Thayer Magazine - Summer/Fall 2018 Issue - The Food Issue

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P ’18, ’20

wine we want

system more local

D O FO

boats that’s the

coming off their

drink at the end of the day when they’re

in some tiny little coastal village in Italy

to make our food

E U S S I

’12

very hazelnutty, with a raspberry tart flavor. quite elegant

If there is a wine that all of the fishermen

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I do like to express creativity in cooking - and I know that it brings people joy, and that’s why I love doing it

Marc Rando

lexi smith

Our ultimate goal is

phil chan ’98

matt straus ’91

S U M M E R / FA L L 2 0 1 8

they stand up and applaud for you and you get paid for this?

michael jacobs ’91 food’s the best, man, it’s got colors, it’s got textures, it’s got flavors,

DOUG FOSS

in this industry, you really can’t afford to not be hands on

ALISON BEVILAcQUA ’03

P ’23, ’26

it shows itself on its own... at foss farms, CHICKENS don’t just PROVIDE

EGGS BUT ALSO ENRICH THE SOIL for the garden

make your own lobster roll in the style of shelter island’s “Salt restaurant”

THE MISSION OF THAYER ACADEMY IS TO INSPIRE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS TO MORAL, INTELLECTUAL, AESTHETIC, AND PHYSICAL EXCELLENCE SO THAT EACH MAY RISE TO HONORABLE ACHIEVEMENT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMON GOOD.

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P U B L I S H E D B I A N N UA L LY - E V E R Y D E C / JA N & AU G / S E P

HEAD OF SCHOOL Ted Koskores ’70 P ’10, ’13 DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Joanna Skoler Gilman ’86 P '25 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, LAYOUT & DESIGN

Paul W. Kahn

DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS & CREATIVE MEDIA

pkahn@thayer.org

PRINCIPAL EDITORS

Rebecca Delaney EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

Joanna Skoler Gilman ’86 P '25 DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Melissa Tuthill Forger ’92 P '25 DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

PRINCIPAL WRITERS

Rebecca Delaney Paul W. Kahn PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHERS

John Grant, Chris Bernstein STUDENT EDITOR

Ilona Perry ’18 SUPPLEMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY & IMAGES

Paul W. Kahn, Shahadut H., Peter Prato, Depositphotos.com, Adobe Stock CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Brad Peterson ’11, Christine Dahlheimer, Tina Lim, John Murphy, Rachael Rouvales Vassalotti ’79 P ’07, ’11, ’12, Kelly Hines P ’19, ’21, Tara Corcoran ’88 P ’19, Donna Richardson P ’09, ’11

An aerial view of preparations for Commencement 2018.

Read about all the pomp and circumstance starting on page 26.

FALL 2018 HIGHLIGHTS

For a complete listing of events, go to www.thayer.org/calendar

Convocation September 5

MS Diversity Celebration October 23

MS Greek Myths Performance November 15

The Semi November 20

Yom Kippur (no school) September 19

Daylight Savings Time Ends November 4

Beauty & the Beast (US Musical) November 15, 16, 17

Thanksgiving Recess November 21-25

Columbus Day (no school) October 8

Veterans’ Day (Observed - no school) November 12

Middle School Drama November 19

Winter Recess December 15 - Jan 1

Homecoming 2018 October 13

General’s Council Dinner November 13

Grandparents Day (6th Grade) November 20

THAYER ACADEMY 2018-2019 BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARD OFFICERS

BOARD MEMBERS

Melissa Bayer Tearney P ’14, Chair

Danya Abrams Sr. P ’20, ’22

Linda Hooley P ’06, ’08, ’13, ’16, Secretary Daniel Budde P ’10, ’12, Treasurer

James Cashman ’73

Elaine DeLuca P ’20, ’21, Treasurer

Elaine DeLuca P ’20, ’21

Julaine McInnis Assistant Treasurer Thayer Academy CFO, COO

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Rob DeMarco ’86 P ’19, ’21 Sean Doherty P ’19, ’20

Darren Donovan P ’17, ’20

Mike McNally P ’22, ’24

Kevin Gill P ’11, ’13, ’22

John Morey P ’11, ’13

Jennifer Havlicek P ’18, ’21, ’21

Maureen Pace P ’19, ’21

Kathy Horgan P ’20

Leigh Schwartz P ’21

Michael Joe P ’17, ’20 Brenda Lyons P ’12, ’14, ’18 Brendan McDonough ’87

Ted Koskores ’70 P ’18, ’22

P ’10, ’13, Head of School

Tom Shanley ’97 Ex officio as

President of the Alumni Board

Dear Thayer Community, As we enter our 142nd year, Thayer is in a very strong position.

Enrollment is at an all-time high, and we are very pleased to welcome 13 students to our newly established Grade 5 program.

Indeed, in this past application season we regretted that we were not able to accept even more of the qualified students who were interested in our community.

Participation in annual giving – which underpins many valuable student programs, faculty professional development, and the socioeconomic diversity that is a hallmark of our school – hit record numbers, and it was noteworthy that our own Board of Trustees stepped forward with its highest level of financial support ever. I could not be more grateful for our community’s support of Thayer’s mission.

Further, ground has been broken on the long-awaited Field House which will be situated at the South Athletic Campus and will house 1.5 ice rinks and an indoor turf/tennis facility. This building, coupled with an existing outdoor turf field and new tennis courts, will result in an athletic complex that will host diverse athletic needs and strengthen further our communal bonds. We anticipate the facility will be operational next year – perhaps as early as February.

Every ten years, The New England Association of Schools & Colleges conducts an extensive accreditation review of independent school practices and policies. Our most recent review was completed this spring. The summary report commended Thayer for a “spirit that infuses itself into every corner of the campus… a reflective culture that both inspires and supports its students, its faculty, and the community…an enormously positive place and [one where] Thayer students clearly have an opportunity to experience a lifechanging education [that] focuses on each student and understands the mantra ‘one size fits nobody.’” In sum, “the Visiting Committee came away from their time on campus invigorated by the sheer energy and spirit of the school.”

These reports always include recommendations and, in this instance, were characterized as “admirably brief.” That said, we view these recommendations as important opportunities to strengthen further the Academy. In each case, these recommendations were prompted by our own self-study and cited ambitions to promote a clearer “shared understanding” of what diversity means at Thayer; to pursue plans to develop new communal and collaborative learning spaces

The start of

something

new

5 Grade th

at Thayer Middle School

Letter from the

Head of School

TED KOSKORES ’70, P ’10, ’13

in the Middle School; to find even more common time to discuss pedagogy and curriculum; and to explore additional ways to provide feedback for teachers.

As we move forward, we wholly embrace the notion that great schools never rest. In addition to opportunities to address the recommendations of the report through the work of our Diversity, Professional Development, and Curriculum (Academic Forum) Committees, plans are well already underway to markedly enhance the entire Middle School facility and to develop – across all grade levels – new opportunities for experiential and collaborative learning through the Hanflig Technology Center and our Collaborative Design, Computer, and Robotics labs.

Over the years, Thayer has developed a school culture predicated on the importance of affirming the value of each student, providing them with the inspiration and the tools to identify and achieve their goals, and promoting their sense of service and obligation to the larger community. As students, parents, and alumni, you are all part of that concerted mission, and I look forward to working with all members of our community as we guide our young people forward.

Sincerely,

Ted Koskores ’70 P ’10, ’13 HEAD OF SCHOOL, THAYER ACADEMY

This year, students in our new fifth grade class at Thayer will dive into an exciting program that includes Latin, Roman history, a hands-on science curriculum, a rigorous math program, as well as writing-intensive assignments throughout the year. Students will also:  Work on creative, interdisciplinary projects in the new Collaborative Design Lab.  Participate in Declamation, a Thayer tradition in which all Middle School students learn a poem, speech, or piece of literature and dramatically perform the piece in front of their classmates.  Receive a solid foundation in study skills and executive function—laying the groundwork for a successful academic experience throughout their years at Thayer.  Have the opportunity to compete in interscholastic sports and participate in Middle School clubs, and arts such as drama, music, and chorus.  Choose from dozens of activities such as Model UN, drama, chess, coding, and video production.

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FOOD

THIS MON T H’ S F E AT UR E D M E NU I TE MS

S U M M E R / FA L L 2 0 1 8

I S SU E STARTERS & APERTIFS

LEXI SMITH

’12 a startup bringing food from farm to table

ENTREES

MATT STRAUS

P ’18, ’20 culinary culture in the classroom

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’91

award-winning chef and writer

TA Alumni South Shore Food Tour Alumni serving delicious bites nearby Thayer

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MARC RANDO

SIDES

ALISON BEVILAQUA

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’03 a Shelter Island food paradise

Faculty Survey Results

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« My Signature Dish 11

MICHAEL JACOBS TAKEOUT Recipe Cards Recipes from Four of our Chefs insert after page 22

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« unexpected items in my

reFrigerator right now 17

bringing the heat in SOUTH Florida

« THE Best DISH I Ever Ate 21

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« Most Unusual Item Eaten 21

HOUSE SPECIAL

DOUG FOSS P ’23, ’26 a day with the beloved chef of Thayer

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’91

DESSERT

PHIL CHAN

’98

Yelp Elite Black reviewer dishes on his favorites

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Table of Contents

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when you look at the food we prepare at school, you’re going to literally taste every bit of what we put in a dish. simplicity is the key to a perfect

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balance.

Doug Foss P ’23, ’26 Thayer Academy Chef

Letter from the Head of School

Ted Koskores ’70 P ’10, '13, Head of School

Around Campus

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- Diversity Day 2018 Highlights - TA Timeline (Winter/Spring 2018)

- Toy Drive Renamed in Honor of Marilyn Legg P ’88 - Angels for Haiti

- Get to Know: Julaine McInnis - Three Retiring Faculty Members Honored

- ISL Champs for the 19th time!

- Honoring Homer Atherton Hunt, Class of 1912

- New Faculty & Staff for 2018-19

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features on pages 11-22

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End of the Year Highlights

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- A New Tradition 23 - Last Chapel 24 - Recognition Day

25 - Commencement

26-29 - Class of 2018 Senior Profiles 30-31 - Class of 2018 College Matriculation

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Thayer Arts

34-37

- Merrily We Roll Along - Middle School Drama / Musical - Dance / Instrumental / Music Concerts - Student Art Gallery

Thayer Athletics

38-41

- Thayer Athletics Photo Gallery - Thayer NCAA Student Athletes

Alumni News & Notes - Reunion 2018

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38-39 40-41

42-49

44-49

Overview, Alumni Recogntion, Reunion Class Photos

Class Notes

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Alumni Giving Back

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Thayer Weddings 58 Thayer Babies 59

Joyce DiBona ’59 on why she gives - Southworth Society

In Memoriam From the Archives Frothingham Hall Cafeteria

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Around Campus

Diversity Day 2018: Highlights from the Middle & Upper School

Students at both the Upper and Middle schools took part in a robust examination of diversity in its many forms on Diversity Day, January 31.

For Upper School students the day kicked off with a dynamic keynote speech by Vishavjit Singh, an editorial cartoonist (Sikhtoons.com) and actor (Sikh Captain America), who spoke on issues of identity,

At the Middle School, students participated

what it means to be American, and using art

in a “Celebration of Life” honoring Jackie

as a tool for social change. “From the day

Robinson and his contributions to sports

you’re born you have labels placed on you,

and society. The event was organized by the

and for the rest of your life you don’t often

Boston Red Sox and included representation

get to choose these labels,” said Singh.

from the Jackie Robinson Foundation as

“But these labels don’t define who you are.”

well as “Take the Lead,” an organization

EDITORIAL CARTOONIST & ACTOR VISHAVJIT SINGH IN FULL “SIKH CAPTAIN AMERICA” COSTUME POSES WITH STUDENTS KATHERINE DAWSON '19, ASHLY CASHMAN '19, CHRISTINA MEUCCI '19, KALEIGH WALKER '19, AND IMANI CLACHAR '19 DURING DIVERSITY DAY 2018

that works to combat racism in Boston

After the keynote, Upper School students

sports (started by Tanisha Sullivan ’92).

attended two workshops of their choosing.

Students heard from Red Sox outfielder,

There were 32 different workshops that

Jackie Bradley, Jr.; former player and coach

took place throughout the day—covering a

Tommy Harper; Elaine Steward, Club

breadth of issues related to diversity such as

Counsel for the team and the first African-

Colin Kaepernick’s protest of police brutality,

American woman hired as an executive in

minorities in the military, #MeToo, and gender

Major League Baseball; Ivo Philbert from the

identity--among many others.

Jackie Robinson Foundation; Dick Flavin,

PRESIDENT OF THE BOSTON NAACP TANISHA SULLIVAN ’92 ADDRESSES THE STUDENTS

poet laureate for the Red Sox; and George

At the end of the day, students heard closing

Mitrovich, Chariman of the Greater Fenway

remarks from Thayer alum Tanisha Sullivan

Park Writer Series. Students from the Martin

’92 who serves as the President of the Boston

Luther King Jr. School in Boston visited

branch of the NAACP. “As you think about

Thayer to attend this event with the Middle

your experience today, the question for you is

School students.

‘and so what?’” she said. “What are you going to do with the learnings you received? Don’t let

After the presentation and a lively Q&A

today be the end.”

students took photos with Wally and the team’s World Series trophies.

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE FACULTY MEMBERS DARAH HARPER AND MARC RANDO P ’18, ’20 LEAD A SEMINAR ON COOKING AND CULTURE DURING DIVERSITY DAY AT THE UPPER SCHOOL

SPRING 2018

TA HIGHLIGHTS

An enduring legacy of giving JAN

THAYER MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE CAFE HOSTS FOUR VISITING SCIENTISTS, INCLUDING THREE THAYER ALUMNAE SCIENTISTS - ALY RICHARDSON ’09, KAELA LEONARD ’03, KRISTIN ZILINSKAS VOLDAN ’97

THAYER GIRLS X-C TEAM NAMED TEAM OF THE YEAR AT THE PATRIOT LEDGER FALL ALL-SCHOLASTICS BANQUET

As a way to honor Marilyn Legg P ’88, the beloved Assistant to the Head of School who passed away earlier this year, Thayer has renamed the annual Holiday Toy Drive the "Marilyn Legg Holiday Toy Drive." Marilyn started the toy drive in 1987 and provided holiday joy to more than 14,000 South Shore families, in partnership with local charitable organizations such as Head Start, the South Boston Neighborhood House, the Department of Children and Families, and the Dianne DeVanna Center.

THAYER ACADEMY CELEBRATES DIVERSITY DAY IN THE MS AND US

FEB

THAYER WELCOMES AUTHOR DOMINIC TIERNEY AS THE 2018 VISITING BAILEY-KING AUTHOR EVENT GUEST

STEPHANIE LYONS ’18 SCORES 1,000TH POINT IN A 70-42 BASKETBALL VICTORY OVER BB&N

MARIA THEODORE ’19 MEDALS IN THE JUNIOR OLYMPIC FENCING NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN MEMPHIS, TN

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APR

HOOPS 4 HAITI BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT RAISES ALMOST $900 FOR THE "HOPE FOR HAITI" STUDENT CLUB, GOING TO ST. ROCK HAITI FOUNDATION'S MEDICAL CLINIC AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

JACKSON HUMPHREYS ’20 AWARDED OUTSTANDING DELEGATE, & ALAN XU ’20 AWARDED BEST DELEGATE AT THE MODEL UN CONFERENCE AT CONCORD ACADEMY

Angels from GSP: Global Scholars Launch Project Angel As part of their Global Scholar Capstone projects, five students in Thayer’s Global Scholars Program launched Project Angel to support educational development in countries with populations that are underserved. The goal is to raise both funds and awareness for these educational non-profits.

Supporters can purchase an angel made from upcycled oil drums by artists in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The angels are designed and produced by Charles Eneld and his workshop team in the village artisanal of Noailles, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Eneld’s work was featured at Thayer Academy’s Art of Ayiti exhibit in

November 2016, and again at Thayer’s Portal to Ayiti symposium in May 2017.

Those who purchase angels can choose which non-profit funds were directed to. Choices include Haiti Youth Education Fund; the St. Rock Haiti Foundation; the John Paul II Orphanage in Peru; Small World, an education non-profit in Nepal; and Modzi, an education non-profit in Zambia.

For more information visit the student created website: www.projectangel.solutions

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Around Campus

Julaine McInnis

Getting to Know: Thayer’s new Chief Financial & Operations Officer Thayer Academy recently appointed

school culture,” said Head of School Ted

and want to make the largest positive

Julaine McInnis as the school’s new

Koskores. Julaine was recently voted onto

impact to support Thayer’s employees,

Chief Financial and Operations Officer.

the Board of Directors at Community

students, and community. I’m excited to

McInnis comes to Thayer from Ursuline

Music Works (CMW) in East Providence,

bring my experience to contribute toward

Academy, where she served as Director

RI and serves on the Finance Committee

the financial and operating performance of

of Financial Operations. Previously she

of the Board at The Conservatory Lab

this distinguished and historic school.”

worked as the Business Manager at Inly

Charter School in Dorchester. For 7 years

School in Scituate, as CFO and COO at

she served as President of the Board of

When she’s not working, Julaine loves to

the Walnut Hill School for the Arts, and as

Directors of the Massachusetts Association

travel with family and friends. She also

the Assistant Business Manager at Milton

of Non-Profit Schools and Colleges. She

enjoys musical theater and supports the

Academy. For 17 years McInnis worked at

continues to serve on the board of the

arts and volunteers as a board member at

Northeastern University, where for 7 years

association.

two organizations dedicated to training

she served as Director of Construction

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underprivileged children in classical music.

Accounting. McInnis replaces Business

“I am thrilled to be joining Thayer

She recently ran her first 5K to raise

Manager Bill Stephenson, who recently

Academy and look forward to working

funds for the Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s

retired from Thayer after 13 years in the

closely with its talented leaders and

Foundation, securing the second highest

role.

management team,” says McInnis.

level of donations for the event. Julaine

“Thayer Academy’s mission—to inspire

also golfs with a ladies league in Norwood.

“While we will all miss Bill Stephenson

a diverse community of students to

She lives in Norwood with her husband

and the wonderful work he did in service

moral, intellectual, aesthetic, and physical

and two long-haired chihuahuas, Sugar

to Thayer, I could not be more delighted

excellence so that each may rise to

and Chewy.

to welcome Julaine McInnis as our new

honorable achievement and contribute to

CFO. She brings a wealth of experience

the common good—are at the core of my

She is a graduate of Northeastern

to this position, and her warm and

own life and ideals. I take great pride in

University, Accounting, Magna Cum

positive manner will fit in nicely with our

working in independent school education

Laude.

