges associated with growth, but we are maintaining the small town feel that attracted us here 21 years ago. My wife, Nicki, and I raised our four children here, and though they are off on their own careers now, they still call Yelm home, so we have to keep it nice for them!”

1974 Scribe: Joyce Hempstead, jhempstead56@gmail.com

Donna Tocco Greenaway sent in a picture of her children Kara and Will on a sibling trip to Arches National Park in Utah last fall.

once again. I am teaching again at URI in the evenings so I invite anyone from RI or within driving distance to come and sign-up for SIX SIGMA LEAN, a great operational process driven class. We have a real push here at our company engaging and teaching Millennials and Gen X. Members from our team have gone around the northeast giving talks to companies and business leaders and at symposiums asking are they hindrance or rocket fuel; I believe the latter. Our Tuesday and Thursday tours at VIBCO have doubled in the last year for people wanting to come see LEAN process improvement. I welcome you to call and schedule your visit today.”

1977

Mary Lynne Kennedy writes, “I was so saddened to lose my beloved husband this year. We had an amazing 25-plus years together and so many adventures. I continue to work in multiple settings doing neuropsychology evaluations. The work is fulfilling and I meet so many wonderful families. My son, Sam, is in 10th grade at RHS, and he is having an incredible experience. It is so gratifying watching him engage in so many enriching learning opportunities at the same school that offered so much to me.”

1980 Scribe: Mary Lynne Kennedy, MLKMDW@gmail.com

1987

This past summer Sally Kenyon Grant was honored to lead one-hundred cybersecurity executive women on Capitol Hill for a historic day of empowerment and technical expertise to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees. It was Sally’s true honor to serve alongside America’s cyber warriors to defend our United States critical infrastructure assets.

Capt Anthony Mendillo Jr. sent along a picture from his charter business Keen M Blue Water Encounters in Cancun. Here is a picture of Dr. Guy Harvey, Dr. Wetherbee from University of Rhode Island, Dr. Mahmood Shivji from Southeast Nova University, and Capt. Anthony Mendillo leading a Mako shark satellite tagging expedition aboard “Keen M.” www.keen-m.com.

The Pentium microprocessor introduced by Intel; the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed into law by President Bill Clinton; Space Shuttle Endeavor mission to repair an optical flaw in the Hubble Space Telescope; Ty Warner USA launches the first Beanie Babies; popular films included Jurassic Park, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Firm, Sleepless in Seattle, The Pelican Brief, and Schindler’s List

1993 Scribe: Lisa Dorson Borge, lrborge@gmail.com

1978

The first cellular mobile phone is introduced in Illinois; Space Invaders appears in arcades launching the video gaming craze; Sweden is the first country to recognize the effect of aerosol sprays on the Ozone Layer and bans its sale; a great year for movies with Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Karl A. Wadensten “So a really crazy, fun, busy year is coming to a close. My wife Kymberly and children Tatum, Sven, Lars, and Magnus are great. All are at different stages of school graduating and post-graduate studies. Many of them are helping at the business, to support MADE IN THE USA. This year, I had the distinct honor to be appointed to several boards, including Roger Williams University in Bristol RI—an incredible university (whose motto, incidentally, resembles that of RHS: ‘Working to strengthen society through engaged teaching and learning’) and a company in IA leading the charge in innovation and plastic injection molding for manufacturing. Both Sven ’13 and I are serving on a board for a startup company here in RI. I was busy this year learning and growing with Leadership Rhode Island as a student, what a great experience with private, public, profit and non-profit leaders coming together in a class for an entire year! After a long process with the city of Richmond, RI, we have a building permit to expand VIBCO

Sarah Shaw Siskin “Life is good in NJ! SafeCare Ambulance Co. is doing well, and my husband Peter has owned it for nearly three years now. Our youngest son, Adam, is the manager and he is also working towards a business degree. Our other son, Chris, is the owner of Title II Mfg. in Sarasota, FL and his wife Annie is a paralegal. They have two sons, Christopher, age six, and Calen, age two. I continue my remote computer work for VIBCO, a job which I love, and am thrilled to be working for Karl Wadensten ’78 at such a great company. Our 40th reunion is this June, I am hoping all my classmates can make it!”

