NEWS•OF•THE•SCHOOL
New School Monitors Elected Upholding a tradition that goes back to the earliest years of the school, this spring, the rising senior class elected eleven of its members for school monitorship. Together, these class leaders will accept a large share of the
responsibility for the day-to-day conduct of the school’s affairs, along with assisting in the supervision of the dormitories and implementing the Honor System. The new monitors for 1997-98 are Devin
Weisleder—head monitor, Courtney Camp, Alison Coope, Luke Coppege, Louis Costanza, Morgan Hanger, Tim Kirkpatrick, Molly Rosenman, Ben Steele, Adeline Strumolo, and Jonathan Wood.
Taft Hosts International Athletes The Taft School participated in two international athletic competitions on Wednesday, April 24, as teams from Zimbabwe and England visited the campus. Harrowgate Ladies College of Yorkshire, England, played the Taft’s girls’ varsity and junior varsity lacrosse teams. The British athletes were on a two-week tour of private schools along the East Coast. The Taft varsity team beat Harrowgate 11-8, and Harrowgate defeated Taft’s junior varsity squad 5-1. Taft varsity lacrosse coach Jean Maher commented, “We were thrilled, of course, to be hosts. The excitement is not so much in the game itself, but in the opportunity for kids from different worlds to be brought together by the love of a shared game. The game itself is the ambassador.” This was Harrowgate’s second visit to Taft; they were previously hosted in 1993. Next, nine players from the Chisipite Sr. School for Girls, the best players from Zimbabwe, faced off against Taft’s best male and female players: Christina Hale, Whitney Dayton, Nick Kyme, Matt Bastien, Chris Olsen, Ryan Byrnes, Will Morris, Max Montgelas, Devin Weisleder, Seth Taylor, and Rob McLean. Fresh off the track, the golf course, the baseball diamond, and the tennis courts, Taft’s players were rusty but prevailed 9-3. Matched against Chisipite’s #4 and #5 players, both Hale and Dayton lost in three, and Weisleder lost 3-1 against #7 Laura Varkevisser. At 23 years old,
Chisipite’s #1 tested Kyme’s concentration, but could not keep up with Nick’s unusual number of boasts and drop shots. Bastien, Olsen, Byrnes, Morris, Montgelas, and McLean all won handily. “We were honored to host this team from Zimbabwe,” said Taft varsity squash coach Peter Frew. “Their visit underscores the international nature of squash and provides an opportunity for
young athletes from diverse backgrounds to compete with each other. This was a fun event, and at dinner, we were entertained with interesting stories about the fate of the rhino (Taft’s official mascot) in Africa. Apparently there is some optimism about the battle against poachers.” Both teams toured the school, dined with their hosts, and spent the night on campus.
The combined Chisipite and Taft squash teams.
The Harrowgate coaches and captain with Taft co-captains Lucy Firestone ’97 and Sarah Banister ’97 and Taft lacrosse coaches Jean Maher and Jennifer Kenerson. Taft Bulletin
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