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SPRING 2018

TA HIGHLIGHTS

MAY

THAYER TRIVIA TEAM REACHES THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE WGBH HIGH SCHOOL QUIZ SHOW

THE SENIOR WALK, A NEW TRADITION AT THAYER, IS INAUGURATED ON THE LAST DAY OF CLASSES FOR SENIORS (SEE PAGE 23)

THREE RETIRING FACULTY MEMBERS RECOGNIZED AT REUNION 2018

THAYER GIRLS TRACK & FIELD WINS 19TH ISL CHAMPIONSHIP

CASSIE KEARNEY ’18 IS NAMED NEPSAC ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

JUN

A Fond Farewell: Saying Goodbye to Three Faculty Members

Thayer celebrated over 100 years of dedication, teaching, and service of three of Thayer’s finest faculty members, Dan Levinson, Charlotte Browne, and Jake Diamond P ’06, ’09, who retired following the 2018 school year. View the online presentation tribute to the three at:

www.thayer.org/lookingback2018

MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2018 GRADUATE AT THE ACADEMY’S 141ST COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY (SEE PAGE 26)

BROOKS ORPIK '98 HOISTS LORD STANLEY'S CUP FOR THE SECOND TIME IN HIS CAREER, THIS TIME WITH THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS! (SEE PAGE 56)

JAY O’BRIEN ’18 IS A FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK OF THE PHILADELPHIA FLYERS IN THE 2018 NHL DRAFT (SEE PAGE 64)

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AUG

U.S. ARMY PRIVATE HOMER ATHERTON HUNT, CLASS OF 1912, IS HONORED IN BRAINTREE (SEE PAGE 10)

CASEY ROTHSCHILD ’16 BECOMES THE YOUNGEST WOMAN TO HIT THE BUZZER IN AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR (SEE PAGE 64)

19 in a Row! Girls Track & Field are ISL Champions Again!

The Thayer girls track & field team won the ISL Championship for the 19th year in a row, with Cassie Kearney ‘18 taking home the Girls MVP Runner award and Boston Globe All Scholastic. The boys team finished third in a close meet, and Owen Drometer ‘19 was named Boys MVP Runner and Boston Globe All Scholastic.

Cassie won the 1500 and 800, shattering the ISL records in both races, and anchored the winning 4x400m relay. Owen won the 1500 and 800 and broke the ISL 1500m record. He anchored the boys 4x400 to a 2nd place finish, which sealed the 3rd place team finish!

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Around Campus

Honoring a WWI Veteran: Homer Atherton Hunt '12 memorialized by the American Legion.

Thayer alumnus Homer Atherton Hunt, class of 1912, was

led the Pledge of Allegiance. Thayer Academy Archivist Larry

honored by the Braintree Post 86 American Legion. The memorial

Carlson P ’02, ’05, ’10 read Private Hunt’s biography.

service took place on campus, Sunday, July 15 in the Branfman Sculpture Garden, located on the lawn outside Southworth

The flag in front of the Main Building was lowered to half-staff

Library. Hunt was killed in action in France 100 years ago on

to honor Private Hunt and all of the men and women of Thayer

July 15 in World War I. He was a member of Company E, 165th

Academy who gave their lives in the armed forces. Patrick

Infantry Regiment, 42nd “Rainbow Division.” Before the war,

Leonard, Jr., a historian with the Braintree Post 86 American

Hunt attended Harvard University. He was awarded an A.B.

Legion, organized this memorial event and a series of others

posthumously in 1920.

to remember and honor the service and sacrifice of men from Braintree during World War I.

Braintree Post 86 American Legion Commander Pedro “Pete” Vidal posted and retired the colors. Braintree Veterans Council

At the event, Joseph Reynolds, the Braintree Mayor’s Chief of

Chaplain Russell F. Dupuis said the Invocation, and Cynthia

Staff, proclaimed July 15 United States Army Private Homer

Shelton Harris, USAF, Veteran’s Agent for the Town of Braintree,

Atherton Hunt Day, and a wreath was placed in his memory.

New Faculty & Staff for the 2018-19 School Year Julie Burke-Blanchard ’93 Campaign Director/Development

Ellen Hinman Teacher/US English/Latin

Ben Rubeor Admissions Associate

Elizabeth Bloom Teacher/US English

Stefanie Holister Director of Parent Giving/Development

Lesley A. Snyder ’93 P ’23, ’25 Administrative Assistant/Development

Christopher Cameron Teacher/US History

Derek Keough ’12 Teacher/US Math

Emma Taylor ’12 Data Systems Coordinator/Development

Destiny Cooper Teacher/MS Music

Julaine M. McInnis Chief Financial & Operations Officer

William F. Walsh Food Service

Denis Cronin Teacher/US Spanish

Rose A. Pfeffer Database Administrator/Technology

Jordon Evans Teacher/US English

Jasmine Pina Upper School Counselor

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D O O F I S SU E

In this, our “food” issue, you’ll read about alumni Matt Straus '91, Alison Bevilacqua '03, Michael Jacobs '91, and Lexi Smith '12, who have all created successful careers in the food industry, as well as current Thayer community members Marc Rando P ’18, ’20, Foreign Language Department Head, and Doug Foss P ’23, ’26, Director of Food Services, who introduce delicious food into students’ lives sometimes in the classroom and always in the dining hall. Be sure to try one of their recipes found here in the middle of the magazine!

Shelter. Water. Food. Yes, food—the subject of this Thayer Magazine— is a basic necessity, but so much more. It may not be a part of our curriculum at Thayer Academy, but it unites us daily in our dining hall, nourishes and informs us at our annual multicultural and OMEGA potluck dinners, and has become the centerpiece of a career for some of our most successful alumni.

The complexity (and fun!) of the topic is reflected in current movements related to sustainability and local sourcing, in how studying and preparing food can help us understand other cultures and science, and in how sharing food and talking about it connects us.

Happy reading and cheers to the fall,

Joanna Skoler Gilman ’86 P ’25 DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, THAYER ACADEMY

THAYER MAGAZINE SURVEYED THAYER FACULTY & STAFF WITH SOME FUN FOOD SURVEY QUESTIONS. ON THIS PAGE AND ON PAGES 17 & 21, WE PRESENT SOME OF THE MORE DELICIOUS / UNIQUE ANSWERS!

Q1 «

SIGNATURE DISH THAT YOU COOK AT HOME?

BUCATINI WITH CREAMY SPICY SAUCE - MARYAM LOMBARDI P ’07, ’12

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CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA - JIM MACVARISH P ’11

CAPTAIN PEREGRINE’S CHICKEN - CARTER HARRISON

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EYMER BROTHERS’ FAMOUS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES - SELENE EYMER P ’14

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A LU M N I P RO F I L E

LEXI SMITH

’12

BRINGING THE FARMERS MARKET TO YOUR DOOR Story by Rebecca Delaney

Lexi Smith ‘12 saw an opportunity at the end

doorsteps across Greater Boston and the

“We source from food makers throughout

of her dad’s driveway.

South Shore—including fresh-baked bread

New England,” says Lexi. “Our ultimate

from Clear Flour Bakery in Brookline;

mission is to grow local communities with

Her father has close to 50 hives and runs Burt

handmade fettuccine from Valicenti Pasta

great food, which means endlessly supporting

Street Apiary in Norton, selling his honey

Farm in Hollis, NH; and just-picked produce

food makers and making it easier than ever to

right from his driveway. Lexi wanted to help

from Langwater Farm in Easton. Natured

get the farmers market at your doorstep.”

him extend his reach and sell to customers

was recently accepted into MassChallenge,

who were looking for local, fresh food.

a startup accelerator for early-stage, high-

“My co-founder [Jon Mleczko, pictured above with Smith] and I wanted to give him a better way to sell, and we realized pretty quickly that there are a lot of farmers and

the MassChallenge offices in the Seaport, and as part of the challenge, compete for $1.5 million in equity-free prizes.

other food makers who want to get back to

Lexi handles the technical and customer-

‘doing,’ whether that’s farming or baking,

facing products, while Jon works on

and we can help take care of the rest,” she

operations, logistics, and the company’s

explains.

relationship with local food makers. Lexi took

From this inspiration Lexi and Jon’s company Natured was born. The company delivers locally sourced groceries to customers’

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impact ventures. Lexi and Jon work out of

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FROM THE 2012 BLACK & ORANGE Mathletes (capt.), Class Officer, Voice Magazine, High Honor Roll, Varsity Track & Field

three years of computer science with Kevin Cedrone at Thayer and majored in computer science at Harvard.

Visit Lexi’s company Natured online at: natured.co

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A SAMPLING OF ALUMNI RESTAURANTS & EATERIES TO VISIT AROUND THAYER!

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Article Fifteen Brewing E Weymouth

tevin murray ’04

Catered Affair E Boston, Rockland

alex marconi ’94

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ryan thornton ’93

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LES ZYGOMATES E BOSTON

MARK TOSI ’76 P ’10, ’14, ’15

The Living Room E Boston

j.b. hauck ’01

Olympia Diner E Braintree

paul margetis ’92

The Silent Chef E Scituate

tory fait ’82

Turnpike Cafe E Canton

Caroline Fichter Brodigan ’98

Windsor house inn E duxbury

ALEX MARCONI ’94

The Yogurt Bar E Braintree

gregory mcdonald ’85

Lavishly Dunn Catering Cafe E Hanover

tori & jonathan dunn ’01

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MATT STRAUS

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SOMMELIER & RESTAURANTEUR EXTRAORDINAIRE

Story by Rebecca Delaney

When Matt Straus '91, now an award-

“My coursework improved and my self

in acclaimed Boston restaurants such as

winning sommelier and restaurateur,

confidence improved and I had a new lease

The Federalist, The Tuscan Grill, and

arrived at Thayer Academy his sophomore

on life, which is weird to say because I

Harvest as a waiter. He moved to Los

year from Randolph, he admits he was

was 16, but that’s what it was,” he says.

Angeles in 2000 to further pursue his

floundering academically and personally.

“I was in dire straights as far as trying

interests in food and art and worked at

He did well in school when he was

to figure out who I was, and I think one

Campanile, a James Beard award-winning

younger, but “fell off a cliff” in middle

of the things that I discovered on stage

restaurant which profoundly impacted

school. His first year at Thayer was a year

was that I had this artistic sensibility that

Matt’s career.

of adjustment—“I think Jim King and Dan

had been untapped in my previous school

Levinson would attest that my first year

experience.”

was not incredibly smooth,” he says.

“Campanile was like the sun coming out for me,” says Straus. There he was educated on rustic cuisine, “ingredient-

But in his junior year, “I met Donna Luther

driven and not ridiculously fussy in terms

and a miracle happened in my life,” says

of the presentation,” and wine. “Growing

Straus. Luther, former head of the drama

up I had no exposure to wine, and when

program at Thayer, encouraged Straus to

I worked in Boston the wine lists were

audition for the fall production of Scrooge.

populated by particular Napa Cabernets

“I had never been on stage before and she

and Chardonnays that were made in

cast me in the lead role,” he recalls. Later

vast quantities,” he explains. “When I

that year he was the lead in 42nd Street.

got to Campanile, they had a list that

Senior year he played Tevye in Fiddler on the

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was completely full of considerably more

Roof. His newfound talent for and love of

Straus developed that artistic sensibility

esoteric wines.” Matt remembers what the

the dramatic arts gave Matt the confidence

further at Skidmore College where he

sommelier at Campanile told him about

and self-awareness that he was missing

participated in more theatrical productions.

what wines the restaurant was looking for.

when he first arrived on campus.

He also worked in a restaurant in Saratoga

“The sommelier told me, ‘If there is a wine

Springs, NY and after graduation worked

that all of the fishermen in some tiny little

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coastal village in Italy drink at the

“I was interested in juxtaposing a

end of the day when they’re coming

really serious cellar program with a

off their boats—that’s the wine we

menu of approachable, affordable,

want.’”

rustic California cuisine,” he says.

From Campanile Straus moved to

One year after opening Heirloom in

a French restaurant with a “deep

2011, Food & Wine magazine named

cellar” filled with older wine from

Straus a top sommelier.

the 50s and 60s. “For the first time in my life I tasted wines that were

Matt also started a quarterly

thirty, forty, fifty years old, and I

journal called Kitchen Work. Kitchen

had this epiphany, what was for

Work was conceived as a vehicle

me an epiphany, that the great

for writers to tell real stories

wine is meant to be aged,” he says.

about their experiences around

“Drinking a young, tannic red

food,” he explains. He had grown

wine, like a four year old Napa

frustrated with the typical glossy

Cabernet or something like that is

food magazines and their top-ten

the equivalent of eating a rock hard

ingredient lists or profiles of famous

peach in May, before it’s ripe and

chefs. “What these magazines

before it’s juicy and sweet.”

cover could not be further from real questions and real ideas about

Just as Matt was becoming

what people are cooking, what

enamored with older wines, the

they’re eating, how they’re sourcing

wine industry turned toward

ingredients or, how they make time

making wines that are designed to

to eat with their families, or any of

be consumed early, in their youth.

these kinds of questions that are

“As a culture we are known for our

central to people’s lives,” he says.

conspicuous consumption, and many wineries around the world started

Now on its fourth issue, Kitchen

shifting their methodology and they

Work has featured essays that cover

started to make wines that were

the gamut -- from a writer’s family

much more approachable in their

breakfast tradition in the Philippines,

youth and cellaring wine started to

to a woman writing about learning

go away,” says Straus. “But I was

to cook at a vegetarian restaurant

increasingly completely devoted to

in Reno, Nevada, and essays and

it.”

interviews by Matt about travel, family, politics, and of course food.

In between two stints of running wine programs for two different

“It’s a fascinating window into

restaurants, Matt went to culinary

what’s actually going on in our

school to study classical, regional

country and world,” he says.

European cuisine. He also began purchasing wine and starting a cellar of his own. When he was done with school he took his culinary degree, years of restaurant and wine experience, and his dream of opening a great restaurant with a serious wine cellar and opened Heirloom Cafe in 2010 in San Francisco.

FROM THE 1991 BLACK & ORANGE Tiger’s Eye, Drama, TA Singers, Political Awareness (co-president), Debate, Varsity Golf

AN EXCERPT FROM KITCHEN WORK The next night I walked all the way through the French Quarter and then through the neighborhood known as the Bywater, under the most giant full moon I have ever seen, to the destination I had been anticipating the most from the recommendations I had received. At the corner of Chartres Street and Poland Avenue I found Bacchanal, a place more than one person told me changed the way they feel about wine. Oenological epiphanies are impressive to me. I guess they evidence at least a perceived interest in a person advancing their own sense of taste, something with which I can get down.

Bacchanal is the iteration of the most essential thing about wine, which is its role in nurturing camaraderie while receding into the background. My own path with wine over the years has included retreats with Meursault and CortonCharlemagne, but it occurs to me on the heels of my evening at Bacchanal that those wines very often do not recede into the background of the dinner table. They stand up to be counted and to be remarked upon and remembered for the weight of their personalities. At fancy restaurants and among insatiable tastes for fine white Burgundy I have heard countless dinner conversations suspended inertly in some strange analytical ether as though

See Matt’s quarterly publication Kitchen Work online at: kitchenwork.com

the participants had nothing else to share with each other. It dawned on me that this place, with all of its rough edges, understands the essence of wine more than all of the palaces around the country with leather-bound wine lists and one bottle of expensive, noteworthy wine after another.

The man standing outside the front door at Bacchanal told me after dinner that I might take a car back to the French Quarter instead of carrying a quarter of a bottle of tibouren through the unlit Bywater streets. I was grateful for his advice and rode with a young man who told me that he had just returned to New Orleans after leaving the city with his family for Nashville in the days just before Katrina hit, about twelve years ago.

I thought to myself that it’s no wonder local real estate seems so reasonably priced for a lovely city—many locals have been faced with questions about whether to stay or go or return or build a life somewhere else.

He dropped me off on Frenchmen Street, where thirty minutes later I was standing in a street drinking the rest of my bottle of wine and watching eight men with brass instruments assemble on a street corner and start blowing their horns to the considerable delight of dozens of dancing people.

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A FOOD PARADISE ON SHELTER ISLAND

LOBST ER ROLL

Story by Rebecca Delaney

The stage is set, everything’s in its place, and

comedy right on the same level as athletics,

While working at a local restaurant on the

the players are ready behind the scenes. The

and gave it the same level of importance and

island, she met her husband, Keith Bavaro.

doors open, and the performance begins. As

significance,” she says. “The theater is what

They both became frustrated at how restau-

co-owner of two popular summer destination

ended up helping me later in life.”

rant owners were running their businesses.

They decided to take the leap and open their

restaurants—Salt on Shelter Island, and Port

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own place.

in Greenport, NY—Alison Bevilacqua ’03,

Alison attended Connecticut College after

sees the parallel between her time on stage at

Thayer and went on to work for Vox Mag-

Thayer and running a restaurant.

azine in New York City and Dan’s Papers in

“I’m a very hands-on, operational working

the Hamptons after graduation. She was laid

owner,” she says. “I still do a lot of the day-

“You have to have everything in place just

off in the recession of 2008. She returned to

to-day management, although now I have

the way that you would have your costumes

Shelter Island, where she used to spend sum-

two managers at each restaurant and execu-

right, your sets right, all the behind-the-

mers with her family, to waitress and figure

tive chefs and sous chefs, but in this industry,

scenes people making things happen and then

out her next step. “My grandfather bought a

you really can’t afford not to be hands-on.”

you put on a performance for one night and

large home on Shelter Island in the 1950s as

when it’s over, you get to wipe the slate clean

a vacation home for his children,” she says.

The Spanish she learned in Jake Diamond’s

and start fresh again the next day,” she says.

“Growing up my mom and dad would pack

classes has been useful in her hands-on man-

up the whole family and spend the entire

agement style, she says. “Jake Diamond was

At Thayer, Alison played lacrosse and soccer

summer on Shelter Island,” says Alison. “We

a huge influence. Spanish has been such an

but found herself drawn to the theater pro-

returned to that same house that my grandfa-

important life skill to have in the restaurant

gram and an improvisation group on campus

ther bought every summer, and shared it with

industry. We have a lot of Hispanic employ-

called Flying By the Seat of Our Pants.

all my aunts, uncles and cousins. It was very

ees and being able to get to know them well

“For me Thayer put theater and improv

idyllic.”

and talk about their life and their stories, and

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ant just to be on the receiving end

uling has been huge. Spanish is

of hospitality and remember what

something I use every single day,

that feels like, and recharge our

without fail.”

batteries,” she says.

Bevilacqua sees Jake regularly in

Both restaurants are on the water,

the summers—he visits Shelter

and feature summer fare, but in an

Island with his family and makes

innovative and elevated way. Port

sure to stop by the restaurant.

is known for its crispy whole fish taco, served with the head and tail

Alison and Keith live on Shelter

on. Salt has won the award for

Island year round. Their two

best clam chowder in Greenport

restaurants are seasonal and open

in the Maritime Festival, which

in the spring through late fall.

typically receives 20 to 30 entries

From January to March you can

from restaurants throughout the

find Alison and Keith traveling in

Hamptons. Both places are pop-

the Caribbean and Key West.“We

ular spots for the Shelter Island

say we travel for research and

and Hamptons crowd, and Alison

development,” she jokes. “I have to

wouldn’t have it any other way.

ITEMS IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR

RIGHT NOW

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- DOUG FOSS P ’23, ’26

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“Both restaurants are super

ours is good.”

intense and high volume so when

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summer is so busy, that those three

In other words--it’s show time.

months of travel in the winter are necessary. “When we’re open, it’s seven days a week, lunch and dinner, and we work every minute of every day. So, those solid three months in the winter are import-

& www.portbarandgrill.com

FROM THE 2003 BLACK & ORANGE

GOURMET GARDEN GINGER HOMEMADE RHUBARB JELLY

SOME HOMEMADE PLAYDOUGH, A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT, NOT FOR CONSUMPTION - JIM MACVARISH P ’11

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we’re open—it’s on,” she says.