1981

1981 Scribe: Lisa Batty Spicuzza, spicuzza2@cox.net

1982

1982 Scribe: Pamela Timperley Buckenmaier, alumni@rockyhill.org

THIRTY-FIFTH REUNION

1983

ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet; Lotus 1-2-3 is released; IBM releases the IBM PC XT; United States invades Grenada; US Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on its maiden flight; Microsoft Word is first released; Swatch introduces their first watches

1983 Scribe: Jo-Anne Coghlin Intrator, jcintrator@comcast.net

1984

1984 Scribe: Erin E. Clement, eec0715@cox.net

1985

1985 Scribe: Elisabeth Brown, Zeph2Pixie@yahoo.com

1986

1987 Scribe: Sally Kenyon Grant, sallykenyongrant@gmail.com

30TH REUNION

1988

Iran-Iraq war ends; NASA resumed the Space Shuttle program with the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-26 mission; Pan Am Flight 103 tragedy in Lockerbie, Scotland; first transatlantic fibre optic cable laid able to carry 40,000 telephone calls simultaneously; Stephen Hawking publishes “A Brief History Of Time;” popular movies included Rain Man, Die Hard, and A Fish Called Wanda 1988 Scribe: Spurgeon Thompson, spurgeonthompson@hotmail.com

1989

1989 Scribes: Rhaea N. Photopoulos, rhaea31@yahoo.com; Mia Ann Caetano Johnson, mcaetanojohnson@verizon.net

1990

1990 Scribe: Scribe needed, alumni@rockyhill.org

1991

Liana J. Magner “I got married on July 27, 2017 in Westport, MA, to Michael Meyran. Mike is originally from Long Island, NY and is the Deputy Port Director for Massport. We are currently splitting our time between Boston and Gloucester, MA.”

In late 2016, Amanda Field was elected Commissioner of her town’s water-district and in January of 2017, Commissioner Field was sworn in as the first female commissioner. She defeated an 18-year incumbent in a two to one vote.

Rachael Piro married Paul Gustafson on July 29, 2017 at Ocean Cliff in Newport, RI. They now reside in Minnesota.

Robert L. Hempstead is a captain for Royal Caribbean, Oasis class ships. He is retired military and an ex-Bering Sea fisherman. He shares: “Ride motorcycles as much as possible. Married. Two cats. No kids. Live in Issaquah, WA. Visit RI once or twice a year. Have fond memories of Rocky Hill School. Hope to make a reunion one day.”

1979 Scribe: Charlotte Pillsbury Wood, charlottepwood@comcast.net

Elizabeth G. Welch (Matteson) Poppy writes

“I was married on August 4, 2016 to Robert John Welch in Douglas, MA. I also recently received a promotion to Principal Developer at my company, Fallon Health, in Worcester, MA. I have been happily employed at Fallon Health for the past 10 years.”

1986 Scribe: Lauren Smith, smith.lauren_m@yahoo.com

Mia Caetano Johnson and her two sons (Eric, age 10 and Alex, age 8) earned their Tae Kwon Doe apprentice Black Belts in June 2017 at Mastery Martial Arts in East Greenwich, RI. Also pictured is Mia’s husband (Eric).

Daniel Cox “In July 2017 I took on the role of Chief Representative-Japan for London-based Grosvenor, one of the world’s largest real estate development and investment firms.”

1991 Scribe: Liana Magner, liana.magner@mercer.com

1992

1992 Scribe: Crystel Siebel Hoyt, girtthesquirt@aol.com

Alicia Cook is a Special Education teacher at Academy for Career Exploration, a public charter school that has three career pathways focusing on CISCO networking and cyber security, application programming and software engineering, and data science. She is co-teaching 9th grade Algebra; 9th, 10th and 11th grade English; as well as serving as advisor for the student produced online publication. She was elected to be one of the teacher representatives for the school’s Board of Directors. She loves being a part of a small school and it reminds her of the intimate size of RHS.

