FEBRUARY 2010 I love being a Cultural World Traveler. My last real vacation was about 6 years ago when I went to Conakry, Guinea to learn West African dancing & drumming. While I was there, I helped build my djembe. I did not speak French back then and still don’t. Walking the Half Marathon in Dublin, Ireland was another vacation that stands out for me, where I met a lot of great people. When I was a student taking Japanese at Solebury, my two classmates asked if I would like to join them to visit their relatives in Japan. I am truly grateful that my life has been filled with all these wonderful episodes. What an incredibly rich life I have been given, by opening up to these special possibilities that have come along my way. I can honestly say today that life is good and the cup is half full today. CLASS OF 1979 Mark Lienau I have lived in Vermont for the last thirty years, for the last twenty five I have lived in the northeast corner of what we call the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. I am married to a wonderful soul mate, Frankie, and we have two teenagers. My son, Donny is currently in Wyoming. He attends Clarkson University. My daughter, Becky, is a sophomore and doing very well in school. I am a science teacher, and have taught all ages from middle school, high school and college. I now teach middle grades. On weekends, I am a telemark Ski instructor at The Baslams/Wilderness Ski Resort. In the summer I guide Whitewater Rafts through the Hudson River Gorge in the Adirondacks. Come rafting!
THE ALMA CLASS OF 1989
Allegra Sleep I recently painted a painting that is a part of an invitational show called “Rebirth Amid the Ruins” at the Blumenschein Museum in Taos, New Mexico.
Dan Anthonisen is preparing for his first retrospective opening on January 28th at the Payne Gallery at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. The exhibition runs through March 7th.
and is now studying for a Master’s degree in Public Health at Temple.
CLASS OF 1994 Robin Elliot I worked on a winning political campaign for a Pennsylvania candidate. Lisa Gallipeau I’ve spent the last eleven years living in Cardiff, Wales. I’m currently about to begin my last year of Adult Nursing degree at University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, Wales. It took me awhile to find my path; thank goodness the UK is ultra-progressive with adult education. My partner, Richard Kelly, writes and is truly one of life’s all-around Good People. My son Max is 9 (and already 5 ft tall) and Jesse is 7. Jessie still believes bugs are fairies and lives in a world of her making. Both are learning to speak Welsh and constantly wonder why I didn’t learn any in New Jersey growing up. My life has changed beyond all recognition over the past five years, and I’m happier, more settled and more fulfilled than I’ve ever been. Life is good! Look me up if you’re in the UK-I’m on Facebook. Psst! Solebury School has a Facebook page, too. Check us out!
CLASS OF 1996 Zach Bittner stopped by campus. Nice hat. CLASS OF 2002
Joshua Price stopped by campus for a free lunch this summer. He ran into the new Head of School, Tom Wilschutz, and had a great chat. Josh is living in Texas now studying architecture. When he heard John Petito ’96 was teaching at Solebury he responded, “Wow, really”?
Michael Barocca has graduated from SUNY-Purchase with a degree in music, and is working for the university theater program as a technician. Brittany Korn will graduate medical school in May 2010.
CLASS OF 1997 Bryan Walsh stopped by campus to get transcripts. Looking to get into University of the Arts or Cabrini College for art. When he heard John Petito ’96 was teaching at Solebury he responded, “Wow, really”?
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Hope Newhouse Solebury French teacher, Steve Benoit, visited Hope in Paris in March 2009 when Steve led a group of current Solebury students to Paris. Hope lives in Montmartre, a famous Parisian neighborhood. Check out Hope’s latest blog entry. Nice! http://hopieskitchen.blogspot. com/ Max Sorenson Max created this cutting edge video that can be seen on You Tube. It is surprisingly different! http://www.vimeo.com/3399903
CLASS OF 1988 Jeff Vespa is at it again. This past June Jeff was one of the producers of a new documentary called Playground – the child sex trade in America. Save it in your Netflix DVD queue. www.jeffvespa.com.
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Patrick Sprague with his wife Renee and two children Henry and Elijah. The family stopped by on their way to Connecticut. They are pictured in front of the Crib where his mother Judith lived while she was Theatre director/English teacher 1991-93. Joanne Friedman is now an attorney at Passman and Kaplan in Washington, DC. She’s working on civil rights and discrimination cases of federal employees.
Reggie Shiobara wrote to Cinnie looking for some of his old TOEFL scores – not really, but what he reported was his new unpaid internship with Annie Liebovitz! While working there he will get some grant money from POLA Art Foundation to live in NY. Check him and his stuff out at www.reggieshiobara.com.
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Jessica Giffin Jessica graduated from George Washington University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a minor in History and Theater. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.
Rebekah Horowitz has graduated from the Beasley School of Law at Temple University
Gillian McHale Gillian wrote in reporting that she has finished her first year of teaching