Alison says her schedule in the

BEET KVASS. SWEET POTATO PIE - MAUREEN KELEHER P ’25

- WILLIAM LANAGAN

try every piña colada at every bar in the Caribbean, just to make sure

CERTAIN THINGS COULD WALK OUT OF IT RIGHT NOW

LEFTOVER THAI FOOD AND MY DAUGHTER’S SLIME EXPERIMENT - ERICA ARCHABAL

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SOME GHEE, AND A COUPLE OF SMALL BLACK BOWLING BALL SHAPED BIRTHDAY CANDLES - SELENE EYMER P ’14

Honor Roll, Class Officer, Community Service, One Act Plays, Peer Advisor, Peer Educator, JV Soccer, JV Lacrosse (capt.)

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DOUG FOSS

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INSIDE THE INSPIRING (AND DELICIOUS!) WORLD OF THAYER’S BELOVED CHEF Story by Paul W. Kahn A day at Foss Farms is perhaps the best way

limited means in Wickford, RI, working

But his most important education occurred

to get to know the unorthodox, surprising,

“suds” - washing the pots and pans of a

at Chez Pascal, a French restaurant in

and incredibly delicious world of Doug Foss

local restaurant. The reason? Because that’s

Rhode Island, where he had a two-year

P ’23, ’26, Thayer’s beloved Director of

where the chefs made all their sautéed

apprenticeship under the tutelage of Chef

Dining Services.

dishes, and the cookware would still have

Pascal Lefrey. “He whooped me up one

all the residual sauce left over. So, Foss

side and down the other and broke me

would take a basket of bread, dip, eat, and

the eye to Foss Farms, tucked away in the

down, then brought me back up with the

try to figure out each of the sauces. “I had

backyard of his Forestdale home in a quiet

correct methods of cooking,” Foss recalls.

never been able to eat anything like it - it

“I learned about true flavor profiles, cross

blew my mind, and they paid me money

utilization, not wasting anything, and

that I could go to the beach with. I was

making every single thing from scratch.”

For starters, there is way more than meets

residential neighborhood on the Cape. A hand-hewn, kids handprint-painted sign welcomes visitors to the small 30’ x 30’ plot. An upcycled metal rooster sculpture

Current students and recent graduates

announces its presence on a post to one end,

From there, “Chef Doug” (as he is

know that these lessons were learned well

while a chicken coop stands towards the

affectionately called by students and

- as the food Chef Doug prepares each day

back on another end. A greenhouse chock-

faculty at Thayer) went the route of

at the Academy is definitely not your typical

full of cauliflower and squash complete

“school of hard knocks” with his culinary

cafeteria fare. From his green chili pork

with a misting system constructed by hand

education - choosing to throw himself

stew, to his eggplant parmesan, to his fresh

resides in the corner on the other side. And

into the cooking world by working two

kale tabouli, to his homemade potato chips

packed within the enclosed, compact space

to three jobs at a time. Cooking breakfast,

- there is this combination of delicious and

teems vegetable after vegetable (and a few

lunch and dinner wherever, whenever he

often sneaky healthiness to the food that

fruit) of astounding size and quantity, all

could. “I was learning to cook food from

energizes students during lunchtime; even

sprouting from the dark, rich compost

as many nationalities as I could find, with

if at first, there might be some hesitation -

underfoot.

the attitude of 'I'll just figure it out when

based on previous expectations of standard

I get there, and maybe I don’t belong here

school lunches of chicken nuggets and cold

anyway so if I fail, so be it.' But I also

pizza.

Creating brilliance out of humble roots is the calling card for Foss. His earliest experiences with food started when he was barely a teenager, growing up with

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thought if I make it I’m moving on to the next step and that’s what I did. I never

“I tell students early in the year, you guys

failed, I just went and figured it out.”

have the morning and nighttime and every

weekend to eat whatever you want,

an idea, it spawns an idea and we talk

as bad as you want,” he notes. “But

about it and do everything together. I

I see these guys out on the fields and

want a completely open kitchen. I am

on campus. They’re athletes, they’re

nothing without my team, they are

scholars, they’re at a great school doing

incredible at what they do.” Together

great things, and on my watch they’re

they plan a 30-day menu plan as a

going to eat as nutritiously and as local

guideline, and then, as four different

and as well as possible.”

local farms (and a local fishery)

Apart from the satisfaction of opening up students’ (and even faculty members’) eyes and mouths to whole new worlds of food, Foss particularly loves hearing parent feedback. “They say, ‘how’d you get my kid to eat salmon? Or brussels sprouts?’”

Chef Doug’s arrival at Thayer was a right-time/right-place opportunity that came up during a moment when Foss was in another dip in what has been a roller coaster career (working as a chef at country clubs, golf clubs, hotels, catering, and convention centers all over the country). An opportunity at Boston’s Ritz Carlton unexpectedly fell through, and it was only through another connection that the opportunity at Thayer even came up.

“I pulled up to the top of the hill on Washington Street and fell in love the second I saw the school,” he recalls. “‘Jeez, this place is beautiful,’ I remember thinking. Then I went in and everybody was amazing, I loved the vibe of it.”

Since then, Foss has thrown himself into pursuing his passion in the kitchen, and is thankful for the team that he has with him. Indeed, much like what happens in the classrooms at Thayer, there is a lot of collaboration going on behind the server’s counter in Cahall Dining Hall.

“With my staff, we talk, we discuss, I find out what they want - is there something new you’d like to work with?

Once they bring up an ingredient or

periodically drop off organic, local vegetables and food, they adjust as needed. Foss has also set up a vegetable garden in the Middle School, as well as an aquaponic system to grow herbs, and has aspirations of someday having a large greenhouse at Thayer that would not only be a source for food, but also a resource for education and learning.

Foss’s love of organic, local foods spurred the emergence of his backyard garden, which has become Foss Farms.

The chicken coop not only provides fresh eggs each day, but the resulting bird manure is repurposed to create a natural fertilizer that has made his crops astoundingly productive. That said, this backyard green oasis has also been the source of both his greatest pain and his biggest opportunity.

Two years ago, Foss suffered a catastrophic accident in his backyard, almost losing his left leg and needing

in the Boston area, and being recently named as

multiple major surgeries. For a chef used

the official sauce of Boston’s Children’s Hospital

to being on his feet 40-60 hours a week

(having the lowest sodium content of any sauce out

to be suddenly forced to be on his back

there). And while he’s ecstatic about the success of

for four months, not able to do anything

his sauce, he’s equally excited about making more

at all, then having to teach himself how

good food for Thayer for years and years to come.

to walk again, it was all devastating.

What started as a way to slowly rehab

Why? Simply because, as Foss puts it, “food’s the

and focus on something other than the

best, man: it’s got colors, it’s got textures, it’s got

constant pain turned into a recipe for

flavors, it shows itself on its own. I don’t know

a marinara sauce that was simple but

if there’s anything better. I don’t think there is.

delicious. That was the birth of Foss

Everybody has their thing, you know? And I guess

Sauce.

food is mine.”

Canning jars of the wildly popular sauce

And every day during the school year, you’ll see

from home soon ballooned into larger

Chef Doug creating, and experimenting, and

runs for local farmers markets, to today

sharing his gift and passion with others.

being produced in several locations

FOSS SAUCE: “VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, TOMATO, FRESH BASIL, FRESH GARLIC, FOLLOWED WITH SEA SALT FROM RIGHT OUT OF THE OCEAN. I COOK IT FOR TWO HOURS, DROP THE BASIL IN RIGHT BEFORE WE JAR IT. THERE’S NO SUGAR, THERE’S NO CORN SYRUP, IT’S JUST TRULY, TRULY REDUCED THE OLD FASHIONED WAY. IT’S JUST ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS.” Thayer Magazine /// Summer / Fall 2018

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BBQ WRAP

Before he started cooking for professional

ald’s on his way into practice and would order

That ability to create something that makes

athletes like Dwyane Wade and LeBron James,

two McGriddles® (a bacon, egg, and cheese

others happy is what drew Jacobs to the cu-

Michael Jacobs ’91 had some practice cooking

sandwich between two pancakes). Jacobs was

linary arts. He says as a child he was creative

for hungry athletes while at Thayer. “When I

not pleased. “I told him, ‘you shouldn’t be

and loved art and painting. When he would

was on the wrestling team, we’d weigh in in

eating that crap,’” Jacobs says.

come home from school he would cook with

the morning, and then usually go to the home

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his grandmother. His father ran a catering

of Tony Tedeschi ’91, and I’d whip up break-

On his way into work the next day, Jacobs

business on the side, and as he got older he

fast for the entire team,” recalls Jacobs.

stopped at McDonald’s and tried one. “I

would help him on the weekends (Jacobs says

took a bite, and I spit it out. It was full of

with a laugh that he actually ended up cater-

That experience came in handy when he

sugar and junk,” he says. Jacobs and his staff

ing his own Bar Mitzvah). “My father would

started working as the executive chef for

later dissected the McGriddle® and came up

cook, and then the client would call him out

the Miami Heat NBA team. Mike and his

with their own healthier version, made with

to the dining room and everyone would stand

team worked hard to ensure the players were

whole-wheat mini pancakes, turkey sausage,

up and give him a round of applause,” says Ja-

eating enough to sustain them through diffi-

eggs, and low-fat mozzarella with a sugar-free

cobs. “I remember peeking around the corner,

cult workouts and games, while also eating

honey maple syrup. The sandwiches were

and at the time I didn’t know the term, but I

healthy foods to impact their performance on

so popular with the players, Mike Beasley

liked the instant gratification you received. I

the court. Mike tells the story of Mike Beasley,

rarely even had the chance to eat one since the

thought ‘they stand up and applaud for you

a forward who just signed with the Lakers,

sandwiches were often gone before he arrived

and you get paid for this?’”

but was drafted by the Heat in 2008. When

at the practice facility. “Everybody already

Beasley joined the team, he told Jacobs that he

scarfed them down,” says Jacobs. “The next

From Thayer Jacobs attended Johnson

wasn’t hungry because he stopped at McDon-

day we made more and they were a hit.”

& Wales University in Providence. After

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THAT YOU EVER ATE?

CARAMEL AND WALNUT EGGROLLS « BANANA DRIZZLED WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE AND TOPPED WITH WHIPPED CREAM - SUE CLIFFORD GRAS SOUFFLE AT BLUE GINGER ON NEW « FOIE YEAR' S EVE 2000.

- JOANNA SKOLER GILMAN ’86 P ’25

graduation he worked at a Supper Club in Los Angeles and then moved back to the East coast to work under chef Terrence Brennan and in kitchens at Auberge du Pont Rouge and Bacon in Cap d’Antibes in France, Le Gavroche in London, and even studied at the world famous Ecole Ritz Escoffier in Paris. Eventually Jacobs made his way to Miami’s burgeoning culinary scene, where he worked as executive chef at Tantra Restaurant & Lounge, Ferrell Law Firm, and for the Miami Heat,

ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING BURGER AT « THE COWFISH IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA - ANDY GIBSON P ’21, ’22, ’25

« NILE PERCH ENCRUSTED WITH PISTACHIO BREADCRUMBS AND LEMON

- RISHIKA JAIN

« SCALLOP CREPE IN QUEBEC - SARAH COREY P ’15, ’18

creating individually customized pre-game meals and snacks for LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. He now heads up his own company, Strategic Hospitality Group, Miami LLC. As CEO, and Director of Culinary, he provides foodservice and hospitality consulting services to area restaurateurs and hotels. Jacobs has appeared on several Food Network shows, such as Food Challenge and Chopped.

Looking back, Jacobs says Coach Earle and Coach Sawyer were both big influences on his life after Thayer.

For his senior project he worked in a soup kitchen in downtown Boston and in the Thayer dining hall (at the time located in the Frothingham basement). Cooking for his teammates taught him the importance of getting out what you put in—or the value of high quality food to fuel high performance on the court, field, or life—a value he has carried with him to the Miami Heat and his career beyond. “In everything, it truly depends what you personally put into it,” he says.

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« CROCODILE FILLET

- LARRY CARLSON P ’02, ’05, ’10

« BANKU AND FUFU AND KENKE IN GHANA - MAUREEN KELEHER P ’25

FRIED GRASSHOPPERS AND SCORPIONS AT « SKEWERED THE NIGHT MARKET IN BEIJING OR LIVE LEMON ANTS IN THE JUNGLE IN ECUADOR - DEB HIGGINS WHICH IS A DEVELOPING DUCK EMBRYO THAT « BALUT, IS BOILED AND EATEN FROM THE SHELL. A POPULAR FILIPINO STREET FOOD ITEM.

FROM THE 1993 BLACK & ORANGE SADD, Bicycle Club, Big Brother, Freshman Football, JV Wrestling, Varsity Wrestling

- JIM MACVARISH P ’11

« PIG SNOUT

- DOUG FOSS P ’23, ’26

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When he was young, Marc Rando’s father owned a small Italian-American restaurant in Waltham. So for Marc P ’18, ‘20, his childhood was spent roaming the kitchens, basements, and walk-in freezers, getting a first-hand behind-the-scenes introduction to the world of food. It wasn’t until later on in life that he began to experiment with cooking—with food TV shows a main source of inspiration—and the foundation laid as a child has blossomed into a cooking hobby that is second-nature to one of Thayer’s longest tenured teachers.

“I just think that food is one thing that every human being has in common,” he notes. “Sitting around a table with family and friends, just enjoying food. I don’t have much of an artistic side, when it comes to drawing or painting, or other kinds of creativity, but I do like to express creativity in cooking—and I know that it brings people joy, and that’s why I love doing it.”

This love, of course, has found its way into Marc’s classrooms—having taught Spanish language and culture for almost 30 years at Thayer. As part of his Spanish culture class, for example, he has incorporated a segment in which students take on a research project on a cultural festival in the Latin world. Part of that research is to investigate a food or dish that one

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BRINGING CULTURE & CULINARY ARTS TO THE CLASSROOM Story by Paul W. Kahn

would typically eat during that time.

For example, during Holy Week in Spain, there’s a french toast-like dish called torrijas that is made and consumed. And so, not only do students learn about the dish, but they go the added step of actually making it, even

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filming the cooking, then bringing it in

in Spanish, which fits in quite nicely

to share with the class.

with learning about the nuances of commands—“put this in,” “mix this,”

For his Spanish II class, Marc incorpo-

“cut it small,” etc. “There’s quite a bit of

rates teaching with food as well. There’s

vocabulary,” says Marc, “and it meshes

a unit on tapas, and again, recipes are

well with what we’re doing at that stage.

given to students to learn about. In this

And most kids love to experiment, even

case, students have to learn the recipe

if they don’t cook.”

Roasted Halibut Matt Straus ’91

Seafood Paella Marc Rando P ’18, ’20

D Wade BBQ

’Nawlin’s Lobster Roll

Michael Jacobs ’91

Alison Bevilacqua ’03

Breakfast Wraps

Roasted Halibut

Seafood Paella

Ingredients:

Ingredients: 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut to bite size 1 chorizo cut in rounds 1-2 lbs mussels 0.5 lb squid ¾ lb. shrimp 2 ripe tomatoes, diced

¼ lb green beans ½ red bell pepper 1 sweet onion 2 pinches saffron 2-3 tbs. fresh rosemary ½ tsp. oregano ½ tsp. thyme

½ tsp. smoked paprika Salt and pepper Olive oil 2 cups short grain rice 4 cups chicken stock 1 lemon cut in wedges

4 pieces halibut fillet 1 head cauliflower 1 small-medium shallot, peeled and chopped 1/2 C + 2 T butter

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

Instructions:

Coat chicken with olive oil, salt, pepper, rosemary, thyme, oregano and smoked paprika. Refrigerate overnight if possible.

Steam mussels until opened. Take ½ shell off about ½, discarding the empty ½. Shuck the rest completely.

Reserve.

In paella, sauteuse or Dutch oven, fry rounds of chorizo on medium heat until caramelized a bit on each side and remove from pan. Add olive oil to pan and do the same with the chicken. Remove. Add more olive oil if pan is dry and then sauté onion until soft.

Add chopped tomato and more salt and pepper. Add green beans (can be cut in ½). Some deglazing of pan should occur then the moisture

should dry a bit. Add rice and stir, mixing with vegetables. Add almost all the stock and the saffron. Stir.

Put heat on medium low. Slowly start arranging chicken and chorizo, then squid and shrimp. Bury them slightly in the rice bed. Finally add the reserved mussels and lemon wedges.

After about 20 minutes rice should be cooked. If it’s getting too dry but not cooked, add more stock. It should be wet but cooked.

Now turn up the heat to take up final moisture and toast the rice at the bottom of the pan. That’s called the soccarat, and it’s the best part. When you can smell toasted rice(careful not to burn!) remove from heat and cover with clean towel to rest for 10 minutes. It should be slightly crispy and brown on the bottom. Enjoy.

- Marc Rando P ’18, ’20

’Nawlin’s Lobster Roll Ingredients: lobster butter cajun seasoning

garlic dill pickles pickled jalapeno 1 clove peeled garlic

Instructions:

Cook lobsters in a large pot of boiling water until the shells are bright red, (time varies depending on size). Be careful not to over-cook or meat will become rubbery.

When lobsters are cooked, transfer immediately to an ice bath to stop the cooking process.

Crack and pick the meat.

Prepare clarified butter (melt butter over low heat, skim the solid fats off the top).

Place the lobster meat in the clarified butter and stir to thoroughly coat with butter. Using a slotted spoon, remove the lobster meat, allowing the excess butter to drain.

In a large mixing bowl, toss the lobster meat with about 2 teaspoons of cajun seasoning (to taste). Any store-bought brand will work fine. We make our own using white pepper, cayenne, dried onion, dried pepper, dried parsley, and dried oregano.

bun, toasted bibb lettuce micro cilantro lemon wedge

To make pickled jalapeño relish:

Instructions:

Combine 1 cup of your favorite brand of garlic dill pickles (we use a Backyard Brine Garlicky Dill pickles), with 1/4 cup pickled jalapeño (we pickle our own, but you can buy them jarred), and 1 clove fresh peeled garlic.

Puree in a food processor until a relish consistency is reached.

Line a toasted bun with bibb lettuce and fill with about 5 oz. of seasoned lobster meat.

Top with 1 tablespoon of jalapeño relish and garnish with micro cilantro and a lemon wedge.

Enjoy!

- Alison Bevilacqua ’03

For the cauliflower puree: De-stem the cauliflower head, reserving all of the florets. Blanch florets in boiling salted water for 2-3 minutes, until a knife easily moves through them. In a sauce pan on low heat, melt 1/2 C butter and add chopped shallots. Simmer gently for three minutes, no color. Add steaming cauliflower, melted butter and shallots to a blender and blend until smooth, using a poker or wooden spoon to press florets down. Add salt to taste.

Reserve in a small covered pot.

Heat a large skillet and add 1T vegetable oil. Gently salt four pieces of halibut fillet. When the skillet is so hot that it’s almost smoking, add the fish. Place skillet in the oven.