W. Matthew Sullivan, “After twenty years of fumbling in the dark, I finally found the ‘on’ switch to adult life...a few months after I proposed—following our four-day trek to Machu Picchu—my wife Julia and I were married in the summer of 2016. Nearly a year later, we bought our first home. And by the time this is printed, we will have welcomed our first child! I am also chuffed to hear that Mr. Tukey finally acquired the Corvette he had been wanting for so long.” competitively kicking around a soccer ball on the alumni fields. We currently make their home on the south shore of MA.

2001 Scribe: Bridget Sullivan Garmisa, BSullivanRD@gmail.com

2002 Scribe: Kristin McLimans Mitchell, kmitchell1226@gmail.com

Shalaine (Fradette) Zamfotis “What a year it has been for the Zam Fam! We are thrilled to announce the newest addition to our family: Hanneli Zamfotis. She was born on September 13, 2017, weighing in at 6 lbs. 6 oz. Big brother Haiden is absolutely smitten with his little sister, and there is no doubt, he is already the apple of her eye! Wishing you all a very happy 2018 from Greg, Shalaine, Haiden & Hanneli Zamfotis”

2008

Barack Obama becomes president; Fidel Castro steps down as President of Cuba after almost 50 years in power; Apple sells the new ultra-thin MacBook Air notebook; writers strike against Hollywood studios, networks and production companies; Microsoft attempts to buy Yahoo for $44.6bn

2012

Shannon M. O’Rourke “Lauren Gertz ’12 and I traveled around Italy in June. I am now Dispatcher for Woonsocket Police Department. Lauren is an Event Planner at East Meets West Catering in Boston.”

1997

Joshua E. Dubs “In November 2017 I was given the VIP Award from the Erie County Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc. in recognition of my regular participation in probono activities with that organization, representing indigent tenants and litigants in and around the Buffalo, NY area.”

1998 United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland sign the Good Friday Agreement, also known as the Belfast Agreement; Microsoft becomes the biggest company in the world valued at $261bn on the New York Stock Exchange; The search engine Google is founded; popular films included Armageddon, Titanic, and The Wedding Singer

1998 Scribe: Katherine Hoagland Scott, ks42780@gmail.com

Sarah A. Ledoux writes “After many adventurous years of engagement, Lucas DuClos ’95 and I tied the knot on our engagement anniversary weekend, October 8. The ceremony and lunch, held in our shared hometown, Warwick, was attended by close friends and family.” RHS alumni, faculty, and former students in attendance included: the groom’s brothers Joshua ’99, Justin ’96, and Jeffrey ’93; the groom’s father, former RHS music department chair, Jeffery G. DuClos; the bride’s sister Renée ’01; friends of the bride and groom Elisa Vitalo ’99, Meredith (Fink) Lindberg ’99, Ian Prior ’95, and Graham Howland ’95; officiating the ceremony was RHS alum and long-time friend to both the bride and groom Zachary Taylor ’98 Several weeks after the ceremony, we ventured back to RHS to take pictures around campus. Here, we are pictured

Concorde makes its last commercial flight, bringing the era of airliner supersonic travel to a close; Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation; Saddam Hussein is captured by U.S. forces; Apple launches iTunes; popular films were The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Finding Nemo, The Last Samurai, and X2: X-Men United Alexis (Wyrofsky) Kahn and Ben Kahn “Ben and I recently relocated to a small farm in North Stonington, CT. It allows me to keep my horse (the same one I’ve had since high school!) at home and we’ve also added a few pets to the mix (including the puppy in the photo). Ben left Wink, the smart home technology company, and is working with his father who has a small media production business called Flatiron Works. I am working as a Business Banking Officer for Chelsea Groton Bank, which is a mutual bank covering Southeast CT and RI.”

Allison (Friedman) Horowitz “Ian Horowitz and I were married on April 29, 2017 in Boca Raton, FL.”

