Letter from the Headmaster

The recent full and unconditional re-accreditation Rumsey earned this past January, after its ten-year evaluation, is the highest form of praise offered by the Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (CAIS). This achievement affirms that our faculty, staff, administrators and trustees are all deeply committed to our values, to nurturing our family culture and upholding our long traditions of educating the whole child. The CAIS Visiting Committee observed from the outside looking in that Rumsey is thriving and remains true to fulfilling its mission. Shift perspectives slightly to see a different gauge of Rumsey’s success, measured from the inside looking out. Look beyond our seniors finding their secondary school homes, beyond the final all-school cheer at the flagpole on Commencement, beyond the bridge, the playing fields and the bounds of Romford Road and Sabbaday Lane—our students’ achievements belong to the future. Imagine a world where robotic clothing can give the average person super-human powers, or a scientist perfecting the mechanics of a telescope so powerful it can peer beyond our solar system to the dawn of the universe. This is not the stuff of science fiction. These cutting edge, inspiring advances in technology are real and happening today, from Silicon Valley to Seoul, by our very own Rumsey Hall Alums. Within the pages of this Rarebits we proudly showcase alumni whose careers are in technology and their remarkable contributions to their fields. Now, return to the Bantam River Valley where there is comfort in the predictable, in the known. Rumsey is a place where our traditions shape our collective identity and are passed down through stories from one class to the next, yet our innovations propel our students into a future of infinite possibilities.

Matthew S. Hoeniger ’81