After 3-4 minutes, when the edges of the halibut are cooked and only the center of the top of the fish is still translucent, pull the skillet from the

2 C English peas, blanched 1 T vegetable oil Kosher salt Ramp/Shallot vinaigrette Fresh herbs

oven and return to the stove top. Add 1T butter and baste the fillets with the brown butter for 30-45 seconds. Flip the fillets and continue to baste for another 30-45 seconds.

While the fish is cooking, heat English peas in 1T butter with a pinch of salt and a couple of splashes of water in a small covered pot over a low flame.

For the finishing vinaigrette: at Heirloom we love to serve this dish with a ramp vinaigrette, made with a simple 1 to 3 acid to oil ratio and chopped ramp bulbs. We chiffonade ramp leaves to finish the dish. If ramps aren’t in season or aren’t available, use a simple vinaigrette with some finely chopped shallots and fine herbs of any kind—chervil, parsley, tarragon especially.

Open a delicious bottle of gently chilled white wine and enjoy.

- Matt Straus ’91

D Wade BBQ Breakfast Wraps This breakfast wrap is one of the Miami Heat players’ favorite. High in protein (turkey and eggs), low in fat, and wrapped in a high fiber whole wheat tortilla shell and cooked with fresh tomatoes this is a breakfast loaded with anti-oxidants (lycopene), vitamins A and C and fiber.

We recommend making the BBQ Turkey mixture in advance and using it for breakfast as needed.

Ingredients: ½ lb Ground Turkey Breast 1 cup chopped tomato (about 2 large tomatoes) 2 tbl sugar free catsup 1 tbl splenda 2 oz of white vinegar 1 tsp of kosher salt ½ tsp of black pepper 6 Whole Eggs or Egg Whites whichever you prefer 3oz Lowfat Part Skim Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Instructions:

Spray low-fat non-stick spray into a preheated skillet and add the ground turkey. Sauté until cooked through then add the rest of the ingredients.

Simmer at low heat for 15 minutes or until the mixture pulls away from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.

Warm two 8” whole wheat tortillas in a toaster or oven, scramble one egg over low heat in a skillet and divide between the two tortillas. Add two tablespoons of the BBQ mixture and fold over. Lowfat cheddar cheese and chopped green onion add a little pizzazz!

- Michael Jacobs ’91

End of the Year

A Beautiful New Tradition The Academy started a new, moving tradition this past May. The “Senior Walk” — extending from the CFA to the main green — involved all members of the senior class walking through the applause, high fives, and hugs of a “tunnel” of underclassmen and faculty members.

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" On the Peru trip we practiced the Incan tradition of ayni, or reciprocity. Ayni means “hoy por ti, mañana por mi.” Today for you, tomorrow for me. We gave our best energy to the children at the orphanage. We showed them that they are not alone and forgotten. Today. Farm families opened their simple homes to us. We reciprocated by planting a field for them. Hoy por ti..."

Commencement Speaker

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" Shape your life as much as you can. Don’t expect you can shape it all. But keep constant the belief that you will be rewarded day in and day out - if - you seek out what magnifies your spirit..."

Commencement Speaker

Dan Levinson

" I want us to make three promises to ourselves today.

One, that we will take whatever uncertainties we face and treat them instead as opportunities. Two, that we will own our failures, no matter how small or how big they may be. And, three, that we will go forth from today and build new beautiful beginnings on the empty stage that our time at Thayer has left for us.

Today, a curtain might be closing, but a new curtain opens. And that, my fellow graduates, is our cue."

Commencement Speaker

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Seniors 2018 Senior Profiles

Drew Kelner ’18 Cross Country (Captain), Track & Field (Captain), Mathletes, Jazz Combo Hometown: Pembroke Attending: Harvard University In terms of advice I’d give to incoming freshmen, I would say, definitely be willing to try new things. There’s a lot of different sports and clubs that you can take advantage of early on and that’s going to help you build relationships. Also try new things in terms of your classes. I had never heard of computer science before and now I’m going to be majoring in it.

Loan Anh Tran ’18 Cross Country, Track & Field, Red Cross Club (President), Musical Theater, Model UN Hometown: Randolph Attending: Brown University When thinking about Thayer, I immediately think about the strong community of both students and teachers. The atmosphere that the community creates helped me grow so much as a person. When I entered in 6th grade, I was so shy, I didn’t participate in anything. I just wanted to focus on school and just go through the motions. Thayer’s really opened me up and really changed my future.

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See more senior profiles at: www.thayer.org/studentprofiles

Simeone Montrond ’18 Cross Country, Track & Field, Musical Theater Hometown: Dorchester Attending: George Washington University The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about Thayer is gratitude. Gratitude to have the opportunity to attend a great school, and to be able to learn so much from my coaches and develop strong bonds with my teammates. I also feel like I was challenged at Thayer, so I think of how I will have to work hard in order to achieve success.

Annie Huycke ’18 Track & Field (Captain), Cross Country (Captain), Peer Advisor, Musical Theater, Dance, Jazz Combo Hometown: Hanover Attending: Northwestern University I would say opportunity is what comes to mind when I think about Thayer. When I was first applying, I knew I really wanted to run cross-country in the fall and be in the fall musical, and a lot of the other schools would say, “Okay, you can do one activity one year and then one the next, but you can’t really do them both.” Thayer was the only school that said, “Yeah, absolutely. Why not?” One of the things that Thayer does so well is that there are so many opportunities to get involved in the community. All the teachers were so supportive of me no matter what I was doing or how many things I was involved in.

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Seniors 2018 College Matriculation

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Amonte, Tristan A. Astley, Margaret E. Bennett, Lauren M. Bodio, Alexander R. Brewster, Hunter W. Bridge, Cameron L. Bright, Matthew K. Browne, Amelia B. Burke, Lily M. Cabral, Felisha Callahan, Drew C. Carlson, Andrew M. Casey, Jake E. Castanon, Madeleine Caissey Chaisson, Collin P. Charleston, Matthew K. Cochran, Julia T. Colman-Lerner, Samantha Comeau, Jacob R. Costello, Anna C. Currie, Sydney C. Daly, Emma M. Dawson, Nicholas D. Dennett, Marlie M. Deree, Kevin J. Diaz, Jazmin Yarelis DiMaio, Megan E. DiRico, John Burton DiRico, Matthew C. Dobay, Jayson R. Dow, Crea Dow, Elias J. Drooff, Collin W.

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Junior Hockey Elon University (NC) The George Washington University (DC) Sacred Heart University (CT) Bentley University (MA) University of Miami (FL) University of St Andrews (Scotland, UK) Fordham University (NY) Loyola University Chicago (IL) Northeastern University (MA) Marist College (NY) Whittier College (CA) Santa Barbara City College (CA) New York University (NY) University of Colorado at Boulder (CO) Saint Joseph’s University (PA) Elon University (NC) Syracuse University (NY) King’s College London (Great Britain, UK)) Trinity College (CT) The George Washington University (DC) Loyola Marymount University (CA) Boston College (MA) University of Vermont (VT) University of Maine (ME) Nova Southeastern University (FL) Pratt Institute (NY) Gap Year Bentley University (MA) Junior Hockey 2018 - UMass Amherst 2019 (MA) Fordham University (NY) Tufts University (MA) The George Washington University (DC)

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Dussuau, Laryssa Audrey Feinberg, Isaac B. Fiorentino, Nicholas T. Fitzgerald, Sarah E. Fitzpatrick, William C. Flynn, Diana C. Garrett Jr., Peter J. Gavin, Katelyn L. Gilpin, Jacqueline A. Goffin, Andrew M. Goldberg, Noah S. Googins, Evan R. Green, Eric S. Griffin, Niamh M. Gu, Zeyi Havlicek, Declan R. Hayden, Leanne Heffernan, Shane T. Howley, Anna M. Hu, Jianing Hulverson, Bennet J. Huycke, Anna E. Jones, Garrett Michael Kearney, Cassidy N. Kelner, Drew R. Kennedy, Sean J. Kindle II, Stephon J. Kotopoulos, James Patrick Kraan, Rachel A. Lambert, Jayce A. Langenhagen, Morgan E. Lemanski, Cameron D. Lenaghan, Duke

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Rando, Samantha C. Raymond, Ellen B. Reed, Griffin A. Relaford, Lucille A. Roland, Cole W. Rotondi, Connor J. Sage, Conor Andrew Scannell, James B. Schneider, Tessa C. Shiel, Patrick F. Simmons, Brenna N. Skillman, Margaret M. Smith, Emily N. Sougarides, Arianna Stanwood, Katherine C. Steffan, Emma R. Stern, Hanna D. Storch, Maximilian C. Sullivan, Kelsey J. Swett, Nina Taylor, Bowen R. Teevens, Riley Q. Thompson, Ian A. Tran, Loan Anh Tsoumbanos, Marianna Urekew, Arianna M. Vaida, Mia Van Pelt, Roderick S. Wagner, Maximilian A. Walker, Henry C. Wichern, Charles J. Witkos, Isabel S. Zhang, Huiyuan

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Arts Merrily We Roll Along

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Merrily We Roll Along is Stephen Sondheim’s most notorious flop. Running only 16 performances in 1981, it was a heartbreaking failure for the creative team and the very young actors who inhabited these roles. The backwards storytelling confused people, and the “sad” ending (shown at the beginning of the play) was depressing to audiences. Mostly because of a defiantly beautiful, post-closing cast album recording, the show later developed almost a cult following and has been revised, revived, and re-tooled multiple times. In this version, Frank’s beginning, with his cherished copy of Charley’s play in his hands, points to a future of forgiveness and reconnection. In our adaptation, we choose to focus on the endurance of their relationship and their love for Mary, and the belief that you can start to make things better from wherever you are. “Friends this long has to mean something’s strong…”

“Now You Know”

We chose this play for the Thayer stage for its value as a cautionary tale, and for the complexity of the music and lyrics. Sondheim at the high school level is not for the faint of heart or for the casual theatrical dabbler. These students worked at their highest, most committed level for the entire rehearsal process. They have taken the story to heart, and more than anything, we hope that they carry the messages of this play forward with them.

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Martin Nyagilo ’24 singing ‘‘Footloose’’

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Gavin Pevarnek ’22 as the magistrate in Fools

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Arts On the CFA Stage

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A.J. Ratti '20 sings and plays the guitar during the May Music Concert

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Stephon Kindle ’18 playing the trombone in one of the music ensembles

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Bringing down the house are Hannah Stern ’18, Cam Bridge ’18, and Izzy Lonigro ’18 in their brilliantly executed take on Beyonce’s hit ‘‘Put a Ring On It.’’

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Ruibin (Jacky) Chen ’19 singing a solo

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Kendall Bryant ’18, Annie Huycke ’18, Hannah Stern ’18, Honour Rhoades ’18, and Madeleine Castanon ’18 dance in a memorial to Holocaust victims

Arts Thayer Student Artists

Cheryl Xue ’19

Reedie Warwick ’21

Hexuan (Judy) Wang ’23

A few samples of student artwork under the guidance of Upper School Thayer Art Faculty and Gallery Director Karen Koskores P ’10, ’13 and Middle School Art Faculty Dena Gwin.

Caitlyn Marat ’18

Loan Anh Tran ’18

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Ilona Perry ’18 and Dylan Amonte ’19 on the lacrosse field.

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Athletics

NCAA Student Athletes from the Class of 2018 Here are the twenty-two Thayer student-athletes who were recruited and who will be playing on NCAA fields and courts around the country this fall.

Kevin Deree

Jayson Dobay

Football

Ice Hockey

Football

Lacrosse

Marist College

Trinity College

Cassie Kearney

Cross Country & Track

UMass Amherst

University of Maine

Anna Costello

Drew Callahan

Middlebury College

Sean Kennedy

Jayce Lambert

Track

Lacrosse

Babson College

Stephanie Lyons Basketball Springfield College

Holy Cross College

Duke Lenaghan Lacrosse UMass Amherst

Wil Linell Baseball St. Lawrence University

Michaela Markwart

Devon Mann

Aidan McDonough

Tennis

Football

Wellesley College

Wagner College

Ice Hockey Northeastern University

Jay O’Brien

Michael McDonough

Ice Hockey Providence College

Football

Maggie O’Donnell Lacrosse Colorado College

University of Rochester

Cole Roland Baseball Dartmouth College

Emily Smith

Katherine Stanwood

Ice Hockey

Cross Country

Nazareth College

Max Storch

Riley Teevens

Football

Baseball

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Babson College

Boston College

Ian Thompson Lacrosse Dickinson College

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Katie MacVarish ’11 enjoys Thayer Auction 2018 with her father, Thayer Science Faculty Jim MacVarish P '11 Kristen Daley Schadt '87, Maureen Pace P '19, '21, Kathy Horgan P '20, Brenda Lyons P '12, '14, '18, Meghan Haggerty '02, featured panelists and hosts of Thayer's Professional Women's Networking Event at State Street Participants from the Tennis Event at Black Rock, part of the General's Open Tournament this past May

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An ice sculpture in the shape of Main Building, part of Auction 2018 decorations

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Louie Bello ’94 sings to close out another successful Auction 2018

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Kellie Zupkofaska P '23 and Julia Drozdick P '23, '25 at Auction 2018

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Matt McGuirk '92 and Brad Peterson '13 draw a winning name during a giveaway at this past February's record-breaking Founders Day: A Day of Giving event.

2018 Thayer Legacy Photo At Commencement 2018, alumni and their children gathered for a Thayer Legacy photo on the steps of Main Building.

Top Row (L-R): Peter Garrett ’86 , P.J. Garrett ’18, Brendan McDonough ’87, Mike McDonough ’18, Laurie Pfeffer Amonte ’89, Tristan Amonte ’18, Tony Amonte ’89 Second Row (L-R): Sandra Colman ’73, Samantha ColmanLerner ’18, Lily Burke ’18, Michael Burke ’84, Allison English ’90, Linda Stetson Palmer ’65, Michael Pinola ’91 Third Row (L-R): Andrew Bennett ’91, Lauren Bennett ’18, John Roland ’82, Cole Roland ’18, Violet Pinola ’16, Benjamin Pinola ’18 Fourth Row (L-R): Cam Bridge ’18, Stephanie Leggett Rando ’88, Steve Curry ’85, Sofi Pinola ’18, Alex Young ’11 Bottom Row (L-R): Tonya Bridge ’87, Samantha Rando ’18, Sydney Currie ’18, James Pinola ’88 Legacy alumni/children not present for photo: Jack DiRico '76 and Jack DiRico '18; Leo Reed '86 and Griffin Reed '18; Janelle Rotondi '86 and Connor Rotondi '18; Jennifer Sage '87 and Conor Sage '18

Upcoming 2018-19 Thayer Alumni Events § October 13, 2018 - Homecoming 2018 - Hall of Fame Luncheon - Alumni Tailgate

§ November 13 - General’s Council Reception & Event

§ Jan 7 - Feb 4, 2019 - Thayer Faculty Art Show - Gallery

§ February 4 - Founders Day: A Day of Giving

§ February 22 - Valicenti Cup 2019

§ April 4 - Professional Women’s Networking Event

§ May 3 & 4 - Reunion 2019

§ May 13 - General’s Open Tournament

§ June 8 - 142nd Thayer Academy Commencement

Remember: Events/dates are always subject to change - for the latest up-to-date calendar of events, go to: www.thayer.org/calendar

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Alumni REUNION 2018 RECAP

Watch the 2018 Reunion recap video online: www.tinyurl.com/ThayerReunion2018

Once again, hundreds of returning alumni enjoyed a May weekend at Thayer. Reunion 2018 was a celebration of alumni, some who came for the first time, others who have come for decades.

M ichael Kent ’58, Mark Michelman ’58, Susan Fritz Michelman ’58, Martha Reardon Bewick ’58, and Judith Kent enjoy a treat from the Cookie Monstah Truck during Reunion

 Michael Kent ’58 and Bruce Marden ’58 reminisce outside of Cahall.

B ill Smith ’68 P ’01, ’04 gives a speech to gathered classmates in Southworth Library during their 50th Reunion Dinner.

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 John Kane ’13, Frankie DiGiacomo ’13, Justin Hendrickson ’13, Aaron Gilmore ’13, Jack Tully ’13, Richard Rosa ’13, and Caroline Browne ’13 are all smiles during the cocktail hour.

For more information please visit:

www.thayer.org/reunion

Alumni Recognition Luncheon Laurence Pope ’63

ACHIEVEM ENT AWAR D

At Thayer, Larry served on the Panorama newspaper staff (editor his senior year) and played tennis.

After Thayer, Larry graduated from Bowdoin College in 1967. Following two years in the Peace Corps, he joined the Foreign Service and served his first posting as a Consular Officer at the embassy in Saigon.

He devoted the greater part of his diplomatic career to posts dealing with the Middle East and North Africa, whether in the Department of State, missions abroad, or on attachment to the military. He spent 15 years in various diplomatic roles, which included Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d’Affaires in Bahrain; Director for Northern Gulf

Affairs (Iran and Iraq); Associate Director for Counter-Terrorism; Ambassador to Chad; and Political Advisor to General Anthony Zinni, C-in-C US Central Command (Tampa, Florida). He is a recipient of the highest award given by the Defense Department to a civilian, the Secretary of Defense Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service.

Renee is the President and Founder of the African American Heritage Preservation Foundation.

The African American Heritage Preservation Foundation is a nonprofit organization designed to provide awareness of endangered African American historic sites and to serve as an educational resource for individuals, community groups, educational and historical genealogical societies, and government entities.

Renee is also the former Chief Financial Officer and Chief of Administration for America’s Promise -The Alliance for Youth, an organization that is focused on the well-being of young people. She is also the former Vice President and Treasurer for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB).

CPB’s mission is to facilitate the development and assurance of universal access to non-commercial, high-quality programming and telecommunication services.

Renee received her undergraduate degree from Northeastern University and her MBA from the University of Denver. She has written books centered around her passion for African American history, The African American National Biography; Buckingham County; African-American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945, and In View of the Great Want of Labor: The Legislative History of Employment of African Americans in the Confederate States of America.

of students for college and their future careers. Countless alumni cite Ms. Bailey’s influence in the development of their writing skills that they carried with them through college and life. Ms. Bailey’s former colleague, Dan Levinson remembers Betty’s “uncanny ability to remember what it was like to be a student and how someone that age thought and felt,” he said.

“If I look back over the long-ish arc of my own education between toddler-hood and this my 38th year at Thayer, it’s Betty who emerges as my most influential teacher,” said Jim.

Following 9/11, he became a Senior Advisor for Arab Affairs at the US Mission to the United Nations, a consultant to the Defense Department, and a Senior Fellow at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia.

After the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi and the death of the US Ambassador to Libya, Larry came out of retirement to go to Libya as Chargé d’Affaires until a new ambassador could be installed.

Recently, Larry has devoted much of his time to historical research, with a special interest in Ancien Régime France. In June, 2014 Larry became a Senior Fellow of DiploFoundation.

Diplo’s mission is to strengthen participation of all stakeholders in diplomacy, international relations, and policy.

E. Renee Ingram ’73

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Betty Bailey ’63 Betty taught at Thayer for over 30 years and retired in June of 2005.