2008 Scribe: Hannah C. Knowles, hannahcknowles@gmail.com Sarah L. Knowles, sarahlknowles@gmail.com; Allison E. Rooney, Allisonerooney@gmail.com

This past year, Hannah Gardner hiked a little over 1,000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, a trail spanning from Mexico to Canada that follows the mountains along the west coast. She backpacked with her boyfriend, Kevin Jandreau who is an architect originally from Maine. Although her intent was to complete the 2,650 mile journey, the higher than average snow levels and frequent forest fires changed her plans. But, the adventure was full of amazing views, strong friendships, and ended with an engagement! Currently, Hannah is in the midst of wedding planning. She is set to marry Kevin in a small ceremony close by Mt. Hood in September 2018 and she is so excited to be able to continue to share adventures with him for years to come.

2009 Scribe: Ellie Sharpe, esharpe77@gmail.com

2012 Scribe: Shannon M. O’Rourke, Sorourke774@alumni.rwu.edu

Stephanie (Soscia) Kalb “My family and I just moved into a new house we spent most of 2017 renovating. I also began training for the 2018 Boston Marathon to support the Alzheimer’s Association. I am running in honor of my mother, Nancy, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at age 56.” You may visit www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/ alzheimersassociationboston2018/ stephaniekalb1 to learn more.

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2006

Breanna Lynch, “I am in the middle of my second year of teaching French to grades 7-12 at Hopkins Academy. I am currently working on a post-master’s certificate through the University of New England and am enjoying spending time with my dog, Ruby. I spent a couple weeks in Lyon, France this past summer and am excited to return to France in the fall with my students.”

2013 Boston Marathon bombings; Congress passed a last-minute deal to reopen the government and raise the debt limit right at the deadline; Sony releases the PlayStation 4 gaming system while Microsoft releases the Xbox One; Twitter goes public; Edward Snowden leaks information about the NSA’s secret internet and cell-phone data gathering program; Apple releases two new iPhones, the 5C and 5S; popular movies include Iron Man 3, The Great Gatsby, Man of Steel, World War Z, Anchorman 2, and The Wolf of Wall Street; popular television shows include New Girl, The Walking Dead, Revenge, The Americans, Girls, Brooklyn-Nine-Nine, and The Blacklist ssoscia@gmail.com

Andrew S. Brown recently started working at Brown & Connery as an associate. Prior to working at the firm, Andrew clerked for the Honorable Freda L. Wolfson in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Andrew also clerked for the Honorable Douglas K. Wolfson (ret.) in the Superior Court of New Jersey. Andrew currently lives in Collingswood, NJ, which is located outside of Philadelphia.

2007 Scribe: Patricia L. Capuano, pcapuano@gmail.com; Courtney Lada, clada1@gmail.com

2010 Scribe: Sarah Taylor, staylor7@conncoll.edu

2011 Scribe: Stephanie Mattioli, mattiolistephanie@ gmail.com

Sven-Axel Wadensten writes that he “is getting ready to graduate from Northeastern University College of Engineering’s five-year program with co-ops and will have a mechanical engineering degree and minor in industrial engineering. Have my sites set on possible master degree in civil engineering and getting a professional engineering certificate. My last co-op was in Missouri...love the state, the people, and especially the hunting. I was busy doing a patent filing this year for a piece of equipment that VIBCO will manufacture for the road construction industry, and received a full patent. I was asked to sit on a board of a startup manufacturing company here in Rhode Island, which is very exciting. I think back on the Rocky Hill motto, ‘Know thyself,’ which has worked out well, and seeing the new tagline, ‘Small School/ Big Opportunities’ could not be more true. VIBCO sent me and my brother Lars ’15 on a trade mission of learning to Japan in the beginning of December with 20 other business leaders from around the world, exploring LEAN Toyota Production Systems. What and fantastic experience and culture there is in Japan. Looking forward to graduation and seeing what the world brings.”

2013 Scribe: Courtney Harrington, cmharrington94@gmail.com

Kyla Teeters recently spent two weeks in Trinidad studying pans (steel drums) with fellow members of Wheaton’s steel drum band, the Lymin Lyons. She enjoyed visiting panyards, traveling through the mountains, and trying local food as Trinidad got ready for Carnival.

