Connections: Summer 2016

THE MAGAZINE OF THE EPISCOPAL ACADEMY

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Contents CO N N ECTIO N S S U M M E R 2016

News

Features

12 Alumni@EA

2 Congratulations to the Class of 2016

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Giving@EA

6 EA Icons

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Athletics@EA

28

Arts@EA

8 Faculty and Staff Honored at End-of-Year Celebration

32 OnCampus@EA

9 Freedom, Defined

36 Class Notes

1 0 Small Acts Making a Big Difference

50 Milestones 52 Memory Lane

11 Scientific Research Abounds in Upper School

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On the cover: Members of the Class of 2016 process to the Class of 1944 Chapel for Episcopal’s 231st Commencement Exercises.

Photograph taken by Mr. Michael Leslie.

Corrections from Connections, Spring 2016: In the “Inspired to Serve” article, the Honorary Alumni title was missing from the following faculty members’ names: Susan Swanson, Len Haley, Michael Letts, Cassie Keith. Also, 13 students attended the JTerm Service Trip to India, not 10 as was mistakenly noted.

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Michele Godin Courtney Brinkerhoff-Rau P ’16 ’19 Kate LaBrake CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Stephanie Ottone Nancy S. Taylor, Hon. Phil Gleason ’66 ARCHIVAL RESEARCH

Cassie Keith

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Michael Leslie Mark Tassoni Courtney Brinkerhoff-Rau P ’16 ’19 Suzanne Schaffer P ’28 Nancy Taylor, Hon. Tessa Marie Images A special thank you to Chloe Kinzig ’14 who interned for the Office of Communications this summer and helped with the production of this issue.

A special thank you to alumni, students, parents, teachers, and friends who submitted their personal photographs for use in this issue: Morgan Lindblad ’16 Elizabeth Conlin P ’17 ’17 Beth Gallagher P ’11 ’14 ’16 ’24 Jackie Hershey P ’18 ’20 ’25 Margaret Hondros P ’16 Xilla Jorgensen P ’17 ’19 ’22 Peter LeRoux P ’17 ’19 ‘21 Chris Miller P ’17 Christy O’Reilly P ’12 ’14 ’17 ’19 Linda Lew, Hon. Joe Townsend ART & PRODUCTION

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Dear EA Friends and Supporters, On the evening of June 9, 132 students entered the Class of 1944 Chapel as EA seniors and exited as proud alumni. For these bright young men and women, the 231st Commencement Exercises ushered in their future as college students.

Though no longer on our campus, I hope that graduating seniors will keep EA close as they begin the next chapters in their lives. No matter what schools they attend or what fields they pursue, the Class of 2016 will be united by our shared heritage, mission, and values.

For the rest of us, Commencement marked the closing of another incredible school year, during which our students continued to achieve many outstanding accomplishments. Our athletes broke records, celebrated countless victories, and brought home 5 Inter-Ac championships, 2 PAISAA championships, and 4 crew gold medals. Our students excelled academically, spotlighted social justice through the Converse exhibit and the spring production of Hairspray, and helped those in need through multiple local, national, and global service projects. They received numerous accolades including scholastic arts and writing awards, invitations to perform in district and state-level musical performances, future leader awards, national merit finalist recognition, and scientific research awards.

I hope that some of the stories and updates in this issue give you a sense of the great year we all shared at EA. From Lower School teachers reimagining their curriculum based on a powerful professional development experience (page 9), to Middle School students making a difference through service (page 10), to Upper School scientists exploring advanced subjects like CRISPR and enzymology (page 11), there is always something extraordinary happening at EA. Most importantly, our students lived the stripes in the classroom, on the field, and in their communities. From these special moments and so many more, I cannot help but feel inspired.

We wish everyone a happy summer, and we look forward to kicking off another amazing school year in a few short weeks!

T.J. Locke The Greville Haslam Head of School

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Congratulations

2016 to the Class of

On

a picture perfect day, the 132 members of the Class of 2016 as they processed into The Class of 1944 Chapel on Thursday, June 9.

During the school’s 231st Commencement exercises, Dr. T.J. Locke, Greville Haslam Head of School, congratulated the class for its accomplishments and thanked the graduates for their many contributions to the EA community.

“Your hardwork, collaboration, and character set you apart from other people your age,” explained Dr. Locke. “You have worked hard. You have had fun. You have bonded as a class.

And, as so many have remarked, this is a special class. This is a special group of kids.”

