NEWS•OF•THE•SCHOOL
Welcome to the Web http://www.taft.pvt.k12.ct.us Want to know the latest Taft sports scores, or if the school is organizing a dinner in your hometown? You can find all that out and more on the new web site. Hook in to the library’s on-line catalog, check out the weekly calendar, or read what Lance Odden had to say at Morning Meeting last week. You can even find the current weather conditions in Watertown and the latest forecast. You’ll know more about what’s going on on campus than you did when you were a student. Any alumni who wish may add their own e-mail addesses to an on-line directory to share with other alumni. You can find it in the Alumni section of the pull down menu. The area is password protected to restrict access to members of the Taft community. If you would like to add your own address, or to find a classmate, use the password “Dutton”. Do you have a web site of your own? Why not share your pride in your alma mater by adding a link to the Taft site and helping to spread the word. And please fill out our guestbook. Let us know what you think.
Taft Welcomes New Board Members
Annual Fund Chair Jeff Levy ’65
Chuck and Toni Peebler (Photo: Star Black)
The Taft School welcomes Jeff Levy ’65 and Toni and Chuck Peebler, parents of Todd ’99, as its three newest board mem-
bers. As Annual Fund chair and head of the Alumni Association, Jeff will direct the overall fundraising effort of 225 class
agents and assistant class agents as they seek to raise $1.3 million toward this year’s goal of $2 million. “Taft is one of the best schools in the country,” said Levy, “and it’s a privilege to work with a dedicated group of volunteers.” The Peeblers head what is arguably the strongest Parents’ Fund in the country. Last year, parents of Taft students raised over $730,000 with 95 percent participation. No other major independent school can match either of those levels. “The strength of the Parents’ Fund is a positive endorsement of the vision of Lance Odden and his faculty,” said the Peeblers, “and we look forward to helping sustain the quality of education that benefits our children.” Taft Bulletin
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