She graduated from Thayer in 1963 as the valedictorian of her class and a standout three-sport athlete. Upon graduation, she went to Mount Holyoke College. In 1975, Betty returned to Thayer to teach English and coach field hockey, basketball, and tennis.

LOYALTY AWA R D

During her years at the Academy, Betty’s meticulous attention to grammar and the written word undoubtedly prepared hundreds

English faculty member Jim King P ’01, ’04, ’06 offers his gratitude to his former department head.

In 2002, Betty was inducted into Thayer’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Soon after the Elizabeth A. Bailey ’63 Fund and Bailey-King Author Series Endowed Fund were established to celebrate the profound impact she had on her classmates and her students at Thayer.

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Alumni REUNION CLASS PHOTOS

Reunion Class Photos

Here are the Thayer classes (“3s” and “8s”) who came back to campus in May of 2018.

Class of

1968 Front Row (L-R): Brian Tedeschi, John Mangat-Rai, Dwight Crowther, Jeff Lewis Second Row (L-R): Gail Kotowski, Pam Johnston, Robin McBride, Barbara DiNatale, Annette Lombardo, Susan Taterka, Betsy Ross, Elizabeth Crowther, Ann Reed, Cathy DeLizza Third Row (L-R): Bruce McClelland, Roger Sakolove, Peter Green, Kevin Welch, Bill Thompson, John Burke, Michael Hayes, Stephen Strasnick, Bob Gardiner, Rosalind Lincoln, Larry Niland, Mike Delcolliano, Dan Keene, Eric Aleo Back Row (L-R): Don Hansen, Doug Kent, Bill Smith

Front (L-R): Jonathan Gold, Susan Fritz Michelman, Brenda Paulsen Davis

Class of

1958

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Back (L-R): John McGowan, Mark Michelman, Martha Reardon Bewick, Michael Kent, Bruce Marden

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Class of

2013 Attendees in Alphabetical Order: Dan Aliber, Mickey Alperin, Jared Bacon, Jacob Basseches, Caroline Browne, Orett Burke, Pat Carroll, Dan Costello, Drew Daylor, Frank DeGiacomo, Colm Desmond, Mark Donovan, Kelcie Finn, Caroline Fitzpatrick, Shane Gallagher, Christine Gill, Aaron Gilmer, Ella Goldthwaite, Victoria Graceffa, Justin Henriksen, Mary Herbert, Allison Hooley, Hana Isihara, Archimede Jerome, Elizabeth Johnson, Jack Kane, Kathryn Keenan, Callahan Kent, Zachary Lacey, Bonnie Leta, Madeline Lewis, Isaac Lit, Carson Marsh, Alex McKeon, Liza McPherson, Jack Morey, Linnea Nordgren, Michelle Ohlson, John Pereira, Emma Reilly, Sydney Rice, Meagan Riley, Richard Rosa, Jonathan Sheedy, Brenden Sullivan, Katherine Tardiff, Emily Thoi, Jack Tully, Brennen Walker, Lexi Windwer, Nicole Yorra

Class of

2008 Front (L-R): Tim Lesinski, Lauren Riedel, Mamtha Raj, Sarah Hagman, Jessie Pereria, Molly Trust, Eric Hsiao, Shane Reardon Back (L-R): Mike MacNeil, Roberto Cordero, Ryan Urso, Nick Celli, Mike Signorelli, Jamal Turner, Connor Henley

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Alumni REUNION CLASS PHOTOS

REUNION 2018: REUNION CLASSES

Class of

2003 Front (L-R): Elizabeth Ianessa Trofatter, Elyse Boyle Alexander, Elizabeth Lizardo, Kaela Leonard, Kris Arcand Back (L-R): Nelson Briggs, Benjamin Bornstein, Derek Carter, Thomas Zaffiro

Class of

1998

Front (L-R): Neha Shah Sharma, Elizabeth Faletra Malloy, Allison Dalton Trojano Middle (L-R): Sarah Novick McGuirk, Lee Hannula, Barrett Ward Ellis, Jessica Badger Severance, Robin Shone Hutton, James Rogan, David Ryan Back (L-R): Margo Orr Glidden, Scott Fay, David VonIderstein, George Lambert, Evan Burleigh, Ryan Neville, Donald Badger

Class of

1993

Front (L-R): Lauren Grove-Markwarth, Lesley Leibowitz Snyder, Julie Burke-Blanchard, Lyndsey Allison Williams, Daryl DeValerio Andrews Middle (L-R): Deb Jones Melkonian, Robin DeVito, Steve Losordo, Lauren Fish Lowing, Kevin Langley Back (L-R): Pete Scahill, Doug Troupe, Sean Merrick, Josh Snyder, Dave Wainwright, Mark Melvesky, Ryan Thorton 48

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Middle (L-R): Stephanie Leggett Rando, Karen Chermesino Mills, Bill Gerety, Lisa Forger Rooney, Kelley Tuthill, Marlene MacDonald Ketchen Back (L-R): David Anderson, Chris Gong, Rob Hayes, Scott Legg, Mark Tierney, Gillian Davidson, Bill Higgins

Class of

1988

Class of

1983 (L-R): Christine Teixeira Pereira, Maurice Blaustein, Maria Donahue Murphy, Ann Weidner, Duncan Cook, Michael Baler

Class of

1973 (L-R): Lee Oliphant, Betty Bynoe Scott, Janice James, Allan Cohen Sandra Colman, Heather Graham-Oliver ’74, Jamie Cashman, Ray Tedeschi

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Front (L-R): Kathy Olson Schelleng, Tara McCarthy Corcoran, Liz Frado Mazzola, Terri Dreier, Carol Jackmauh Blake

Class of

1978 (Front L-R): Stu Liss, Chris Connor Ashburn, Joe Duffey (Back L-R): Stuart Richards, Pat Flaherty, Ken Borden, Stephen MacDonald

Class of

1963

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Alumni CLASS NOTES: 1940s-60s

Class Notes Celebrating the wedding of two young alums (A.J. Ferrera ’09 and Hannah Mulvey ’10) (See list of who all attended on page 58)

CLASS OF

1946 Martha Svenson Shafer ’46 Martha Shafer writes, “Just had my 90th birthday - seems so old. Keeping busy with repairing my family beach house in Duxbury. It suffered in the winter storms of 2018, especially the yard.”

CLASS OF

1947 Helen Young Dolan ’47 Helen writes “Still enjoying South Carolina playing golf, and reading in local school with Reading Peers and giving courses on Constitution to fellow residents. Visited Cuba last year.”

ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE THAYER COMMUNITY CLASS OF

CLASS OF

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1951 70th

Reunion Year!

Gertrude Rogers Drysdale ’49 Gerry writes, “Would love to hear from other 49’ers! Keeping busy volunteering, working out at a local gym, and annual trips to Cape Cod and London. Feeding the birds, seeing deer and other wonderful wildlife on our hill.”

Janet McCarthy ’49

Robert Brown ’51

Janet, Nancy Beal Allen ’49, Margaret Vassington ’49, and Betsy W. Woolf ’49 enjoyed a wonderful luncheon sharing memories and catching up on life!

Alumni from the Class of 1951 attended the General’s Open at Black Rock Country Club: George Burke ’51, Robert Brown (seated), Arthur Valicenti ’51, and George Stephenson ’51.

(SEE PHOTO ABOVE)

CLASS OF

1948

Janice Moeller-Limbert ’51

Nancy Hazard Freese ’48 Nancy writes: “Married for 66 years and widowed on May 3, 2017. We have four wonderful, successful children and nine grandchildren all doing very well. We had a great grandchild born in the spring of 2018!”

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Elenore Reill Selin ’49 Elenore writes, “November 2017 - Spent one week with World Wide Fund seeing Polar Bears in Chute Hills Manitoba, Canada - awesome learning experience.

Janice moved from Hanover to New Hampton, NH. She can be reached at 781-826-9499 and would love to hear from friends and classmates. She also is looking to find a copy of her old Becker History textbook from Ms. Osgood’s class!

CLASS OF

1953

CLASS OF

1959

Pat Andrews ’53

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Pat writes, “I am a happily retired physician (Tufts ’59). Now living in Rye, NH enjoying tax free NH. At 82, I am still kicking!”

Elizabeth Gould Koines ’53 Betty writes, “This will be my 38th year as a volunteer docent at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, CA - specializing in history and art.”

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1963 60th

Reunion Year!

Susan Rose Spurling ’59 Susan writes, “My brother, Edward D. Rose ’57, passed away in May 2017.

We have moved to the Ridge Club in Sandwich, MA as of August 2014. We still winter in Naples, FL.”

CLASS OF

Barbara Stuetzer Lauterbach ’53 Barbara traveled to Chinon, France in December 2017 to join a food writers workshop. While in France, she visited with the daughter of Anne Vonckx Weaver ’53, Meg. Barbara is doing a food column for the local newspaper “Laconia Daily Sun.” Her daughter is an Associate Dean of Undergraduates at Harvard and her son is a Director at MSNBC.

1960 C. David Hobson ’60 David writes, “I have been retired for some years now and continue sailing the North East Coast during the summers. I also enjoy woodworking and travel. We moved to Harvard, MA two years ago.”

CLASS OF

1962

CLASS OF

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65th

Reunion Year!

John Arapoff ’54 John writes, “Just sold a large painting ’Sunrise on Powder Point Duxbury’. One of my eight granddaughters is a freshman at Purdue studying veterinary medicine.”

CLASS OF

1958 Nancy Ross Lipsky ’58 Nancy writes “Still skiing but only when the sun is shining. Life on the ranch is terrific. Come visit!”

Frank Tenore ’62 Frank asks his classmates: “57.5: Why not? Why wait? More news to follow soon.”

Jonathan Verdun ’62 P ’84 Jon writes, “2017 proved to be a roller coaster ride. My wife Mary successfully won her battle with breast cancer, then retired from over 35 years as a Radiologic Technologist, and in June, we moved to The Pinehills in Plymouth, MA. My daughter, Caylee, is finishing her studies becoming a Graduate Geologist. My son, Todd, is enjoying living in Florida, teaching and counseling, and playing lots of music. Mary and I are planning trips to Italy, the Canadian Rockies, and northern California wine country. Mary does yoga four times a week, and I am enjoying golf in the summer and tennis year round, and this year celebrating a 50 year friendship performing acoustic/folk music with my trio, P,B&J (Priscilla, Bob and Jon). Mary and I are looking forward to seeing the class of ’62 at our next reunion. Good health and peace to all!”

Elizabeth Bailey ’63 At this year’s Reunion, Betty was honored as the recipient of the Alumni Association’s Loyalty Award to acknowledge her exemplary dedication to Thayer, including her remarkable 36 years of service as a teacher, a coach, and mentor to so many students and members of the community. (SEE PAGE 45)

CLASS NOTES: 1950s-1960s

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Laurence Pope ’63 Larry was presented with the Alumni Association Achievement Award during Reunion weekend. This award recognized and honored Larry’s work, specifically as it related to his extensive work in the Foreign Service. (SEE PAGE 45)

Alexander ’Sandy’ Salmela ’63 Sandy recently retired from his firm, A.K.S. Associates, which he founded 27 years ago. He and his wife, Nancy, also relocated to New London, NH in 2016 and spend several winter months in California near his daughter Margot and her family.

Stephen Smith ’63 Stephen and his wife Shirley will be leaving their three children, seven grandchildren, and great-grandson to go on a Scandinavian Cruise with his Swedish cousins this Fall 2018. They visit their family in New England every year from their growing family in S. E. Michigan.

CLASS OF

1965

Jeffrey Burnett ’65 Jeff and classmate Bob Tonner ’65 had a wonderful visit in May with former longtime faculty member Grace Bernen Hinrichs near her home in Maine.

(SEE PHOTO ABOVE)

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Dwight Crowther ’68 Dwight and his wife, Lois, just returned from a 36-day, 9,400-mile drive around the country!

Barbara DiNatale ’68 I have been to Italy and Sicily over 30 times and finally visited the beautiful Italian Island of Sardinia (from my bucket list). I was also nominated by Cardinal Cushing School as volunteer of the year to the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation in 2017.

Robert Gardiner ’68

“ What fun to get together with a TA classmate on a vacation in Hawaii!”

- Lois Hirshberg ’65

Lois Hirshberg ’65 Lois writes, “What fun to get together with a TA classmate on a vacation to Hawaii!” She caught up with classmate Tom Likos ’65 during a trip to Hawaii in March (SEE PHOTO ABOVE)

Donald Hansen ’68 CLASS OF

1966 Kristin Herzog ’66 Kristen writes, “I moved to Naples, FL this year. We were caught in the hurricane but had no damage. Still unpacking boxes!”

Debby Caldwell McNeil ’66 Debby writes, “Can’t believe we are turning 70!! Ahhh...! I’m still very active and traveling internationally. We’ve taken up pickleball which is so much fun. Wish I could see you all more often.”

CLASS OF

1968 John Burke ’68 Last year, John traveled to Italy and Hawaii. Then in February 2018, he visited New Orleans as he tagged along with his wife Lisa who presented a paper there.

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After retiring from Blue Cross Blue Shield, Bob has dedicated the last 10 years as a hospice volunteer on the Cape.

He writes, “I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people in difficult times.”

Gardening and being on the Cape are his favorite past times.

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Donald writes,”Still an old rock and roll ’geetar’ player! I have a band “Jack Casual and the Casualtees” and we’re actually pretty good!”

Pamela Johnston ’68 Pam writes, “Thank you for a great Reunion Thayer! Since I am living in an alumni-free zone here in Oregon, it seemed like the car wasn’t the right place for my TA sticker. So I decided it could be a sort of identification. I thought of a new way to use my sticker. It helps to keep my straw hat sorted out from the felt one. (SEE PHOTO BELOW) I suppose next I should send you a picture of the horse in her black and orange fly mask! Thanks Thayer for your great work on the reunion. Each one has been conducted differently, and this was the best version.”

Elizabeth Ross ’68 Betsy writes, “I’ve lived a quiet life with my significant other for 10 years! Have 2 wonderful children and 4 amazing grandchildren-like everyone else! We are lucky to be here to enjoy and have them all!”

Roger Sakolove ’68 Roger recently began an acting/modeling career, including background work with Kelsey Grammer and Kirsten Bell in a Netflix movie. He is also working background in a new Amazon series created, written and directed by Matthew Weiner from Mad Men. Roger and his wife, Scotti, have two daughters. Carly is a professional actress, and their daughter Jill is a Beach Body Fitness Consultant.

William Smith ’68 P ’01, ’04 Bill writes, “I am semi-retired and spending some time in the winter in Florida.

My daughter, Lauren, is an educational journalist for U.S. News & World Report and my son, Greg, is in a rock band. How is that for work diversity?”

Stephen Strasnick ’68 Steve writes, “Amy and I recently retired, sold our home in Sharon, MA and relocated to the east coast of Southern Florida.

We now spend our days being lazy, travelling, and visiting grandchildren.”

CLASS OF

1970 Laura Shea ’70 Laura’s latest novel, Murder at the People’s Theater, has been published. This is the second in the Erica Duncan Mystery series.

CLASS OF

1973

1976

Sandra Colman ’73

Paul Singarella ’76

Sandra writes, “My daughter, Samantha, graduated from TA this June 2018. She has loved her school as much a I did and heads off to college well prepared and with a cache of wonderful experiences and memories.”

​Paul and Jamie Wine​ ’88​ are b​ oth ​partners at ​the law firm ​Latham & Watkins​. Working together, they prevailed in representing the State of Florida​​in ​a water rights case involving aquatic resources of the Florida Panhandle.

Dan and his wife, Kathy, are living in Falmouth, ME and own and operate four golf courses- Nonesuch River Golf Club in Scarborough, ME as well as Bridgeton Highland, Sanford Country Club, and Fox Ridge Golf Course.

Renee Ingram ’73 Renee was presented with the Alumni Association Humanitarian Award during Reunion weekend. This award recognized and honored Renee’s inspirational work as the Founder and President of the African American Heritage Preservation Foundation, Inc. (SEE PAGE 45) CLASS OF

1978 Peter Tedeschi ’78 After holding leadership roles as an SVP at Putnam Investments, CEO of Tedeschi Food Shops, and as a proud member of the Executive Board of Directors for Friendship Home, Peter is running for Congress to represent the 9th Congressional District.

Here he feels he can put his values and many years of leadership and business experience to use in the service of others.

CLASS OF

1981 James Ferrera ’81

1974 FRIDAY & SATURDAY - MAY 3-4, 2019

45th

Reunion Year!

Cynthia Brandenburg Galligan ’74 P ’11, ’11 Cynthia and her family enjoyed celebrating the wedding of her daughter Lindsey Galligan ’11 and Evan Smith on March 10, 2018 at the Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, MA. (SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 58)

P ’09, ’12, ’15, ’16

Jim, Paul Gallagher ’81, and David McCarthy ’81 participated in the 24th Annual General’s Open Golf Tournament and Tennis Event on May 14, 2018 at Black Rock Country Club in Hingham. Rounding out the foursome from ’81 was Thayer Trustee, Dan Budde P ’10, ’12. (SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 61) Jim's son A.J. ’09 got married to Hannah Mulvey ’10 on June 30, 2018. (SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 50) CLASS OF

1982 Thomasina Johnson ’82

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1975 Elizabeth Heidenreich Gregg ’75 “After years of summer visits to Maine, Mike and I moved to the Bath area and are enjoying life here very much. I continue to cherish the friends I made at TA and hope my classmates are well.”

Kelley Tuthill ’88

Jeff’s niece, Julianne Landry ’14, had 49 saves in her final hockey game for Brown University. (SEE PHOTO BELOW)

CLASS OF

Daniel Hourihan ’73

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Jeffrey Toussaint ’82

CLASS NOTES: 1980s-1990s

CLASS OF

Thomasina was nominated by Governor Charlie Baker to the Suffolk County Juvenile Court. The Juvenile Court Department is a statewide court with jurisdiction over civil and criminal matters including delinquencies, youthful offender cases, care and protections, and children requiring assistance cases.

CLASS OF

1983 Pamela Johnstone Boucher ’83 Pamela writes, “Both of our boys graduated from college in 2009 and have secured successful careers in the Boston area. They both own their homes, but no weddings or grandchildren yet! We’re looking forward to those special days ahead!”

Maria Donahue Murphy ’83 Maria writes, “I retired from the Airforce reserves in 2015 as a Lieutenant Colonel.

I went back to work full-time two years ago, after being a stay-at-home mother while in the reserves.”

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1990

1987

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CLASS OF

CLASS OF

CLASS OF

35th

Reunion Year!

Geoffrey Goodale ’84 Congratulations to Geoff for being recognized for his significant contributions to Law in 2018 by Lawyers of Distinction in the Sunday New York Times. Geoff is recognized for his work in International Law. He is an expert on trade and customs law with all issues relating to tariffs and free trade.

CLASS OF

1985 James McDonough ’85 Jimmy serves the students and staff of Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District as the Executive Director for Academics. He has been part of the LFCISD family since 2003.

Paulette Bruneau Brooks ’87

Lori Tregoning Donnellan ’90 P ’17, ’19, ’21

Paulette is in her second year of service on the Board of Trustees of Innovation Academy Charter School and has been elected Vice Chair. She also serves as a director of the school’s 501(c)(3) foundation, Vision for Innovation Academy.