During the ceremony, the class continued its legacy of generosity and supporting each other by offering a donation to the EA Memorial Scholarship Fund in memory of Jennifer Wallace and Scott Morrison, the late parents of Braxton ’16 and Helena ’20 Morrison.

The featured speakers were valedictorian Frank Langfitt and salutatorian Claudia Becker, and The Reverend James R. Squire, Hon. offered his final graduation Invocation and Benediction as Head Chaplain.

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CL ASS OF

2016 Awards

During the school’s 231st Commencement Exercises, graduates were celebrated for their many accomplishments and talents.

The Sportsmanship Cup, Girls

The Dorothy and Alan Hume ’44 Scientia Medal

Margaux Louise Paolino

Gabriela Basciani Echevarria

The James L. Crawford, Jr. Sportsmanship Cup, Boys

The E. Lance Cave Award

Christian Michael Feliziani The 1992 Junto Officers’ Award

Jack Joseph Brinker The Vincent R. Michael Memorial Prize

Ryan Hopkins French The Episcopal Academy Art Prize

Leah Antonia Marchant and Ellen Patricia Konopka The Stephen Hopkins Kalbach ’72 Prize

Ryan Hopkins French The Erwin W. Drexel Prize

Nicholas Konstantinos Costalas The Francis L. Jackson, Jr. Prize

Gabriela Basciani Echevarria Alumni Prize, English

Christopher Michael Stein Alumni Prize, Mathematics

Samuel Alexander Hawke Alumni Prize, French

Frank Bellamy Langfitt Alumni Prize, Latin

Melina Zoe Walling

Scott Ketcham McConnell The Karen and Nikos Pharasles Greek Prize

Melina Zoe Walling The William Jonathan Davis, Jr. Memorial Prize

Christopher Michael Stein The Class of 1890 Prize

Alex Jordan Burman The Class of 1966 Curtis R. York Memorial Prize

William McCombs Patterson (Vocal), Rebecca Margaret Archambault (Instumental), and Jessica Jingyi Bai (Instrumental) The James H. McK. Quinn Prize

Leah Antonia Marchant and Melina Zoe Walling Award for the Highest Scholarship

Melina Zoe Walling The Jefferson Shiel Prize

Dee Wilna Barlee The William H. Ortlepp Memorial Prize

Isabella Sanchez The James B. Markoe Memorial Award

Christopher Michael Stein The Class of 1877 Award

Matthew Joseph DePillis

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EA ICONS

A Celebration of Retiring Faculty and Staff

By Courtney Brinkerhoff-Rau

John Powell ’70 1982 – 2016

Janet Cusack, Hon. 1989-2016

Wallace Branche, Hon. 2002-2016

For the past 34 years, John Powell has served as a teacher, coach, advisor, and mentor to generations of EA students and faculty. He has led the planning and procession for countless commencement ceremonies and counseled students through musicals, acapella groups, and the Chapel choir. An incredibly memorable “Scrooge” in the annual performance in Chapel, John has touched many lives throughout his time at EA.

For the last 28 years, art teacher Janet Cusack has worked with and inspired EA’s young art students in the Lower School.

In the fall, she decided it was time for a transition and announced her plans to retire from Episcopal at the end of the school year.

There are not many people who can say they have worked for 72 years. Wallace Branche turned 80 in June and has been working since he was eight years old. Affectionately known as “Mr. Wallace,” he has spent the last 14 years working in the Lower School Dining Hall.

Janet joined our community as a teacher’s assistant in Kindergarten on the Merion campus. The following year, her position grew into a full-time job in the Lower School Art Department.

Wallace will be remembered for his easygoing, friendly, and helpful demeanor with students and faculty. He began working at EA after hearing about the opening from his friend and eventual dining hall co-worker, Eddie Overton. Wallace has also worked for the Philadelphia Phillies for the last 20 years.

While John humbly requested no celebration of his retirement, this edition of EA Icons would be incomplete without noting John’s longstanding dedication and commitment to EA. According to Steve Morris, Head of Middle School, “Mr. Powell embodies Episcopal’s traditions and exudes a level of decorum unmatched by any other. Underneath his impeccable and polished exterior is an individual with a huge heart who wants the best for everyone. He never sacrifices on his standards, he pushes his students to reach their best. He has inspired many.”

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All three of Janet’s sons, Thomas ’12, PJ ’13, and Chris ’15, were “lifers” at EA. She says she “feels blessed to have spent so many years as part of the EA community with wonderful students, families, and colleagues.”

