Senior Trip

Senior Tri p 2019

Left page: Thomas Botts, Alonso Munoz, Hyun Woong ‘Mike’ Yang • Faculty Member Sean Kinsella • Seongha ‘Elina’ Choi and Seyun ‘Joy’ Bang • Senior Class and Faculty • Basketball in the sunshine • Mariana Rovalo, Melody Howe • Pedro Pablo Trevino • This page, above: Oscar Iannone, Henry Doerge, Alexander Jacobs, Samantha Hill, William Jackson, Kori Meissner • Elliot Cantor, Michael Jemiolo, Damien Crain, Lachlan Hawes • Parker Davis, Matthew Vogelstein, Oscar Iannone, Cooper Choate • Director of Residential Life Rick Butler, Yoyo Cao, Kelsie Choi • Ava Wishkoff, Yun ‘Rose’ Shen, Katharine Benson, Maegann Thompson, Seyun ‘Joy’ Bang, Shannon Meng, Jinsong ‘Teddy’ Hwang, Chaeryeong ‘Chelsea’ Hong, Zijian ‘Kenny’ Zhang • Eleanor LaCasse, Seongha ‘Elina’ Choi, Samantha Hill, Nicholas Alin-Hvidsten

class notes

JULIAN PADOWICZ ’46 “My latest project here in Hampton, Virginia is a children’s book, entitled Wendy. The book is about a unicorn who is upset because she has heard that unicorns do not really exist, but she finds happiness with a Unitarian Universalist congregation that doesn’t find unicorns to be so out of place.”

JOHN MCDONALD ’59 “I am still working full time running my web hosting and development business based on Cape Cod, although I have customers in several countries. Last year, I went to California and visited some customers and old friends who were in music groups I worked with and managed in the 1960s.”

PETER MURRAY HART ’62 “I moved to California to be near children and grandchildren. Tough to leave a lifetime in New England and a lifelong association with Rumsey that started when my father was a student at Pessendium School.”

CHARLES “KELLY” NYE ’68 “Thanks for including the nice picture of me and Lou in the last issue of Rarebits. It meant a lot! My lab is now a certified therapy animal and will soon be accepted into the Alliance Therapy Registry. I’ll also be heading off to Moon Palace in Cancun for the Dead & Company concert in January 2020… Don’t let your children grow up to be Dead Heads!”

LANSING BRYAN ’80 “I had the wonderful opportunity to meet up with Al Styron ’80 on Martha’s Vineyard this summer. Even though it was the first time we’ve seen each other in nearly 40 years, ninth grade seems like yesterday!” JOHN-CHRISTOPHER SALVATORE ‘86 “My company Bravo Sports Tours had the pleasure of recreating Rumsey’s March Break ski trip to Europe this past winter. With the support of Matt Hoeniger, Jay Przygocki, Rick and Liz Butler, and the encouragement of Michael Cornell and Scott Schereschewsky, the trip became a reality and this Rumsey tradition was reborn. 22 of us had a wonderful time skiing Bormio in the Valtellina region, enjoying great food and wine, and sitting in 2000-year-old Roman hot springs! Jack Kreisberg ’18, Nick Conway-Drendel ’18, and Alexander Salvatore ’18 came with their fathers. Current teachers, students, and their parents joined as well.”

REBECCA CHRISTY ‘87 Rebecca and her family traveled to Rome, Italy in July to take a Mediterranean Cruise. After docking at the Port of Cartagena, Spain, they spent a wonderful day with Carmen Valls-Martinez ‘87 and her family.

GEOFFREY ZAMPIELLO ’91 “I am now a Senior Member of the IEEE. Senior Membership to the IEEE is an honor bestowed only to those who have made significant contributions to the profession of electronic and electrical engineering. I have also been recently included in Marquis Who’s Who. Individuals profiled for this publication are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.”

EVAN RAY ‘93 “Life is going great. I was married last December in Costa Rica, and my wife and I recently honeymooned across Europe for three weeks. I met her while living in California. She was courageous enough to move with me to my hometown of Louisville, KY, where I work for the government as a major crimes prosecutor. She is an entrepreneur working on launching a business. She jokes that we resemble a real life Dharma and Greg. (Generation X will understand that reference.) I wish everybody the best, and I hope life has turned out well for all my Rumsey classmates.”

CHARLES PORTER ‘94 “I celebrated my 40th birthday in the Galápagos Islands with family and friends.” JORDAN LEVENTHAL ‘05 Former Alumni Coordinator Jordan Leventhal ’05 is graduating from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY with an M.A. in Integrated Marketing Communications in May 2019. He currently works on the Product Brand Management team at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, FL, aiding in marketing strategy development for Halloween Horror Nights and some of the park’s newest attractions.