Lori and Alex Durso ’90 participated in the 24th Annual General’s Open Golf Tournament and Tennis Event on May 14, 2018. Rounding out their foursome was Lori’s husband, Will, and friend, John Folino. Lori’s daughter, Eva, will be entering the sixth grade at Thayer this fall. (SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 61)

CLASS OF

1988 Jeremy Roenick ’88

CLASS OF

Jeremy is a judge on Season 2 of the Golf Channel’s Driver vs. Driver. The show gives viewers an exclusive, inside look at the complex process of designing a driver - from creating a functional prototype, to testing clubs with PGA Tour players, to showcasing head-to-head competitions to develop the next world-class driver from Wilson.

1991 Joshua Cohen ’91 Josh’s son, Teddy, will be entering the seventh grade at Thayer this fall.

Michael Jacobs ’91 Michael Jacobs Feature on page 20.

Jamie Wine ’88 ​See Paul Singarella​’76 on page 53.

CLASS OF

CLASS OF

1986

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30th

Reunion Year!

Robert DeMarco ’86 P ’19, ’21 Rob, Rob Lally ’86, Joe Roach ’86, and Scott Ferrigno ’86, participated in the 24th Annual General’s Open Golf Tournament and Tennis Event on May 14, 2018 at Black Rock Country Club in Hingham. (SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 61)

Tony Amonte ’89 P ’16, ’18, ’19, ’23

Matt Straus ’91 Matt Straus Feature on page 14

Joanna Skoler Gilman ’86

Tony led the Thayer Varsity Hockey team all the way to the finals of the large school New England championship game, falling just short with a 4-3 overtime loss. This marks four consecutive years where the team has reached a New England tournament berth.

Joanna’s son, Charlie, will be entering the sixth grade at Thayer this Fall.

Michelle Norton Sweeney ’89

James Record ’86 James has been the Dean of Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University since April 2016.

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2018 has been a big year for Michelle.

She and her boyfriend, Steve Valcourt, got engaged in January at the Mount Washington Resort, and after 26 years working as an RN, Michelle graduated from Curry College with a Bachelors of Science from the Nursing program in May.

Mark Wainwright ’91 Mark’s daughter, Grace, will be entering the sixth grade at Thayer this fall.

CLASS NOTES: 1990s-2000s

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1992 Jamie Allison ’92 Despite the bone chilling rain and cold temperatures, congratulations to Jamie for completing another Boston Marathon!

Melissa Tuthill Forger ’92 Melissa’s daughter, Taylor, will be entering the sixth grade at Thayer this fall.

Ryan Thornton ’93

Gregory Lally ’92 Greg’s daughter, Caroline, will be entering the ninth grade at Thayer this fall.

Pierce Norton ’05, Ryan Thornton ’93, and Mike Mottau ’96 CLASS OF

1993 Kenneth Berman ’93 Ken has taken a new job at EdX, an e-learning company. He is the Marketing Director responsible for consumer acquisition, conversion, and retention.

Julie Burke-Blanchard ’93 In April, Julie started working in Thayer’s Alumni House as the Campaign Director.

Lesley Leibowitz Snyder ’93 P ’23 Drew, the son of Lesley and Josh Snyder ’93, will be joining his brother Jack ’23 at Thayer Middle School this fall as a sixth grader.

Stephen Losordo ’93 Steve recently made an exciting career move and is joining Kevin Caulfield ’96 at Compass Realty as a Senior Vice President.

CLASS OF

CLASS OF

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1996 25th

Reunion Year!

Joseph Amoroso ’94 Joe and his wife, Shannon, welcomed their fourth child - a daughter Emma Mary Amoroso on June 4, 2018. She was 20 inches long and weighed 8lbs 9oz.

Anni McDonough Zukauskas ’94 Anni led the Thayer Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse team to another great season - finishing with an overall record of 10 wins and 5 losses.

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1995 Alec Donahue ’95 Alec is a Senior Coach at Cycle-Smart.

Ryan Thornton ’93 In late January, Ryan, Mike Mottau ’96, and Pierce Norton ’05 were selected to play in an annual hockey tournament in Sun Valley, ID together. The team was coached by the famous Hollywood film director, Bobby Farrelly. They split a two-game series against the semi-pro team called the Sun Valley Suns.

(SEE PHOTO ABOVE)

Geoffrey Wilkinson ’95 Geoff and Chris Sullivan ’95 along with their wives Lindsay Wilkinson and Holly Langmeyer Sullivan participated in the 24th Annual General’s Open Golf Tournament and Tennis Event on May 14, 2018 at Black Rock Country Club in Hingham to benefit Thayer Academy’s Financial Aid Program.(SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 61)

Kevin Caulfield ’96 Kevin co-chaired this year’s 24th Annual General’s Open Golf Tournament & Tennis Event that took place on May 14th at Black Rock Country Club.

Kevin’s foursome included his classmates Mike Mottau ’96 and Jake Borden ’96.

(SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 61)

Mike Mottau ’96 See Ryan Thornton ’93 and Kevin Caulfield ’96 (SEE PHOTOS ABOVE AND ON PAGE 61)

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1997 Michael McGuirk ’97 Mike and Mike Tourney ’97 along with fellow Thayer alumni Ryan Cox ’98 and Craig Paster ’98 participated in the 24th Annual General’s Open Golf Tournament and Tennis Event on May 14, 2018 at Black Rock Country Club in Hingham, and placed third overall.

(SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 61)

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Alumni

Most likely you’ve used the Yelp app in the past month - it’s the app of choice for seeing what’s good in the area, or recommending the best dishes to sample at a restaurant. Perhaps you’ve even been compelled to write a review of a place after a particularly scrumptious (or less than adequate) meal. For Phil Chan ’98, an administrative law lawyer by trade, food review writing has turned into a pretty unique distinction: he counts himself as one of the very few Yelp Elite Black members.

CLASS NOTES: 1990s-2000s

PHIL CHAN

’98

YELP ELITE BLACK STATUS ACHIEVED! Story by Paul W. Kahn

What is Yelp Elite Black? A select group of Yelp reviewers who are granted Elite status based on quality and frequency of writing.

While no official percentage is revealed by Yelp, some estimates have it at just 4% of Yelp reviewers. If a reviewer maintains his/her status for five years (you have to renew each year), they achieve gold status. If they keep their status for ten years, as Chan has done, they are given Yelp Elite Black status.

Back in the day, in order to become Yelp Elite, you had to be nominated by a Community Manager, who would read reviews to see if any looked like they were serious about writing, or were interesting, or funny. Right around the time he was wrapping up law school, he

- Phil Chan ’98

1998 Phil is currently practicing administrative law with the Department of Unemployment Assistance. See his short profile above.

Brooks Orpik ’98 In June 2018 Brooks won his second Stanley Cup, this time, playing as a defenseman and assistant captain of the Washington Capitals - the first Stanley Cup in their 44-year history! Brooks also won while with the Pittsbugh Penguins in 2009.

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“It’s a little bit fusiony,” Chan notes while describing the dish. “The dessert is in a bowl, with pudding on the bottom with this black sesame sponge on top. So it looks like some sort of out-of-this-world intergalactic landscape scenery. It looks very interesting.

It’s topped by thin chips of black sesame or sesame flavored toffee.”

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Phil Chan ’98

Brooks Orpik ’98

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Apart from the selectivity factor, the main draw of being a Yelp Elite member are the member-only events that are held periodically (some limited to just Gold or Black Elite members). Chan has attended exclusive inviteonly dinners at the Capital Grille, Towne, Fogo de Chao, Flemings, Santouka, Seasons 52, and Pabu. That last restaurant introduced him to what has become his favorite dessert in Boston: the black sesame milk chocolate pudding.

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“ I think I’m one of those reviewers that I’m easy to please, but I’m hard to impress.”

began writing reviews on Yelp. “I got an email invitation to join Yelp Elite, and I was like, it doesn’t hurt, doesn’t cost me anything, so sure I’ll join.” Over ten years and a whopping 794 reviews (and counting) and over ten years later, he achieved Elite Black status. (Sadly, there is no “Black Card” that they give out.)

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Debra Morris ’99 Debra is currently a teacher in the Newton Public School system and is the Owner of “Stix 4 Chix Lax Clinx” in Dedham.

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2000 Hassell ’Drew’ McClellan ’00 According to the USC School of Cinematic Arts news, Drew now serves as Senior Program Specialist and Department Chair of Cinematic and Visual Arts at the Los Angeles County High School of the Arts where he encourages the next generation of filmmakers to create their own work at a professional level. He is producing and developing several projects with alumni from the department at LACHSA who graduated last year and taking them to streaming services like Netflix, Apple, and Amazon.

Colin Smyth ’00 Colin started a new position as Director of Flywire, a leading provider of international payment solutions, connecting clients with other businesses and consumers on six continents.

Ryan Olsen ’00 Ryan is the Co-Founder of B/SPOKE Indoor Cycling Studio, which has classes in downtown Boston, Mashpee, and Wellesley.

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2001 Catherine Campbell ’01 Cate is in her 11th year teaching 4th grade in Lexington, MA. She spends her summers in Maine with her two kids; Lily, age 6, and Adam, age 3. (SEE PHOTO AT RIGHT)

Mark Selby ’01 Mark started a new position as Vice President of Marketing at Titan Advisors LLC.

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Some of Phil’s South Shore favorites include Cohasset’s French Memories for crossaints, and the linzer tortes at Konditor Meister (“very hazelnutty, with a raspberry tart flavor.

Quite elegant.”)

“I was definitely shyer when I was at Thayer,” Chan recalls. “Both verbally and even just writing wise, I was a little shy. I think maturity, combined with experiences at Thayer like Declamation helped me out.”

While you’d think that a Yelp Elite Black member must’ve been a foodie and/or a prolific writer from birth, Phil notes that neither was the case. “I actually didn’t like eating when I was young, and didn’t really appreciate food until after college. It was then that I started becoming a little more aware of eating more local food, or healthier portions just stuff that’s higher quality.”

So, what makes a good Yelp review?

“For me, it’s about explaining why you do or don’t like something,” he notes. “Just saying the food was bad isn’t helpful. Even saying the beef was good - why was it good? I write down qualities of the food, like it was tender, or flavorful, whatever. Without being too verbose. You have to get to the point. You can infuse some wit, and you can sometimes - but only once in a while - infuse some stories. I think the review is dependent on the place. So for a pizza joint, most people do not want to hear about specific decor, that sort of thing - they just want to know how is the pizza?

Now, for a fancier restaurant, like a fine dining restaurant, people are more sensitive to the service, décor, atmosphere, this and that - you’re not just quickly eating in, going out.

They want to know more of those things, and they do want to know more specifics.”

As for his later-realized knack for writing - he actually has Thayer to thank for this.

Namely, Betty Bailey ’63 - “I wouldn’t say she was a taskmaster, but she definitely kept you accountable. So I appreciated her.” Moreover, he credits Jim King P ’01, ’04, ’06, his sophomore English teacher, as influential, and Norma Atkinson GP ’07, ’11, ’16, as one of his favorite teachers ever, for planting the seed that led him to a path in law.

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Apart from being able to sample some of the finer restaurants at periodic events, Chan enjoys meeting people at Yelp Elite events.

“Some of them have similar interests, some are from different walks of life, different stages of life. We often debate about different restaurants we’ve been to. And it’s always kind of fun to try new stuff,” he notes.

“But when it comes down to it, I really think that the reason why I starting writing reviews - and have kept it up for so long, is that I wanted to contribute to a community, or just contribute to people in my own way.”

Read Phil’s Yelp Reviews online at: phillyc.yelp.com

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2003 Alison Bevilaqua ’03 See profile of Alison on page 16

Nacie Carson Pereira ’03 Nacie started a new position as Talent Manager at The Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm and the world’s leading advisor on business strategy.

Kathleen Reilly Ross ’03 Kate married Brian Ross on June 16, 2018 in Pebble Beach, CA. Sean Reilly ’88, Patricia Cummings ’89, Steven Reilly ’99, Kacy Cerasoli-Maitland ’03, Kathleen Smyth ’03, Leah Goldman ’03, Erin Shanley ’03, Alicia Tedeschi ’03. (SEE PICTURE AT LEFT & ON PAGE 58)

Brian Signorelli ’03 Brian’s book “Inbound Selling: How to Change the Way You Sell to Match How People Buy” is now available on Amazon.

Elizabeth Iannessa Trofatter ’03 Elizabeth shared that she is moving on from Corinthian Events to Convergent Dental to be their in-house event and meeting manager.

Catherine Campbell ’01

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Thayer Weddings

WEDDINGS & BABIES

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Kathleen Reilly ’03

Kate married Brian Ross on June 16, 2018 in Monterey, CA. Alumni in attendance included Sean Reilly ’88, Patricia Cummings ’89, Steven Reilly ’99, Kacy Cerasoli-Maitland ’03, Kathleen Smyth ’03, Leah Goldman ’03, Erin Shanley ’03, Alicia Tedeschi ’03.

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Yusef Khan ’05

Yusef married Michelle Oligny in Canton, MA. Alumni in attendance included Safia Khan ’11, George Tillotson ’05, Alex Cusick ’05, Alex Mouchati ’05, Ben Macneil ’05, DJ Lawton ’05, Aaron Singh ’05, Antoine Mouchati ’07, Michelle Sirois ’08, Sumeet Khosa ’08.

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Kathleen Reilly ’03

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Yusef Khan ’05

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Ellie Clayton ’09

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Hannah Mulvey ’10 & A.J. Ferrera ’09

5

Shane Coté ’11

Ellie Clayton ’09

Ellie married Robbie Hoffman on Saturday, July 7, 2018 in Hingham, MA. The wedding party included Kelsey Johnson ’09, Emily Hines ’09, Cameron Flaherty ’09, Mary Ginns ’09, Zach Clayton ’08, and Matt Clayton ’14.

Other alumni in attendance included Andrew Johnson ’07, Colby Johnson ’12, Dani DeMarco Resor ’09, and Thomas Greeley ’06.

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Hannah Mulvey ’10 & A.J. Ferrera ’09

Hannah married A.J. on June 30, 2018 in Charlestown, MA. Alumni in attendance included Jim Ferrera ’81, Chris Lerner ’09, Nicki Pardo, Megan Flaherty ’09, Evan Metzold ’09, Caroline Casper ’10, Jackie Cox ’10, Brenden Sullivan ’13, Abby Sullivan ’11, Kayla Florence ’10, Kara Duval ’10, Tom Finneran ’09, Kyle McKenzie ’09, Colin Ferrera ’16, Michael Desmond ’09, Isabella DiRado ’10, Tim Sprague ’10, Mallory Collins ’10, Brian Murphy ’10, Sarah Mulvey ’08, Joe Ferrera ’12, Luke Ferrari ’11, Kassy Sullivan Desmond ’09, Tom Darling ’09, Andrew Marsano ’09, Sam Freidman ’09, Paul Gallagher ’81, Sean Fallon ’81 P ’19, ’20, Liza Huschle ’16, James Ferrera ’15.

5

Shane Coté ’11

Shane married Ellen Deninger on May 5, 2018 in Providence, RI. His brothers Joshua Coté ’13 and Matthew Coté ’16 were his best men and Riggs Raymond ’11 was one of his groomsmen. Other alumni in attendance included Jack Bandera ’11, Cory Rayfield ’13, Will Manning ’13, Phil Mouchati ’11, Allie Morey ’11, and Jack Morey ’13.

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Lindsey Galligan ’11

Lindsey married Evan Smith on March 10, 2018 at the Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, MA. In attendance: Cynthia Brandenburg Galligan ’74 & James Galligan P ’11, ’11, Greg Galligan ’11, Marcia Brandenburg Martinson ’70 & Rev. Terry Martinson P ’96, ’01, Andrew Martinson ’96, Eric Martinson ’01, Julia D’Allessandro ’11 and Nicole Vazza ’11.

Newlywed?

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Lindsey Galligan ’11

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Thayer Babies

Welcoming the newest members of the Thayer community!

Emma Mary Amoroso

BORN: June 4, 2018

Joseph Amoroso ’94 & Shannon Amoroso

Amelia Frances Frechette

Joseph Anthony Richman

BORN: January 9, 2018

BORN: March 24, 2018

Alexa Emanuel Frechette ’06 & Mathieu Frechette ’06

Kiera Maureen Carberry

BORN: December 6, 2017 Kenny Carberry ’08 & Kate Carberry

Charles Allen Roberts III

BORN: March 2, 2018

Nathan Richman ’07 & Tessa Richman

Rochelle Ballin Roberts ’04 & Allen Roberts

Maggie Frances Shanley

Rhys Walsh

New Parent?

Share the good news with your fellow Thayer alums!

Email us your newborn’s full name and date of birth - and be sure to include a high-res (300 dpi or higher) photo to Thayer Magazine at:

magazine@thayer.org

BORN: June 20, 2018 Thomas Shanley ’97 & Jennifer Shanley

BORN: March 21, 2018

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Alumni CLASS NOTES: 2000s

Pierce Norton ’05 In late January, Ryan Thornton ’93, Mike Mottau ’96, and Pierce were selected to play an annual hockey tournament in Sun Valley, ID together. The team was coached by the famous Hollywood film director, Bobby Farrelly. They split a two-game series against the semipro team called the Sun Valley Suns.

(SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 55)

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2006 Karl Desmond ’06 Karl, along with brother Colm Desmond ’13, played in the Alumni Soccer Game over Reunion weekend in honor of Jake Diamond’s retirement.

Austin Gallagher ’04

(SEE PHOTO ON NEXT PAGE)

“ Working with Shaq was really fun - he was a great guy and I was really pleased at the message of the show and how it was received by the millions who tuned in!”

- Austin Gallagher ’04 on working with Shaquille O’Neal during Shark Week

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Rochelle Ballin Roberts ’04

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Austin Gallagher ’04 This summer, Austin and Upper School Science Department Head Don Donovan P ’10, ’13 have been doing a lot of work with Thayer students on projects in collaboration with Austin’s conservation nonprofit Beneath the Waves. On July 23, 2018, Austin and Don begin their own ’Shark Week’ with kids at Camp Thayer. "It’s been a really great expansion of our partnership, and we hope it will continue to grow," noted Gallagher.

In late July, Austin hosted an episode of Shark Week with Shaquille O’Neal. The episode debuted on July 22, 2018 on Discovery Channel. Austin helped Shaq get over his fear of sharks in the Bahamas. (SEE PHOTO ABOVE)

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Rochelle and her husband, Allen, welcomed a baby boy on March 2, 2018. Charles Allen Roberts III weighed in at 8lbs 2.5oz and measured out at 21 1/4 inches!

Alexa Emanuel Frechette & Mathieu Frechette ’06

(SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 59)

(SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 59)

Patrick Mathews ’04

Conor McManus ’06

Patrick, his wife Sara, and their 9-month-old son, Ryan, recently moved to Norwell.

Conor married Shelley Brown on June 3, 2018 in Newport, RI.

Mat and Alexa welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Amelia Frances Frechette, into the world on January 9, 2018.

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2005 Robert Melchionda ’05 Rob participated in the 24th Annual General’s Open Golf Tournament and Tennis Event on May 14, 2018 at Black Rock Country Club in Hingham. Rob’s foursome came in second place.

(SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 61)

James Gallagher ’07 Jimmy married Heidi Wehmeyer on June 21, 2018 at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH.

Brian Gibbons ’07 The Anaheim Ducks have signed Brian to a one-year contract. Brian has played 125 career NHL games, recording 48 points with a +17 rating. He set career-highs in goals, assists, points, plus/ minus and games with New Jersey last season. Brian also played for Team USA at the 2018 World Championship.

McDonough P ’18, Melchionda ’05, O'Brien P ’18, Fields

Lally ’86 P ’22, Ferrigno ’86, Roach ’86, DeMarco ’86 P ’19, ’21

Borden ’96, Caulfield ’96, Mottau ’96, & Hickey

Sullivan ’95, Langmeyer Sullivan ’98, Wilkinson, Wilkinson ’95

CLASS NOTES: 2010s

Alumni/Parent foursomes at the 24th Annual General’s Open Golf Tournament

McGuirk ’97, Cox ’98, Paster ’98, & Torney ’97

Donnellan ’90 P ’17, ’19, ’21, ’25, Donnellan, Durso ’90, Folino

Gallagher ’81, Budde P ’10, ’12, McCarthy ’81, Ferrera ’81 P '09, ’12, ’15, ’16

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2008 Kenneth Carberry ’08 Kenny and his wife Kate welcomed Kiera Maureen Carberry on December 6, 2017. She was born a healthy 7lbs 1oz at 12:33am. (SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 59)

Maura Carberry ’08 Maura got engaged to Matt Stoeckle on May 13, 2018.

Claire Castleman ’08 Karl ’06 & Colm Desmond ’13

Nathan Richman ’07 Nate and his wife, Tessa, welcomed a baby boy, Joseph Anthony Richman, born March 24, 2018.

(SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 59)

Jared Tokarz ’07 Jared completed the 2018 Boston Marathon and raised money for the Corey C. Griffin Foundation. The donations raised fund the Corey C. Griffin Foundation’s activities in support of children, education, and faith. (SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 62)

Claire made the 2018 GreenBiz 30 Under 30 list! These 30 young leaders are demonstrating the world-changing promise of sustainability in their everyday work.

Ciara Desmond ’08 Ciara is the Founder of “Wicked Om Yoga” - a yoga school dedicated to enhancing the quality of yoga teachers and trainings on the South Shore.

(SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 64)

Matthew Evans ’08 Matt was inducted into the University of New Hampshire Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2018. (SEE PHOTO AT RIGHT)

Matthew Evans ’08

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Thayer Runs Boston

Alumni

Alums who ran the Marathon in April 2018

CLASS NOTES: 2000s-10s

Clara Desmond ’08

Robert Geary ’10

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On May 20th, Robert graduated from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine with a DMD. He graduated with fellow TA alum and classmate Mikenah Vega ’10.

Morgan O’Brien ’12

Allie Menard ’10 Christine Healy ’09

See Thomas Koskores ’10.

Christine started her own company called Craft’d Company.

Hannah Mulvey ’10 See A.J. Ferrera ’09. (SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 58) Kim Sportack ’12

Mikenah Vega ’10 On May 20th, Mikenah graduated from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine with a DMD. He graduated with fellow TA alum and classmate Robert Geary ’10.

Craft’d Company creates signature events and provides consulting services to craft brands. Check out her next event in the Boston area!

Timothy Sprague ’10 See Isabella DiRado ’10.

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A.J. Ferrera ’09 A.J. married Hannah Mulvey ’10 on June 30, 2018 in Charlestown, MA. (SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 58)

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Jared Tokarz ’07

Shane Cote ’11 Shane married Ellen Deninger on May 5, 2018 in Providence, RI. His brothers Josh Cote ’13 and Matt Cote ’16 were his best men and Riggs Raymond ’11 was one of his groomsmen.

(SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 58)

Isabella DiRado ’10

Tyler Richardson ’11

Isabella got engaged to classmate Tim Sprague ’10 on June 22, 2018.

Ty’s new short film, War Poem, is now available to watch online. Based on a poem of the same name, Ty’s emotive film follows a brother and his wounded sister as they escape their war-torn city in search of a place of peace.

Thomas Koskores ’10 Tom has started a new position as Senior Financial Analyst at Salesforce in San Francisco, CA. Tom also recently proposed to fellow classmate Allie Menard ’10 in Greece!

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Watch the brilliant short film of Ty Richardson ’11 and read about his process in creating it at: tinyurl.com/tyrichardson11

Gina Ubertini ’12

Lindsey Galligan Smith ’11 Lindsey married Evan Smith on March 10, 2018 at the Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, MA. (SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 58)

2012 Derek Keough ’12 Derek accepted a job as a Math Teacher at Thayer! He will be starting in September 2018.

act) requests. He has published many online articles for Muckrock on subjects including the weaponizing of police forces and illegal government surveillance of private citizens.

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2013

Morgan O’Brien ’12

Colm Desmond ’13

Morgan completed the 2018 Boston Marathon and raised money for Tedy’s Team and the American Heart Association. (SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 60)

Colm, along with brother Karl Desmond ’06, played in the Alumni Soccer Game over Reunion weekend in honor of Jake Diamond’s retirement. (SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 61)

Lexi Smith ’12

Kelseyann Poole ’13

See Lexi’s profile on page 12 of this issue!

CLASS NOTES: 2010s

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Last fall, Kelsey was the Assistant Field Hockey Coach at Wheaton College.

Attention Alums!

Know fellow Thayer alumni who are doing

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something interesting or amazing? Do you

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know of someone

Reunion Year!

who continues to live out our motto by

Kimberly Sportack ’12 Kim completed the 2018 Boston Marathon and raised money for Christmas in the City, Inc. Christmas in the City helps relieve the impact of homelessness and poverty on Boston-area children and their families. (SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 60)

Gina Ubertini ’12 Gina completed the 2018 Boston Marathon and raised money for Massachusetts General Hospital in memory of Justin Lloyd ’12. (SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 60)

Curtis Waltman ’12 Curtis has been out to the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota twice this year doing investigative reporting on many Native American issues.

His article about discrimination against Native Lacrosse teams was recently published in Deadspin. His story was subsequently picked up by USA Today and ESPN. Curtis is also working for Muckrock, a start-up incubated by the Boston Globe doing FOIA (freedom of information

Christopher DeGiacomo ’14

inspiring others to

Chris, a John Hopkins University baseball player, hit for the cycle on May 10, 2018.

Chris is the second player in school history and the fifth ever in the Centennial Conference to hit for the cycle.

excellence or their many contributions to the common good?

Let us know so that we can feature them in these pages!

Julianne Landry ’14 See Jeff Toussaint ’82

(SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 53)

Isabella Pizzi ’14 Isabella was named to the National Invitational Rowing Championships (NIRC) All-Academic Team. This is the 3rd time she has been honored with this award

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Shane Rinkus ’14 Shane was named team captain for the University of Massachusetts Amherst men’s lacrosse team for the 2018 season.

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2015 Adam Gaudette ’15 Adam won the 2018 Hobey Baker Award!

This is an annual award given to the top NCAA men’s ice hockey player in the country. He became the second Thayer hockey player to win this award (Mike Mottau ’96 in 2000). After his college season, he signed his first NHL contract with the Vancouver Canucks. (SEE PHOTO ON RIGHT)

Adam Gaudette ’15

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Alumni CLASS NOTES: 2010s

Jay O'Brien ’18 Casey Rothschild ’16

“ You are the youngest woman ever to hit the buzzer at American Ninja Warrior!

Herstory was just made tonight!!”

- American Ninja Warrior Co-Host Matt Iseman on Casey Rothschild’s incredible June debut at ANW in Philadelphia

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Christopher Broderick ’16

Jay O’Brien ’18

Chris had another great season on the Denison lacrosse team. His team won the NCAC Championship and went on to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the third round to Ohio Wesleyan 11-10.

A month after graduating from Thayer, Jay was drafted in the first round of the NHL draft by the Philadelphia Flyers with the 19th pick overall.

Last season at Thayer he scored 43 goals and had 37 assists. O’Brien will attend and play hockey at Providence College this fall. (SEE PHOTO ABOVE RIGHT)

Casey Rothschild ’16 On June 25, 2018, Casey became the youngest woman to hit the buzzer on American Ninja Warrior!

(SEE PHOTO ABOVE)

Maren Mellen ’16 Maren has been selected to the NEWMAC Academic All-Conference team.

Read more about Casey’s run and watch video at: tinyurl.com/caseyrothschild16

4’s & 9’s: this is your year!

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JOYCE DIBONA ’59

ON GIVING BACK GIVING BACK TO THAYER THROUGH A CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY

STORY BY PAUL W. KAHN

father placed on education. “My father

Upper School. “It was a very warm,

always said there’s one thing that’s really

family atmosphere,” she says. She

valuable and important that you can do

remembers her art teacher Mrs. Pennock

in life: get a good education,” says Joyce.

bringing her class to the studio where the

“Although I didn’t know I was going

stained glass windows in Frothingham

to have a career, I just liked my job and

were being made. “It brought the whole

worked hard at it. I think when you do

process to life,” she says.

enjoy your work, it’s not really a job.”

Today, Joyce lives with her husband, Bob After college, Joyce says employers were

Weiss, in Boston and Westport. She has

looking for someone who could type;

served as the class agent since graduation

Looking back on her 36-year career in

and because of Mrs. Donner’s exacting

and currently serves on the Thayer

advertising, Joyce DiBona ’59 credits her

discipline, Joyce could do just that

Alumni Board. Previously, she was a

Thayer typing teacher Hilda Donner P

and started work in 1964 in the media

member of the Board of Trustees. She is

’59, ’63 with giving her the skills to land

department at BBDO - a branch office

also a Board member of WalkBoston (a

her first job right out of college. Typing

of one of the largest advertising firms

pedestrian advocacy group), takes art

was mandatory then for both boys and

in New York City. Joyce ascended the

classes at the Museum of Fine Arts, and

girls! The influential teachers Joyce had at

corporate ladder working in advertising

enjoys golf and gardening. Joyce and Bob

Thayer helped her grow an extraordinary

agencies, corporate ad departments

enjoy their nine grandchildren and look

career in advertising - and through her

(including Gillette), and ultimately

forward to their first great-grandchild in

participation in the Southworth Society,

starting her own advertising agency in

the fall.

she hopes to give back to the school that

Boston.

gave her so much.

Joyce is making plans for her upcoming Joyce looks back fondly at her time at

60th reunion on May 4, 2019, and hopes

When she decided to give to Thayer

Thayer, starting at Thayerlands in the

to see many of her classmates back at

through a Fidelity charitable gift annuity,

seventh grade. In fact all of her siblings

Thayer to share their memories!

she remembered the importance her

attended Thayerlands as well as the

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SOUTHWORTH SOCIETY

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ACADEMY

We invite you to consider planned giving as a means to supporting Thayer while creating a personal and meaningful legacy.

Planned gifts can often provide valuable tax benefits and, in some cases, income for life to the donor. Whether you use cash or other assets, such as real estate, artwork, or stock, the benefits of funding a planned gift can be significant. By including Thayer in your estate plans, you can help strengthen Thayer while preserving your existing assets. Individuals who make a planned gift to Thayer are welcomed as members of The Southworth Society. Planned gifts can be tailored to the unique circumstances of each donor, and some typical options include bequests, charitable trust, annuities, or a life insurance policy with Thayer as the beneficiary.

To find out more about how you can benefit from including a planned gift to Thayer in your financial planning, contact Melissa Tuthill Forger ’92 P ’25, Director of Development at 781.664.2501 or mforger@thayer.org or Rachael Rouvales Vassalotti ’79 P ’07, ’11, ’12, Associate Director of Development at 781.664.2504 or rvassalotti@thayer.org.

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In Memoriam

Thayer Faculty & Staff Marilyn Legg P ’88

Science from Lasell Junior College in

faculty were inspired by Marilyn’s kind-

Long-time resident of

1960, Marilyn worked at State Street

ness and wisdom. Organizer-in-Chief of

Scituate, MA, formerly

Bank in Boston, but early marriage and

the Cum Laude dinner, Last Chapel, and

of Braintree, passed away

a young family drew Marilyn home to

Commencement, Marilyn attended to

peacefully at the Pat

Scituate, where she and Dick moved in

every detail, right down to the wrapping

Roche Hospice Home in

1963. There, while at home caring for

of gifts and prizes, and the ordering of

Hingham on Saturday,

her children, she started a highly suc-

floral arrangements befitting occasion

January 20th, 2018, after a lengthy fight

cessful purse-making business, balancing

and season. Marilyn’s concern for others

against cancer. She was 77. Marilyn is

the executive and the maternal as only

extended far beyond her circle of family,

survived by her beloved husband of 55

she could. She loved to watch her sons

colleagues, and friends. She started Thay-

years, Richard M. Legg; her sons, Barry

(just as she would her grandchildren in

er’s annual Blood Donation campaign

and Scott Legg ’88; her daughters-in-law,

later years) grow and excel in sports and

and the Holiday Toy Drive, which grew

Tracy Richardson and Alison Legg; her

in life; this was the source of her greatest

under her inspiring leadership into a

grandchildren, Alexandra, Samantha,

pride. Her adventurous spirit took her

program that helped over 14,000 South

Elizabeth, Aliza, and Garrett. She was

places near and far, among them: road

Shore families, in partnership with local

preceded in death by her parents, Albert

trips with “her Leggy” to Charleston, SC;

charitable organizations (Head Start; the

O. and Doris M. (Carr) Senior, and by

sailing on Penobscot Bay (Camden, ME);

South Boston Neighborhood House; the

her brother, Barry O. Senior.

trips to Italy, Germany, and the UK.

Department of Children and Families;

Marilyn attended Braintree High School,

In 1987, Marilyn came to Thayer

where she thrived as an honors student

Academy where she served for over thirty

Marilyn believed that good could be

and head cheerleader. In her senior year,

years as Assistant to the Headmaster, a

done in ways both big and small. She was

Marilyn met and fell in love with Dick

title that only begins to take the measure

never too busy with her charitable work

and was voted (no surprise here!) “Best

of her impact in that community. She

or with her Thayer duties to ask after all

Personality” by her peers. Marilyn went

worked with four headmasters, evidence

who passed by her desk or took a seat

on to organize every subsequent Brain-

of her value and her commitment to

on her famous bench. She remembered

tree H.S. Reunion for the class of 1958.

the continuity of Thayer’s long-standing

everyone’s triumphs and challenges as

After earning her Associates Degree in

traditions. Thousands of students and

though they were her first priority and

the Dianne DeVanna Center).

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would greet all with her brilliant smile:

Emmanuel d’Amonville

How are your kids? Your mom? How can

Emmanuel “Man-

Marjorie Woodbury Thomson ’37

I help? She offered words of encourage-

ny” d’Amonville 89 of

Marjorie Woodbury

ment, much needed laughter, the occa-

Framingham, formerly of

Thomson, of Wellesley,

sional colorful word, and gentle, candid

Wayland, Sagamore Beach

passed away on January

advice. Everyone left her office feeling

and Plymouth died Friday

23, 2018. Marjorie was

better. She was “Mama Legg” to many,

August 3, 2018 at St Patrick’s Manor in

born in West Roxbury in 1919, and

and the beating heart of Thayer.

Framingham.

raised in Braintree. She graduated cum

Petite, poised, and impeccably dressed,

Mr. d’Amonville was a teacher at Thayer

was “ernest, understanding, sincere, and

Marilyn was a superhero in disguise - a

Academy in Braintree for many years,

above all, balanced.” She went on to

force to be reckoned with - her appear-

and later maintained a private practice as

the Katharine Gibbs School in Boston.

ance belying the extraordinary strength,

a Psychotherapist on Cape Cod. He was

She worked as an office administrator

feistiness, and good humor that were

also a Veteran of the United States Army.

for Payne Webber and HM Interna-

IN MEMORIAM: STAFF-1940s

1937

laude from Thayer in 1937 where she

only amplified when Multiple Myelo-

tional. She married E. Craig Thomson

ma struck. Given only five years to live

Born in Le Chesnay France, he was the

in 1952 and moved to Wellesley where

after her initial diagnosis in January,

son of the late Jean and Antonia (de

she raised her family and lived for 57

2008, Marilyn taught cancer a lesson,

Lavilleon) d ‘Amonville. Mr. d’Amonville

years. Marjorie was a devoted member

outsmarting it for eleven years, and

received his B.S Degree from Boston

of the Christian Science Church and

becoming a spokesperson and cover girl

University and his Master’s Degree in

served with a love that was felt by all. She

for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Clinical Psychology from Bridgewater

lives on in the knowledge she passed on

Fortified by her strong faith, and ever

State.

about gardening, cooking, books, and

faithful to her school and community re-

nutrition. Many of us will remember her

sponsibilities, she rallied. Her motto was

d’Amonville was a nature photography

famous lemon chiffon pie with graham

simply “We will.” She and Dick attended

buff and an avid horseback rider.

cracker crust, a favorite at Christmas.

cancer conferences each year to advocate

Her knowledge of nutrition and the role

for patients and learn about cutting-edge

He is survived by two daughters Suzanne

it played in health deeply influenced her

research and treatments. She participat-

M. d ‘Amonville of Waltham, Christine

circle, and her favorite place was always

ed in cure-finding trials and advocacy

d’Amonville of Haverhill, and he was

her beloved organic garden.

campaigns, appeared in inspirational

the former husband of Adeline “Mary”

videos, and was the guest speaker at

(Johnson) d’Amonville of Wayland.

the grand opening of the Dana-Farber

She is survived by her daughter, son, and her brother, Harland Woodbury ’44.

Cancer Center at South Shore Hospital in September, 2009. She spoke again at its five year anniversary.

1945

Contributions in her memory may be made to Thayer Academy with the cre-

Barbara Cunningham Corey ’45

ation of the Marilyn Legg P ’88 Fund for

Barbara Cunningham

Financial Aid, 745 Washington Street,

Corey, 90, of Petersham

Braintree, MA 02184 or thayer.org/give.

and Medway, MA, passed away on December 14, 2018. She was an avid gardener, conservationist, and community patron. She was born in 1927 to Mary

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IN MEMORIAM: 1940s

(Murphy) and Spurgeon Cunningham

book store. She also volunteered at the

James B. Haley ’48

and grew up in Cohasset with her seven

Old Ordinary in Hingham. Annabel

James “Jim” B. Haley, 87,

siblings. Barbara was married for 50 years

enjoyed services at the Hingham Congre-

of Harwichport, formerly

to Roger Lyman Corey, of Canton, who

gational Church.

of Milton, passed away on

predeceased her in 2003. Barbara was a

January 25, 2018. Born in

graduate of Thayer in 1945 where she

She was a beloved and devoted wife to

was the class Vice President and an honor

her husband, loving mother of two sons,

Jim graduated from Thayer in 1948

roll student. She went on to Worcester

and spent many happy hours, particular-

where he was a passionate baseball player.