Janet plans to travel with her husband, spend time with her boys, and “do lots of yoga” as she moves into a new phase of life. “Art and EA will always be a big part of my life. I don’t believe I will ever truly leave EA.”

Wallace looks forward to taking some vacations and spending time with his five grandchildren during his retirement.

Honoring the Squires and Haleys

Cathy Pearn, Hon. 2005-2016 Cathy Pearn began working at EA as a longterm substitute teacher in 2nd grade at the Devon campus. Cathy says she loved being a homeroom teacher, “but my passion has always been in math.”

For the last seven years, Cathy has been a math specialist in the Lower School. “It has been the perfect balance of working with the students, teaching my favorite subject, and using my Master in Public Administration,” explained Cathy. “The highlight of my day is when a student or teacher has that ‘a-ha’ moment.”

After spending 23 years in the classroom, Cathy has decided to focus on tutoring students in the Singapore Math Program.

She has three married children and eight grandchildren. Cathy and her husband are especially looking forward to spending time with their daughter and six grandchildren who live in Okinawa, Japan.

Cathy discovered her passion for teaching after she and her husband were house parents for children and adults with developmental disabilities. “That experience helped me see that all students can learn; it’s just a matter of finding the way to teach a concept that makes sense to that person.”

This Spring, the Squires and Haleys were celebrated as they prepared for their retirements.

A Liturgical Celebration was held in honor of the Squires, during which a hand-made bench was given as a special retirement gift.

The bench was crafted using wood taken from some old pews and the lectern from Christ Chapel on the Merion Campus.

To honor the Haleys’ legacy of service, hundreds came to campus to assemble summer reading packages and to build new benches for EA’s sister school, St. James School in Philadelphia. The Haleys were given brand new EA Adirondack chairs to enjoy during retirement.

For more information on contributing to the Endowed Funds honoring the Haleys and Squires, contact Ellen Urbanski, Director of Institutional Advancement at eurbanksi@episcopalacademy.org or 484-424-1773.

Scan here to watch some of the memories from Reverend Squire’s 38 years as EA’s Head Chaplain.

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Faculty and Staff Honored at End-of-Year Celebration

Before the summer break, faculty and staff gathered at Lowry

House for the annual end-of-year celebration dinner. Colleagues shared favorite memories as retirees were honored for their years of hard work and service to EA. The winners of the annual faculty awards were also announced.

BISHOP WILLIAM WHITE AWARD 2016 Winner: John Powell ’70

HIRTLE INNOVATION PRIZE 2016 Winner: Matt Memmo, Hon.

This award is presented to “an effective and dedicated member of the faculty whose influence on the education and growth of students extends beyond the classroom subject” and who has been a member of the faculty for a minimum of three years.

Established in 2012 by the Hirtle family, this award recognizes a faculty member or group of faculty who exemplify best practices in innovative teaching and who is/are driven to create more innovative curricula and programming.

CLASS OF 1940 AWARD 2016 Winners: Holly Johnston, Hon. and Marilyn Kistler, Hon.

BRIAN EDWARD BRESKMAN ’06 MEMORIAL AWARD 2016 Winners: Andrew Shimrock and Alyson Kurz

This award honors teachers who have devoted their lives to the school and who have, in the opinion of their colleagues, made a significant impact on EA students and who stimulated student interest in academics, athletics, and activities.

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Established in 2007 in memory of Brian Edward Breskman ’06, this fund pays tribute to the many outstanding teachers, coaches, and mentors at EA. It is presented each year to one or more promising members of the faculty who have demonstrated excellence.

HONORARY ALUMNI Celebrating 10 Years at EA Samantha J. Bloom Silvia J. Davis Heather S. Dupont Catherine A. Holt Christopher McCreary Jennifer C. Maier Edward Mathisen Matthew Memmo Jennifer M. Tierney Samuel A. Willis Celebrating 15 Years at EA Steve Morris Whitaker Powell Nancy Haas Celebrating 20 Years at EA Mireya Yaros Brian Kline Joanie Giancristoforo John Goens Molly Konopka Michele Alfano Celebrating 25 Years at EA Susan Cannon

Freedom, Defined Fourth grade teachers reinvent curriculum to focus on justice and equality

By Kate LaBrake

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past September, 4th grade teachers posed a single question to students: What does it mean to be free?