JAMIE HWANG ‘11 “I graduated as valedictorian of my class at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism in 2018, where I had the opportunity to be published as a student in various magazines and news organizations. Starting in August 2019, I’ll be pursuing a law degree at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in Chicago! I’m very excited to see

CLASS OF 2016/17 From Rumsey Hall to Avon Old Farms: Reza Badiee ’16, Jamel Smith ’16, Clayton Ketchum, and Tyler Cox ’17

where this new chapter takes me.”

WILL JAMIESON ‘11 Claire and Clayton Ketchum visit with Will Jamieson ‘11

CLASS OF 2017 Faculty Members Liz Butler and Kim Mandl cheered on Yuchen Cheng ’17 and Herbert Liu ’17 as they raced at Lake Quinsigamond in Massachusetts in April.

CLASS OF 2017/18 Isabella Dubow ’17 and Alexis Delmore ’18 represented the Kent School Boat Club at the Read Amateur Regatta and the Henley Women’s Regatta in England in June 2018. MARI LEONARD ‘18 Mari Leonard ’18 played in the 2019 USA Hockey Girls Tier II 16U National Tournament in Amherst, New York with her travel team, the Connecticut Northern Lights. Liz Butler catches up with Chris Novak ‘13

TIM PRENTICE ‘43 “I’m still living in Cornwall, CT and making kinetic sculpture for public spaces around the country. I just had a show (inside and outside) at the Cornwall Library titled Gone with the Wind. My wife Marie died just over a year ago, but I have two daughters and two grandchildren who visit frequently.” Photos below: The Cornwall Library, Michelle Rittler and Trish Silvernail from the Advancement Office on

a field trip to meet Tim and see his Cornwall show.

Babies

1) “This photo is of my son, Wonjun at his first birthday party on March 26, 2019. I wanted to share the traditional Korean way of celebrating a baby’s first birthday.” –Yoonwoo Hwang ’03

2) Ayda James Naclerio, born May 1, 2019 to faculty members Jaymie & Craig Naclerio ‘05

3) “I’m still living and working in North Carolina as an attorney. My daughter Annabella Beskind, pictured here with me, was born in February.” – Emilia “Emmy” Beskind ’95

4) Hayley Ahouse ‘10 visits campus with her baby, Leo David. Pictured here with Julie Fredlund.

5) “My wife Ashley Lynch and I just had our daughter, Cora Anne Huntington, on June 1 of this year. I am a chef and we currently live in Vancouver but we will be moving back to Louisville, KY this summer.” – Arthur Huntington ’96

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CAMPUS VISITS Asst. Director of Admission Jennifer Kolpak, Lili Xie P’16, Zoey Zheng ‘16, and Director of Girls’ & Women’s Issues Ali Spooner ‘90 Linley

Director of Advancement Tina Couch ‘94 P’28 with Hardy Helburn ‘94 Kevin Yuan ‘13 with his friend Josie and Dean of Students Clayton Ketchum

Visual Arts Department Chair at The Gunnery Andy Richards ‘81 generously donated his Pod painting which is now hung in The MAX. Andy is pictured here with Matthew Hoeniger ‘81,

Tina Couch ‘94 P’28, and one of Andy’s students.

Erica Yard ‘08 and Director of Residential Life Rick Butler

Welcome!

Gordon Ringer joined Rumsey Hall School on July 1, 2019 as Chief Financial Officer. Previously CFO at Kirby School in CA, Gordon relocated back to Washington, Connecticut not only for this opportunity at Rumsey but also to be where his family roots are. His grandparents lived on Calhoun Street.

With over 25 years experience in financial administration in the non-profit sector, and 15 years in independent schools, Gordon has a leadership style that is positive, energetic, and collaborative.

Gordon attended UCONN for his undergraduate studies (go Huskies!) and received his MBA from Golden Gate University in California.

He is an avid runner and skier and enjoys cooking, reading, and spending time with his two children (ages 16 and 18). Gordon has coached both cross-country and lacrosse (his favorite sport) for the last 12-years at his previous schools.

In Memoriam

RICK SPOONER | 1947 – 2019 DAVID TROWBRIDGE ’64 | 1949 – 2019 JOHN VAN DUYL ‘67 | 1951 – 2019 1 ST Lt. MATTHEW CHARLES KRAFT ‘09 | 1994 – 2019

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