Ampersand members past and present
The Addams Family costars Spencer Cox ‘18 and Laney Yoo ‘19
Doug Camp ‘87
I completed my assignment and found Maury Hancock to have him check my work before I closed up. Maury responded, “No, I don’t need to check your work. I trust you.” These few simple words had a profound effect. Ampersand gave me and many others the confidence to pursue their passion, be it theater or something else.
accurate to call Ampersand the “peninsula of misfit toys.” We may not be in the mainstream school community, but we are certainly connected. Ampersand is, as it has always been, the place where people who don’t belong anywhere else can find a home. But Ampersand is not exclusively for those people. All are accepted as long as they are open to what they find there. When reconnecting with numerous alumnae/alumni, it is clear this open community is something that we carry and remember long after we leave.
students interact with those who came before. It was a “worlds-colliding” moment for me. The alumni/ae got to hear about the work students are doing and reminisce about how much and how little things have changed, while students had the opportunity to mingle with people who were once in their shoes and have gone on to lead successful lives.
I have heard Ampersand referred to as the “island of misfit toys,” a description we embrace. In the past, this has meant that Ampersand was viewed within and without as being apart from the greater community. I believe this sentiment has changed during the last few years. It might be more
Perhaps the coolest part of the weekend for me was seeing the current Ampersand
J.D. Jump ‘05 works at StC as the Upper School multimedia and technology specialist. As a student, he was part of Ampersand for four years and now advises its tech crew.
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