2014 Scribe: Kayla DiSegna, kayhdisegna@gmail.com

Amanda Siegel has maintained the relationship she formed with her senior internship advisor, Dr. Deborah Gist, and has continued to work with Dr. Gist in her new role as Superintendent of Tulsa Public Schools. Amanda visited the district for an internship and continues to work remotely on a variety of projects.

Capri Catanzaro was named one of the “18 to Watch in 2018” by GoLocalProv for her work in the local political community, and is now the Policy Director of Rhode Island Progressive Democrats of America. After working on Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, Capri served as now-State Senator Jeanine Calkin’s campaign manager.

2015 Scribe: Amanda Siegel, amanda_siegel@brown.edu

Douglas Cochran had a great summer working for the Masonic Youth Foundation and sailing on Narragansett Bay. Douglas took on the role of Competitive Captain for the Rochester Institute of Technology Sailing Team where they had a great first season and the team is looking forward to 2018.

Nate DeMoranville called in to share he is the president of the sophomore class at Bowdoin, among the many cool things he is doing!

IN MEMORIUM (as of 2/14/2018)

Maria A. Alfred (1/11/2017)

Wife of John Alfred, mother of Michael L. Alfred ’88 and Stephanie J. Hilliker ’92 (Alfred)

Anne W. Brennan ‘87 (5/18/2017)

Lucy M. Vitalo Ciolli (12/6/2016)

Grandmother of Elisa Vitalo ’99

Irving “Chub” Clement (8/10/17)

Jenna N. O’del “In June of 2017, I presented a poster at the Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, at the University of Toronto-Scarborough, on examining animal behavior through dual lenses: indigenous stories predate but also highlight ethological principles in the form and function of its animal characters.’”

2016 Scribe: Lauren Silva, silva.la@husky.neu.edu

Alejandro Perez is having a great time at Boston College, where he is pursuing a political science degree. He has been very active in his new community and has been volunteering for the organization Violence in Boston, which serves in raising awareness to end to the crime epidemic that largely affects communities of color in disparaged neighborhoods.

Jamie Frost is enjoying his first semester at the University of Vermont. He is now a brother of Pi Kappa Alpha and a member of the club lacrosse team.

Kaylynn Polley has just finished her first semester of college at the University of Rhode Island. She’s recently decided to pursue URI’s Green Business dual degree, where she’ll graduate with two bachelor degrees in General Business and Environmental & Natural Resource Economics.

Sadie Reimer is enjoying the warm weather at Florida Southern College where she has performed in two dance concerts and worked with talented guest artist, Michael Foley. She has decided to undertake a Criminology minor in addition to her BFA Dance major.

Ann Coaty is about halfway through her gap year before she starts at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She just finished her training to be a youth ski instructor and is loving everything Copper Mountain has to offer.

Alyazya A. Al-Hebsi ’19 returned to RHS in November 2017 and reconnected with Meg Stowe after being away for six years. Alyazya attended our 5th grade in 2011-2012 and was best friends with Sophie Stowe, who also attended RHS!

Father of Kevin Clement ’73, Erin E. Clement ’84, Brian Clement ’86 and Coleen (Clement) Smith ’88

Charles Codman ’63 (2/9/2017)

William P. Considine, Jr. (2/19/2017)

Father of William P. Considine, III ’76, grandfather of Brooke Mauran ’06, uncle of Robert Considine ’85 and former faculty member Jason Considine

Denis “Dino” J. Courtemanche (11/6/2017)

Grandfather of Benjamin A. Liebermensch ’22 and Lillian C. Liebermensch ’24

James T. Doyle ’58 (10/30/2017)

Past President of the Rocky Hill Alumni Association

Thelma D. Eaton (2/20/2017)

Mary Sheila Quinn Klenk (11/3/2017)

Wife of William C. Klenk, mother of Sarah Klenk Rohrer ’84

Reverend Steven A. Kochones (1/25/2017)