Over the next eight months, students actively unpacked the concept of freedom through a fully thematic curriculum, from lessons on Ancient Greece, the American Revolution, and World War II, to art projects and reading assignments.

Freedom’s historical intricacies often sprang to life through a variety of interactive activities — some more popular than others.

“We wanted to show the students that freedom was not universal, even in a democratic civilization like Ancient Greece,” said 4th grade teacher Silvia Davis, Hon. To demonstrate this, students were randomly assigned a role, ranging from wife to slave, by selecting a card from a hat. The teachers then asked the class to take a vote, but allowed only the students who had drawn the ‘Male Athenian Landowners’ role to participate.

“The students hated that it was unfair, but that was the point,” said Davis. “They definitely learned from it.”

The freedom-focused 4th graders capped off the year at the inaugural Culmination Museum. Held in mid-May, this new event transformed their hallway and classrooms into an interactive museum, in which 4th graders taught what they had learned to other students, faculty, and parent attendees.

Participants planted seeds for a WWIIera victory garden, learned about icons of Greek democracy in the Gallery of Thinkers, browsed patriotic sculptures and needlepoint projects, and more.

By the end of the Culmination Museum, students showed a deep understanding of not only their own project, but of the overall themes of freedom and equality.

This fully reimagined, comprehensive curriculum was conceptualized last summer, when the 4th grade teaching team of Silvia Davis, Hon., Brendan Fitzpatrick, Hon., Nancy Haas, Hon., and Jeremy Hark, Hon., evaluated their popular spring project, the Egypt Museum.

“At the Egypt Museum, students would only present the individual projects they had worked on for a few weeks,” explained Davis. “We wanted to find a way to make the project more all-encompassing, so they could speak to larger themes they had learned throughout the entire school year.”

To achieve this, the team received professional development funding to travel to Normal Park Museum Magnet School in Chattanooga, TN, a once failing school that is now highly regarded for excellence in innovative curriculum.

This National Blue Ribbon school incorporates Understanding by Design, a curricular framework that encourages educators to focus their curriculum around a central theme or question, and assess success by their students’ abilities to

explain, interpret, and apply the themes discussed.

Normal Park students demonstrate their mastery and comprehension through participating in four Museums per year.

Davis, Fitzpatrick, Haas, and Hark spent two days attending the school’s final Museum of the year, as well as speaking with teachers and benchmarking successful practices.

“The enthusiasm among teachers and students was overwhelming,” commented Hark, who said the trip inspired the team to bring a similar experience to EA. Now, one year after they did exactly that, the team credits the visit with their students’ many successes.

“The kids took full ownership and pride in what they learned this year,” explained Fitzpatrick. “[Students] were given a lot of freedom to collaborate and were proud of what they accomplished as a group.”

“It was less about the individual and more about the greater good,” agreed Davis. “One of the most important lessons is how to work together, and I think the kids really grew in that regard.”

So, what does it mean to be free? For EA 4th graders, the true reward is not in answering the question, but in the process of learning how to approach the question actively, openly, and together. EA SUMMER 2016 // 9

Small Acts Making A BIG Difference

By Courtney Brinkerhoff-Rau

Middle School is filled with new and challenging experiences,

especially for 6th graders. The end of the school year brings what has become a right of passage for the class: the annual Think, Care, Act Project.

Known as “TCAP,” the assignment challenges students to think about their talents, select a project they care about, and act to make the world a better place.

Under the expert guidance of history teachers Susan Cannon, Hon., Roberta Howlin, Hon., and Larry Henderson, students spend several weeks researching their topics and developing action plans. The project culminates with the annual TCAP Fair each May when other students, parents, and teachers stop by to learn more about 6th grade students’ concerns and passions.

Ava Hendrickson ’22 was concerned about trash accumulating in the world’s oceans. Her action plan was to promote the use of bamboo spoons, instead of plastic. She also asked people to sign a pledge stating they would use less plastic in an effort to reduce waste in the ocean.

“A major problem in the world is that lots of plastic and trash go into the ocean. The waste hurts the animals and sea life,” explained Ava. “I am so glad that I chose a project that meant something to me. This project really helped me understand the importance of working for the good of all. I learned that a small act can lead to a big difference!”

Myles Davis ’22 and Andrew Hug ’22 tackled the ongoing problem of feeding the hungry in Philadelphia. The 6th grade duo connected with Greener Partners to learn how the organization provides fresh food to the homeless.

