AROUND THE POND
Year-Long Senior Seminars
In Brief Dance Workshop
[For more information, see “For the Love of Learning” Spring 1999] c Taj Frazier with his panel expert, Yale Chaplain Jerry Streets.
Kate Bienen ............................................................................ The Holocaust Andrew Bostrom ..................................................... Christian Faith in Action Charles Crimmins .............................. Minority Students at Boarding Schools Taj Frazier ........................................... Black Americans’ Conversion to Islam Danielle Perrin ........................................................................ Music Therapy Nicole Robertson ............................................ Bone Marrow Transplantation Peter Walke ..................................................................................... Wetlands Laura Stevens ........................................Critical Stress in Emergency Workers Sarah Sicher ......................................................................... Women in Islam Bea Ogden ............................................................. Environmental Education Lauren Henry ................................................................. Self-Esteem in Girls Julie Marmolejos ..................................................... Latino Culture in the US Emily Lord ........................................................................................... Twins Cathy Schieffelin ........................................ Manic Depression and Creativity Jill Giardina ......................................................................... AIDS Awareness Michael DeMarco ................................................................... Scripts in Film
Everetts Retire After 31 Years Over 200 alumni, parents, and friends joined Jol and Susan Everett at their retirement dinner in Riverside, CT, on May 13. The Everetts, who came to Taft in 1968, were surprised by the presence of their daughter, Christy ’90, and son, Andrew ’88 (both of whom have articles in this issue), who flew in from Seattle for the occasion.
Ellen B. Hinman M.A., Dartmouth, Boston College Classics, assistant director of college counseling. Previously at Rippowam Cisqua two years.
Steven M. Laufer A.B., Harvard Teaching fellow in physics.
Andrew D. McNeill M.A.L.S., Lawrence, Wesleyan Co-director of college counseling. Previously worked for Lawrence University, The Gunnery, and Choate as college counselor.
Dance master Richard Hill, a guest fellow at Yale University and master teaching artist with the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, gave a two-hour master class in Salsa dance. The workshop, held in the Woodward Dance Studio, was open to the entire Taft community as well as to dance students. Richard Hill has researched and taught African and Caribbean music, dance, and culture for twenty years and did extensive field work in Ghana and Haiti.
Piano Concert World famous Hungarian pianist György Oravecz gave a solo piano concert in Bingham Auditorium on April 19, performing music by Chopin, Liszt, and Bartók. He spent the afternoon giving a piano workshop for Taft students.
Choir Visits The Occidental College Glee Club, with Chris Eanes ’94, traveled from California to perform in the Choral Room on Tuesday, May 18, as part of their East Coast tour. Chris, who recently graduated with a degree in choral conducting, conducted two of the songs on the program, including one with the vocal offshoot group, The Accidentals, which Chris helped form this year.
Holly H. McNeill M.S. Ed., University of Pennsylvania Admissions. Previously worked at Canterbury and at Choate; worked at Taft in admissions and as class dean from 1989-97.
Juan A. Ortiz Bulnes M.A., Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain Spanish. Taught at American School of Madrid for 16 years; here for one year to cover Baba Frew’s sabbatical. Taft Bulletin
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