Grandfather of Mary T. Kochones ‘94

Morris Liebermensch (10/17/2017)

Grandfather of Benjamin A. Liebermensch ’22 and Lillian C. Liebermensch ’24

Sharon Ann Wry MacFarlane (3/28/2017)

Mother of Wryanne MacFarlaneZwolenski ’95

Rosemarie (Pacheco) Powers (7/19/2017)

Mother of former faculty member Kathy Priest

Jean (DiCostanzo) Quaglieri (12/31/2017)

Grandmother of Rebecca (Quaglieri) Henderson ’97

Donald W. Ritter (2/15/2017)

Father of Wesley and Julia Ritter ’12

Peter Sammis ’58 (10/13/2017)

Former faculty member and brother of Anne “Mimi” Sammis ’56

Alan F. Flynn, Jr. (1932 – 2017)

Kathy Priest and husband and Hank are delighted to announce that on December 1, 2017 their granddaughter Julianna Mae Priest entered the world at 8:05 p.m. She weighed in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Julianna and her parents, Zack and Colleen, are planning on a trip to Naples, FL to visit Granny and Grandpa Hank in April!

Grandmother of Sarah Messier Williams ’00

Alan F. Flynn, Jr. (8/30/2017)

Headmaster (1975 - 1991)

Husband of Emi Flynn, Father of Alan F. Flynn III ’85, Sarah Akemi Flynn ’86

Brenda Fougere (1/1/2018)

Wife of staff member Wayne Fougere

Elizabeth Marie Gooding (10/06/2017)

Sister of Mary Bridget Gooding ’06

Arnold K. Griffith ‘57 (4/25/2017)

Son of former faculty member Barbara Griffith

James Harter Jr. (11/9/2016)

Grandfather of Brienne Harter ’19

Kerwin “Kerv” E. Hyland, Jr. (11/24/2017)

Father of Jeffrey Hyland ’86

Nicholas William Janikies (5/15/2017)

Former Trustee, father of William Janikies ’83, Jonathan Janikies ’89, Julia Janikies ’16 and grandfather of Nicholas Simonson ’14, and Will Janikies ’17

Leonard J. Sholes (1/19/2017)

Father of Steven Sholes ’71, grandfather of Adam Sholes ’97, Noah Sholes ’99, Hope A. Sholes-Pinder ’04, and the late Marc L. Sholes ’96

Donald Hardy Spears (5/27/2017)

Father of Linda S. Spears ’70

Robert “Bob” W. Sutcliffe (1/4/2017)

Father of Ian R. Sutcliffe ’10

Richard A. Toupin (11/11/2017)

Father of Caitlin Toupin ‘03 and Brendan Toupin ’06

Hope Hall Tukey (2/17/2017)

Grandmother of Dr. Melissa H. Tukey ’98 and mother of former faculty member Paul M. Tukey

Karen D. Vaughan (11/21/2017)

Grandmother of Rome Kirby ’07 and Seamus Kirby ’13

Judge Arthur N. Votolato (5/28/2017)

Father of Dacia Votolato ’78

Michael David Weiler, Ph.D. (3/20/2017)

Husband of Mary Lynne Kennedy ’80 and father of Sam Weiler ’20

On Friday, November 24, friends, family and colleagues of Headmaster emeritus Alan F. Flynn, Jr. gathered on the Rocky Hill School campus to honor his legacy and life. Mr. Flynn passed away in August from complications related to his battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Alan was headmaster at Rocky Hill School from 1975 – 1991. In his 16 years at Rocky Hill School, he touched the lives of thousands of students, mentored a generation of teachers, and served as a pillar in the community. Alan was a dedicated Rotarian, an avid sports fan, and a committed educator. His children, Akemi and Alan, and his wife of 53 years, Emi, were so pleased to be able to celebrate Alan among friends on the campus they called home for so many years. The outpouring of support is a testament to the amazing and impactful life he led. Many thanks to all who attended Alan’s memorial or made contributions in his honor. Rocky Hill School will install a memorial brick in the Garden Classroom in his honor.