“One of the bumps in the road we faced was [deciding] whether we should raise money to donate or go to the place and help,” said Andrew. “We finally decided to go [to Greener Partners] and that ended up being a great choice.”

Director of Libraries Linda Smith, Hon. inspired Ethan Harris ’22. Ethan knew that Mrs. Smith was receiving chemotherapy at a local hospital, so he decided to sweeten the long days with homemade cookies. Ethan, along with students in the Middle School Community Service Club, decorated bags, wrote prayers and personal notes. They filled the bags with their notes, Ethan’s cookies, and hand lotion, and delivered them to Mrs. Smith and other patients during their chemotherapy treatments.

Jake Shaud ’22 turned his TCAP project into a family affair. After volunteering with Conshohocken-based Cradles to Crayons, the Shaud family has decided to begin a new family tradition. Jake’s mom, Carolyn Shaud ’89, has fond memories of working with Len Haley, Hon. and the Community Service Program from her days at EA. “We have decided to volunteer at Cradles to Crayons for each of the Shaud children family birthdays every year,” explained Carolyn. “Participating in community service is one of my favorite EA memories. I am so pleased to see that it will be one of Jake’s too.” EA

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Scientific Research Abounds in Upper School

By Courtney Brinkerhoff-Rau

Enzymology

, protein chemistry, and CRISPR technology were among the many topics that Upper School science students tackled this year.

At the February Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) Regional Science Competition, students presented research projects focusing on chemistry, immunology, genetics, and other areas of interest. To prepare for their presentations, students worked together for several months to analyze data and share constructive criticism.

The results at the regional event were impressive. Nico Christianson ’17 earned the 2016 Judges Award, given to the top three student presenters in the region.

Additionally, Nico and Cathy Wang ’17 earned the rare distinction of being awarded a perfect score, which reflects the complexity and flawless presentation of their projects.

Charlotte Weisman ’18, Emma Sargent ’18, Nico Christianson ’17, Neha Mukerjee ’18, Cathy Wang ’17, Ashley and Alexis Lowber ’17, Sonam Saxena ’17, and Philip Persuad ’17 earned first place awards. Chris

D’Ambrosio ’18, Maggie Mengel ’17, and Camryn Hardy ’17 won second place awards.

“It is astounding,” explained PJAS coordinator and Upper School science teacher Kelley Bethoney. “They do this not because they have to, but because they are so interested in their work.”

In April, honors biology students participated in the Annenberg Science Symposium held at Paoli Hospital. The freshmen science students presented their findings on the revolutionary gene editing tool CRISPR technology. Their presentation included a Family Feud style game to engage participants, which earned the team a “Most Creative Science Project” recognition.

“Annenberg was an eye-opening experience,” said Parisa Afsharian ’19. “It allowed me to learn about new scientific discoveries and to witness the most amazing thing I have ever seen, a cholecystectomy!”

Symposium participants included: Parisa Afsharian ’19, Praneeth Alla ’19, Rachel Barber ’19, Bella Calastri ’19, Minje Cho ’19, Lauren Devletian ’19, Aantorik Ganguly ’19, Jessica Hao ’19, Laura Lewis ’19, Bryce Nabulsi ’19, Amanda Turner ’19, and Alyssa Sheffy ’19.

Also in April, The Sound of Science club hosted a booth at the Philadelphia Science Festival. The EA booth attracted hundreds of visitors. Club members taught young visitors how to make speakers out of balloons, paper cups, and even out of their own heads. The Sound of Science club was founded by Cyrus Ghaderi ’17, Alexis Lowber ’17, and Ashley Lowber ’17. Upper School science teacher Matt Shapiro serves as the club’s advisor.

In May, all of the honors biology students proudly showed off their research at the 2nd Annual Biology Symposium held in the Upper School. The topics ranged from The Toadlympics, The Five Second Rule, Disinfect to Protect, to Slime Mold Intelligence. Eighty students designed, executed, and analyzed their own experiments during the semester-long, independent research project.

Also this year, Philip Persaud ’17 filed a patent application for an artificial meniscus he has been working to invent. He was inspired after watching a movie about his sports idol, Bo Jackson.

At first, Philip was thinking about developing an artificial tendon that could help athletes suffering from sports-related injuries. After some initial research, Philip decided to shift his focus.

“I switched my idea to that of an artificial weight distributor which could serve as a long-term prosthesis to replace a human meniscus, while at the same time significantly reducing recovery time,” said Philip. “After doing some research on previous meniscal prosthesis and talking to other people, I learned that there are no other existing meniscal prosthesis similar to the one I thought about.”