State College. She was the inaugural

ly at Christmas, with her two grandchil-

According to his peers at Thayer, “What-

coordinator of the North Quabbin Com-

dren.

ever the situation, Jim always seemed

munity Coalition. The annual Barbara Corey Award was established in 1998 to honor someone from the North Quabbin

1948

Quincy on June 20, 1930.

to be full of pep and ready to go.” After Thayer, Jim graduated from Boston University.

community who exhibits “her passion for

J. Allan Flett ’48

life, values, and love for the citizens of

James Allan Flett, of

He is survived by his wife, his son, and

our region.”

Hingham, age 84,

three grandchildren.

formerly of Milton and She leaves three children including

Canton, passed away

J. Peter Settimelli ’48

current Thayer faculty member Sarah

on December 3, 2018

J. Peter Settimelli, Jr.,

Corey P ’15, ’18. She also leaves many

after a long illness. James was raised in

President of the former E.

many nieces, nephews, and grandchil-

Milton and graduated from Thayer in

Settimelli and Sons Granite

dren including Ann Swett ’15 and Nina

1948 where he was a three sport athlete

Manufacturers in Quincy,

Swett ’18.

playing football, basketball, and baseball.

died May 21, 2018 of a

After Thayer, he went on to East Coast

stroke. His wife, M. Patricia Settimelli,

Aero Tech and Northeastern University.

died a week later, and the couple, from

His entire career was in the automotive

Annabella Ayer Huntress ’47

Weymouth, would have celebrated 60

and trucking industry as a Manufactur-

years of marriage in June 2018. Peter was

er’s Representative and was co-owner of

the son of the late Joseph P. and Edmea

Annabel (Ayer) Huntress,

Eastern Distributor’s Service, Inc. He was

N. Settimelli of Quincy. Born in Quincy,

Hingham, 88 years of age,

a Combat Veteran serving with the U.S.

Peter attended Quincy High School and

passed away after a brief

Marine Corps. in Korea.

then Thayer Academy. He graduated

1947

illness on Saturday, February

from Boston University with a B.A. in

10, 2018. She was born in Boston and

James was predeceased by his daughter.

Business Administration. At a time when

raised in Braintree. She was a high school

Beloved husband of 60 years. Loving

Quincy was still a city of thriving granite

graduate of Thayer Academy. Annabel

father to three children. He also leaves

manufacturers, E. Settimelli and Sons

then went on to receive her Bachelor’s

five beloved grandchildren. Also survived

made monuments for Mark Twain and

Degree in English from Simmons

by many nieces and nephews.

Babe Ruth. Peter joined the firm as the

College. For over ten years, she taught

third generation in the family business.

elementary grades at various Hingham

The couple enjoyed spending time on

schools, particularly South School.

the Cape, traveling and celebrated their

Annabel enjoyed life on Cushing Pond

50th wedding anniversary with family in

and spent many summers at Nantasket

Whistler, British Columbia.

Beach. She took great pleasure in travelling across the country with her family.

Peter’s sense of humor will be especially

Her hobbies included being part of the

missed by his sister, Natalie Small ’51,

Garden Club, Investment Club and a

and brother-in-law. Peter and Pat were

volunteer at the Hingham Public Library

the parents of two daughters and the proud grandparents of one grandson.

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Constance Gould Lane ’49 Constance (Gould) “Connie” Lane, 86, of Newton, formerly of Gloucester, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018, in Stone Rehabilitation, following a lengthy illness. She was the loving wife of the late J. Perry Lane, Ph.D., with whom she shared 62 years of marriage. Connie was born October 26, 1931, in Quincy, MA, daughter of

Congregational Church in Gloucester,

Delfina Fiorini Shockley ’50

on the diaconate and in Nova Scotia was

Delfina Lydia Fiorini-

also a deacon and member of Presbytery

Croscup-Prairie-Cook-

of the United Church of Canada.

Shockley peacefully passed

Connie was an active member of Trinity

away on December 19, Connie is survived by her son, her

2017. Della graduated from Thayer

daughters-in-law, her sister Elizabeth

in 1950 where she was active in many

Koines ’53. She is also survived by her

sports and clubs on campus. According

ten grandchildren; seven great-grand-

to her classmates, “This versatile girl

children; and many nieces and nephews.

participates in almost all activities at

She was predeceased by her husband and

TA. Because of her perpetual gaiety and

three of their sons.

merry heart, Della is welcome everywhere she goes, and everyone admires her

the late Joy (Burroughs) and Kenneth N. Gould. She was a resident of Gloucester for many years, and previously resided

charm and poise.” She had a wonderful

1950

in Aylesford, Nova Scotia, Canada. She

life, full of teaching experiences, traveling and enjoying many family members and dear friends. She will be missed but more

grew up in Braintree and graduated from

Edward G. Curran ’50

Thayer Academy in 1949. At Thayer,

so, remembered for the love, learning,

Edward G. Curran of

and adventure she shared with so many

Sandwich, formerly of

for 85 years. Her daughters hope people

Weymouth and Braintree,

who knew Della will remember her with

died February 3, 2018 at

a smile.

Connie was a member of the Girls Athletic Association and played field hockey, basketball, and softball. She also played a major role in the play productions. Connie then received her B.A. degree from Smith College, and later, M.Ed. from Salem State University. In Gloucester, she was a cub den mother, member of the League of Women Voters, and the Gloucester Power Squadron. She was a preschool Head Teacher and was also a church organist and choir director at several churches. Connie and Perry enjoyed traveling and camping with their family and dog. They traveled across the U.S., into Canada and down to Mexico, home by way of the Grand Canyon. A lasting memory for all the family. Connie and Perry visited England, Wales, Spain, Hawaii, Florida, and the Caribbean. Each summer, a month was spent camping on their property in Canada. She and Perry retired in 1996 to a farm in Nova Scotia.

While there, in addition to activities related to the farm, she formed a singing group which met for twelve years, and she was a member of the Kings Chorale.

IN MEMORIAM: 1950s

1949

the age of 85. Ed graduated from Thayer in 1950 where he played

She is survived by her daughters and her

basketball and baseball. He went on to

sister, Priscilla Fiorini Seminara ’44.

attend Harvard University. He proudly served in the U.S. Army and enjoyed a 32-year affiliation with John Hancock

1951

Mutual Life Insurance Company where he began his career as a programmer in

Russell F. Peck ’51

the advent of the computer era. He was

Russell F. Peck, Sr., Esq., 84,

a member of the Knights of Columbus,

passed away at St. Francis of

Council 5027 and the Scituate Harbor

Assisi Church, in Braintree,

Yacht Club. In retirement, Ed enjoyed

on Sunday, April 29, 2018.

gardening, caring for his yard, and cook-

He was born in Milton in

ing. Most of all, Ed cherished his role as

1933. He attended Thayer Academy,

a proud father and grandfather.

graduating second in his class. Besides being a cum laude student, Russell was

He was the beloved husband of Darrylle.

the football and baseball manager and

Loving father of five children. Cherished

ran track. After Thayer, he attended

grandfather of seven grandchildren and

Wesleyan University in Connecticut and

two great-grandchildren. Brother of the

transferred to the University of Minneso-

late William J. Curran, Jr ’48.

ta Medical School, where he majored in Mortuary Science and Funeral Directing. He received his Massachusetts state embalming and funeral directing license

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IN MEMORIAM: 1950s

in 1954. He then served as a PFC, in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. After his military service, he attended Boston University School of Law and received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1960. He was admitted to the Mass Bar Association in 1961. He passed the Bar in the top 5%. As a lawyer, he worked tirelessly for the former Braintree Savings Bank as a Real Estate and Mortgage Attorney helping local families for thirty years. Russell was the attorney that was instrumental in securing the Federal Grant for the Union Towers, Elderly Housing in Weymouth, under the Nixon Administration, which Russell donated his time and his expertise, pro bono. Russell also ran the family funeral business since the death of his father Mortimer Peck. He was the longest standing member of the Braintree Rotary Club, which he had been a member of since 1958. He was recently honored with the Paul Harris Fellow Award which is the highest Honor the Rotary Club can bestow. He won his perfect attendance award for Rotary this past year.

He was a former trustee of Emmanuel Church. He was an active member of the Braintree Men’s Club. He was an honorary member of Delta Lodge of Masons in Braintree and the Odd Fellows Lodge of Weymouth. He loved summering in Plymouth on Great Herring Pond with his wife, son and family. He especially enjoyed the Plymouth Harbor Fourth of July celebrations with the fireworks.

He was predeceased by his mother, his brother, and his two wives. He is survived by his son and many nieces and nephews. Russell loved his cats, Charlie and Tiger. As a Funeral Director, Russ served the community for an amazing 60 continuous years.

1952

She is survived by her loving husband of

Cynthia Whiting Peterson ’52

dren.

Cynthia W. Peterson, 84, formerly of Concord, died Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in Rochester, NY. Born

58 years; three sons; and five grandchil-

1953 William L. Fibkins ’53

in Hanover, she was the daughter of

William Louis Fibkins, of

the late William and Valerie Whiting.

Peconic, NY, died at his

She attended Hanover Public Schools

home on November 10,

and graduated from Thayer Academy in

2017. He was 83 years old.

1952. Cynthia attended Thayer for one

He was born in Enfield,

year, but she was involved in everything

CT to William and Jean Fibkins and

including field hockey, basketball,

raised on Nantasket Beach. He spent his

archery, badminton, and was the Chapel

summers working at Paragon Park, either

Organist. After Thayer, she attended

cooking lobsters or running the roller

Simmons College for her undergraduate

coaster. He graduated from Thayer in

degree and Mount Holyoke College for

1953 where he played baseball and bas-

her graduate degree in English. Cynthia

ketball. He went on to graduate from the

married Richard Peterson at Mount

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Holyoke College in 1959 and moved to

with a Bachelor’s degree in education

Concord where they raised their three

and earned a Master’s degree and a

sons. The ability to raise her family in

doctorate in psychology and counseling

Concord held a very special place in

from Syracuse University. He spent his

Cynthia’s heart. She was passionate about

life improving how schools, teachers,

the rich history of Concord and about

and students interacted. He founded the

being an active member of her commu-

first teacher center where teachers could

nity, as she became involved with both

learn from and share with their peers. He

the Women’s Parish Association and the

spent the rest of his time working with

Concord Antiquarian Society (Now the

students by creating groups for them

Concord Museum). She was enthusi-

to share. After retirement, he published

astically involved with her children’s

more than 14 books to help educators

swimming competitions at the Heritage

become better related to their students

Pool and Racquet Club in Concord for

and peers. He was an athlete all his life.

many years. Cynthia also enjoyed a pro-

He was a runner and then moved on to

fessional life working as a paralegal for a

the gym every day. He biked two or three

Concord based law firm for a number of

times a day until illness stopped him.

years. Her love for higher education then

His family said as much as he loved his

led her to take a position in the General

work, his main love was family. He and

Counsel’s office at Boston University in

his wife, Kathy, were married 38 years

the early 1990s, and her final position

and raised five sons together. They were

was a grant administrator at the White-

grandparents to eight grandchildren.

head Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge MA.

Predeceased by his brother, he is survived by his wife, his sons, his grandchildren, his brother Paul Fibkins ’66 of Paramus, NJ, and his sister.

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Stanley W. Chaban ’54 Stanley W. Chaban, of Chestnut Hill and East Falmouth, MA, passed away on January 27, 2018. Stanley graduated

Dana is survived by his beloved wife, Shir-

1960

ley Collins Holmes ’54, of Hingham. He

was the loving father of two daughters and

Deborah Drollett Beck ’60

two sons. He was the proud grandfather of three grandchildren and two great-grand-

Deborah Ann Beck, 75,

children. He was the brother of the late

of Cornelius, NC and for-

Richard Holmes ’51.

merly of Spartanburg, SC and Duxbury, MA passed

from Thayer Academy and

away at home on March 10, 2018,

Boston University. His career in real estate

1958

spanned four decades. In that time he enjoyed the respect of countless people and walks of life. He enjoyed traveling with his

Paul F. Flanagan ’58

family to Club Med and spending time with

Paul Francis Flanagan was

them in Menauhant in East Falmouth.

born on November 15, 1940, in Boston. He grew

Stanley was everything to Dolores (Laven)

up in Abington and was a

Chaban having been married to her for 55 father-in-law to his daughter and current Thayer parent, Mamie Marcus, and her husband, Jerry, and a fantastic grandfather to Laura Marcus ’20 and Sam Marcus.

Dana Holmes ’54 Dana Bradford Holmes, 81, of Braintree, passed away at Heights Crossing of Brockton on Saturday, May 12, 2018, after a long illness. Dana was born in Brockton and raised in Braintree.

He was a graduate of Thayer Academy in Braintree and then went on to the School of Practical Arts in Boston. He was employed by and was the manager of T. D. Whitney Co. of Hanover. After leaving T.D. Whitney, he became a painter at Goddard Memorial Hospital in Stoughton and then the Lenox Hotel in Boston, from which he retired.

Dana had also resided in Abington and Middleborough prior to his illness. Dana enjoyed traveling to Europe and his favorite travel destinations were Australia and New Zealand. He also enjoyed working in his yard and garden and holding many family get-togethers there.

after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Her husband of 44 years, Carl E. Beck, Jr. was by her side. She was the

developed a full circle of friends from all

years. A proud adoring incredible father and

IN MEMORIAM: 1950s-1960s

1954

1958 graduate of Thayer.

He received his B.S. in Math and Physics from the University of Miami in 1967. He was recruited by NASA at the university, and upon graduation began work at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX in the Mission Planning and Analysis Division, Math Physics Branch. His work spanned the Apollo missions 7 through 12, which included being present in Mission Control during the Apollo 11 lunar landing. From 1970-1984, he was a Systems Analyst for the private aerospace engineering firm Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA) at their Greenbelt, MD, Mountain View, CA, and Hampton, VA offices. In 1984, he retired from AMA due to severe chronic progressive multiple sclerosis. His only child, a daughter, Jean, was born two years later in Williamsburg, VA. Although he was quadriplegic since her birth, Paul was an involved, loving father and husband. Together with Catherine, his wife of 39 years, Paul built a

daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. Wendell Drollett of Duxbury, MA. She graduated from Thayer in 1960. There, she was Class Secretary, an honor roll student, a member of the Glee Club and Chapel Choir, and played field hockey and softball. She went on to Barrington (RI) College with degrees in Bible and Education. She began her career teaching first grade in Duxbury schools and spent the rest of her life devoted to the Christian education of children. She was a faithful member of Lake Norman Baptist Church for the past two years.

Previously, Deborah had been a member of First Baptist Church, Spartanburg, SC for over 30 years, where she was active in the children’s ministry and managed the church library. Deborah was a blessing to her family and all who knew her. She was known as a wise, kind, and gentle lady who was filled with God’s grace and peace.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, a son, four grandchildren, two brothers including David Drollett ’63, and a sister.

strong and close family. He died peacefully at home at the age of 75 in their loving presence.

He is survived by his wife, daughter, brother, and many cousins.

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IN MEMORIAM: 1960s-2000s

1962

Jon is survived by his loving wife of 41

Jon P. Dana ’62

ally, he is survived by his sister-in-law

Dr. Jon P. Dana, of Lake-

1967

years, son, sister, and brother. Addition-

Elaine Zuckerman Nelson ’67

and niece and nephew.

Elaine Sarah (Zuckerman)

wood Ranch, FL and Orleans, MA during summer months, passed away on his loving family by his side. Born in Boston to the late Dr. C. Lincoln Dana and Eva Dana of Franklin, MA, where Jon spent his happy childhood years. He graduated from Thayer in 1962, where and played soccer and tennis. He went on to graduate from Tufts University and completed a post-graduate year at The University of Bridgeport. Jon later received his O.D. degree from the New England College of Optometry.

Settling in Longmeadow, MA, he was a partner for over 40 years at Springfield Optometric Associates in Springfield, MA until retirement. Jon’s exuberance for life spilled over into every aspect of his being. He was a joyous force with all he pursued, and generously shared that joy of life with all who crossed his path. Husband, father, mentor, friend, and coworker, Jon’s contagious love for life made all who had the privilege to know him better for that connection. His gentle way, indomitable spirit, and effervescent smile will be most remembered and most missed. An avid sportsman, Jon loved skiing, sailing, cycling, and his most recent passion golf. Jon spent many happy hours with wonderful friends, both old and new, cherishing his time in Florida and on Cape Cod. He loved spending time at the beach, clamming, cooking, playing his piano, and traveling the globe, never wasting a minute of any day.

passed away on March 25, 2018 at the age of 68.

September 13, 2017 with

he was a member of the Varsity Club

Nelson of Mesa, AZ

1963 Julie Gange Day ’63

Elaine was born in Brockton, MA and

Julie Gange Day, mother,

moved to Arizona 41 years ago. Elaine

grandmother, sister, aunt,

graduated from Thayer in 1967 where

and dear friend to many,

she was a member of the Girls Athletic

died on November 11,

Association and played softball and ten-

2013, at the Hock Pavilion

nis. She went on to Northeastern Univer-

in Durham, NC surrounded by her

sity and had been a RN for over 50 years

family. She was born December 5, 1944,

most recently employed at HSAG, which

in Washington D.C. She was 68 years

she loved. Elaine was very involved in

old and had moved to Chapel Hill from

the Boy Scouts, Cancer Action Network,

Detroit in 1986. Growing up, Julie lived

VNSA, and Temple Emanuel Sisterhood.

in Alexandria and Charlottesville, VA, Switzerland, San Anselmo, CA, Hong

Elaine is survived by her husband, her

Kong and Eugene, OR. She graduat-

two daughters and predeceased by her

ed from the Thayer and attended the

son. Elaine is also survived by her sisters,

Sorbonne and the University of Oregon.

nieces, and nephews including two

She married in 1966, and started her

great-nephews Joshua Chaskes ’19 and

family in California and Colorado. She

Benjamin Chaskes ’22.

remarried in 1983 in Michigan before moving to Chapel Hill. She was known as an incredibly loving and supportive

2005

mother, devoted friend and dedicated pre-school teacher. A devout Christian, active in various local churches, and in

Monica Solimando ’05

recent years increasingly drawn to the

Monica E. Solimando,

Jewish faith, she became a member of

of Quincy, formerly of

Sha’arei Shalom, a Messianic Jewish

Milton, passed away on

congregation in Cary, NC. Julie was em-

January 9, 2018. Monica

ployed as a teacher at the Preschool at the

graduated from Thayer in

Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill.

2005 where she ran track. She went on to attend Franklin Pierce University in

Julie is survived by her five children,

New Hampshire. Beloved daughter of

three grandchildren, her brother, and her

Michael Solimando Jr. and Jodi (Poltack)

nephews.

Solimando. Cherished sister of Gabriella Solimando ’08 and Luke Solimando.

Also survived by many loving aunts, uncles and cousins who also attended Thayer.

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IN MEMORIAM: 1960s-1980s

Thank You for another record breaking year in 2018!

!

1.76

2194* *

highest ever!

1445 *

highest ever!

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* $665,859 Given by Alumni

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28%*

100%

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77%*

highest ever!

Faculty & Staff Giving

*

Trustee Participation

* *

highest ever!

*

1,017 * *

*

highest ever!

*

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highest ever!

101% increase over from last year’s record!

Here’s how you helped! ð 

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From the Archives In a photograph from the 1930s, Thayer students eat their lunches in the basement of Frothingham.

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