Philip won a first place award in Engineering in the PJAS Science Competition for his work, and his next step is to build a prototype. EA S U M M E R 2 0 1 6 / / 11

Alumni@EA The Episcopal Academy 2016 Legacies

The annual legacy photo includes members of the Class of 2016 and their family members who are alumni or honorary alumni of The Episcopal Academy. The following families are pictured here: D'Alicandro, Patterson, McConnell, Haab, Langfitt, Reape, Dugery, Teti, Stone, Blommer, Bell, French, Hopkins, Konopka.

Open House Are you considering Episcopal for your children or grandchildren? Learn more at our Open House on Top: Matt DePillis ’16 (center) with father, Mark DePillis ’83 (right) and uncle, V.P. DePillis ’80 (left) Left: Lauren Brenner ’16 with her father, Andrew Brenner ’87

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Online registration will begin in late summer. Don’t miss your chance to explore campus and meet with teachers, students, and coaches!

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From the President of the Alumni Society Board of Managers Karen Marston ’86

The Episcopal Academy Golf Tournament The 2016 Episcopal Academy Golf Tournament

(EAGT) was held at White Manor Country Club on May 10, 2016.

The event welcomed more than 100 participants from the Episcopal community — current and former parents, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the Academy — for a morning or afternoon round of golf, lunch, auction, and a reception. HostBoard Chair Ed Vick ’62 on the ed by the Alumni Society Board course of Managers, EAGT proceeds support the Society’s endowed scholarship fund. Thank you to all sponsors, players, and donors who made the EAGT a success in 2016. We look forward to your support again in 2017!

The Alumni Board of Managers would like to thank all who participated in the many events this 2015-2016 school year.

It has been another fantastic year. As always, it is an honor to welcome the graduating seniors into the Alumni Society, as well as to recognize those Episcopal faculty and staff members who have served ten years at our school as honorary alumni. This year also marked the 30th annual presentation of the Bishop William White Award, which was awarded to John Powell ’70, who has retired after 34 remarkable years. Mr. Powell’s dedication and enthusiasm for teaching and coaching has left a lasting mark on so many Episcopal students, and we thank him for a job well done. Thank you to all our amazing teachers and coaches, past and present, who have made a difference in the lives of their students and taught the meaning of living our school motto, Esse Quam Videri.

Winning Team: Gary Cox, Ricky Hendricks, Georgie Crockett ’21, and Will Forbes (Not pictured: Warren Claytor)

2016 Honorary Alumni

2016 Senior Picnic

Jon Foxman ’83, David Dugery ’86, Gerard Rosato ’88, and Steve Copit ’80

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Alumni@EA Alanna Wren Shanahan ’92 Mindy Scheier ’89 and Named Athletic Director at Runway of Dreams Make Johns Hopkins University Fashion Accessible to All Alanna Shanahan ’92 was named the first female athletic director at Johns Hopkins University on June 6, 2016.

Shanahan had been the deputy athletic director at the University of Pennsylvania since 2012 where she was the senior women’s administrator at Penn’s Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics and the executive director of the Penn Relays. She is Hopkins’ fourth athletic director since 1950. Shanahan was a three-sport athlete at Episcopal playing field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse.

She was inducted into the EA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005 for her play on the lacrosse field where she was an All-American and won an Inter-Ac Championship. She went on to play lacrosse at the University of Pennsylvania and served in various coaching capacities for the team after she graduated. She is married to fellow alumnus Kevin Shanahan ’93, and they have two children.

Ankur Arya ’08 Makes a Difference for Students in Wilmington

Mindy Scheier ’89 has worked in the fashion industry

for her entire career. When her own son had trouble wearing the same styles as the other children at his school because of his challenges with muscular dystrophy, she knew she had to address the clothing difficulties faced by the differently abled. In 2013, she established Runway of Dreams, a non-profit organization dedicated to working with fashion designers to create clothing that is adapted for people with disabilities.

Recently, fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger partnered with Runway of Dreams to create the first-ever, fully adaptive collection of clothing.

For more information about Runway of Dreams and Scheier’s work, visit runwayofdreams.org.

Ankur Arya ’08 was recently profiled in Main Line Today

and Haverford, the alumni magazine for Haverford College, for his work at Thomas A. Edison Charter School in Wilmington, DE. After completing a two-year commitment with Teach for America at Edison, he decided to stay on to do more for the students who are in a chronically underserved community. In 2013, he established Leading Youth Through Empowerment (LYTE), which is a program designed to help Edison eighth graders earn acceptance to top public and private schools in the Wilmington area. According to the article in Haverford, all of the program’s 23 scholars were accepted into the best area schools within the program’s first two years. Due to its success, the program was expanded to two other Wilmington charter schools. For more information about Arya’s work at Edison, please visit www.haverford.edu/magazine. Photo by Tessa Marie Images.

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Save the date for the Meehan Golf Outing at White Manor Country Club: Monday, September 19, 2016 Open to the entire EA community, the Meehan Golf Outing raises money to support the Thomas J. Meehan, Sr. Scholarship Fund.

Wayne Ellington ’06 Wins J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award Wayne Ellington ’06, Brooklyn Nets Guard, was awarded the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award by the Professional Basketball Writers Association for his outstanding service and dedication to the community. Since the death of his father in 2014, Ellington has committed himself to gun violence prevention.

He has worked with NBA players across the country to reduce gang violence with the Chicago Peace League Basketball Tournament and will host the Philadelphia Peace Games in August as part of his “Power of W.E.” campaign against gang violence in Philadelphia. He has also worked with The Rens, a New York City basketball program for children who have been affected by gun violence.

In addition, he has donated more than 2,000 Nets tickets to youth basketball programs, non-profit organizations, and schools throughout New York through the Brooklyn Nets Assist program.

The Huston Family Lower School Chapel Program In 2010, The Stewart Huston Charitable Trust provided funding for an endowment to establish a lecture series in support of the Lower School Chapel program and religion curriculum. This year, Father Frank Allen from St. David’s Episcopal Church addressed our Lower School students and faculty and spoke about Bible passage Mark 4:3-8, “A sower went out to sow.” Father Allen made the correlation about spreading God’s grace daily by being good to other people — especially people in need.

Robert Venturi ’44 and Denise Scott Brown receive Architecture’s Gold Medal In May 2016, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) awarded the AIA Gold Medal to Bob Venturi ’44 and his wife and fellow architect, Denise Scott Brown. Among their many accomplishments as architectural partners, Venturi and Scott Brown designed the Class of 1944 Chapel at Episcopal. In addition, they collaborated on the Franklin Court Independence Historic National Park in Philadelphia. Scan the QR code with your smartphone to view an AIA video showing the medal presentation and examples of their work.

MacBean Bowl Judges

Six EA alumni returned to campus on May 23 to judge the annual MacBean Bowl. Alumni judges included: Mackenzie Hahn ’15, Amanda Paolino ’15, Woody Nimoityn ’15, Cooper Stouch ’15, Evan Tarte ’10, and Courtney Carpinello ’15.

Missing from photo, Courtney Carpinello ’15.

Pictured – Scott Huston ’91, Father Frank Allen, Father Tim Gavin, and Head of Lower School, Dr. Terry Malone

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Class of 1966 Celebrates 50th Reunion

by Phil Gleason ’66

The Class of 1966 celebrated its 50th reunion on April 29 and 30, and what an event it was. Thirty-six members of the Class attended one or more of the reunion events, and we raised more than $400,000 for our Class gift, but the numbers tell only part of the story. Here are the highlights: John Platt gave an insightful and entertaining speech on “The Healing Power of Music” at the Friday morning Chapel service, which set the tone for the rest of the weekend.

On Saturday morning, Rick Hole moderated a moving Memorial Service for our twelve deceased classmates that included both tears and laughter.

Some of us participated in a sing-along of old Glee Club favorites, organized by Pell Osborn.

Bill Stewart, Jeff Kuch, and Gerry Erskine led a panel discussion on the challenges and rewards of retirement.

We enjoyed two celebratory dinners, one at the school on Friday night with Head of School T.J. Locke and Bruce Konopka, Hon. Nancy Taylor, Hon. and Patsy Porter from the Alumni Office, and the other at the Merion Cricket Club on Saturday night, arranged

by Mark Kennedy. Toasts, reminiscences and kind words were abundant.

We met our “third grade pen pals” on Friday afternoon and were totally charmed by the experience.

We got to see current students in action and were wowed by their intelligence, maturity, and friendliness toward us old guys. Many of us attended the student production of the musical Hairspray, which was simply spectacular.

The support we received from the folks at the Alumni Office was terrific. Bruce, Nancy, and Patsy shared in our excitement as it became clear that we were going to have a big turnout.

And lest we forget anything, we left with a terrific Reunion Tabula, full of biographies, photos and old Scholium material, which was put together by Bill Morrison, Chip Poole, and others, with lots of assistance from Nancy Taylor.

Many of us were overwhelmed by the fellowship and good will we experienced as we reconnected and shared memories with classmates we hadn’t seen in many years. We vowed to stay in touch and come together again in 2020 for our 55th. It was truly a weekend that exceeded all expectations, and hopefully reading about it will encourage the Class of 1967 and other EA classes as they organize their 50th reunions. It was well worth all the effort that we put into it.

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Giving@EA From Nick ’86 and Stephenie Christos P ’18 ’20

EAPA Check Presentation EAPA President Lauren Royer P ’15 ’17 presents the EAPA’s contribution to Head of School Dr. T.J. Locke P ’22 ’29 ’29, during the annual EAPA Spring Luncheon.

Why is Episcopal so special? We have found in our roles as parents and an alumnus that Episcopal is a community of caring, committed people. This community makes Episcopal stronger because each person is willing to step up and do more than his or her part for others. The parents and alumni who volunteer to speak in JTerm classes, run in Michelle’s Miles, speak to Upper School students about careers, welcome new families, plan Starfest, host class parties, and help in the library are always going above and beyond to help make Episcopal exceptional, connected, and more welcoming.

We are also committed to Episcopal and its outstanding faculty. The teachers our children have had in their classrooms are second-to-none, and we have seen our children, Phoebe ’18 and Nick ’20, learn and grow in ways that we are thrilled to watch them experience. Their teachers are dedicated and inspiring, and we could not be more pleased at their influence on our whole family.

These inspiring teachers are why we enthusiastically accepted the invitation to cochair The Episcopal Fund for the next two years. Gifts to The Episcopal Fund give EA teachers the tools and professional development they need for the transformative teaching and learning that happens in Episcopal’s classrooms. We see The Episcopal Fund as the best way to give back to the EA community and to the teachers who have given our children so much.

Giving back to EA is part of the tradition of our school, and The Episcopal Fund is the most direct way to impact the education EA students receive. The Episcopal Fund makes up more than seven percent of the operating budget, and dollars go to work for our students and teachers immediately. All gifts matter to this important effort.

We are grateful for the opportunity to help Episcopal through The Episcopal Fund, and we are grateful for your support of EA. For more information about The Episcopal Fund, please contact Carter Learnard, Director of The Episcopal Fund, at clearnard@episcopalacademy.org or 484-424-1760.

You can make a gift online at www.episcopalacademy.org/givenow

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Your legacy, their future.

Planned gifts make a difference.

There are many ways to make a planned gift to The Episcopal Academy. Learn more at www.episcopalacademy.org

Head’s Circle Reception On Friday, May 20, Dr. Lauren Wylonis P ’19 ’19 hosted a cocktail reception at her home for Episcopal’s Head’s Circle donors. Guests heard remarks from Dr. T.J. Locke, Head of School, and met with members of the Board of Trustees. Members of the Head’s Circle contribute $10,000 or more each year to The Episcopal Fund or EITC and OSTC. For more information on how to join the Head’s Circle, please contact Carter Learnard, Director of The Episcopal Fund, at clearnard@episcopalacademy.org or 484-424-1760.

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nual Scholars Luncheon in celebration of the more than 80 named scholars at the school and the benefactors who support them. The luncheon was attended by students, donors, trustees, and key school administrators and offered the opportunity for the school’s benefactors to meet the recipients of their generous gifts.

Attendees heard from Mr. J. J. Broderick ’73, a partner in Morgan Lewis’s Real Estate practice. Mr. Broderick is the head of the corporate real estate division and has represented corporations in some of the largest and most complex real estate transactions in the country.

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1. J.J. Broderick ’73 & Rick Whelan ’74 2. Dr. T.J. Locke addresses the guests.

3. Vicki Squire, Ed Vick ‘62, and Rev. Jim Squire 4. Luncheon Attendees at Aronimink Golf Club.

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PAISAA Championships Gold Medals in Crew

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Tri-Sport Athletes Varsity Letter Recipients

Two new racing shells have been added to the EA fleet. A four, with a coxswain, and a quad were christened and dedicated in May along the banks of the Schuylkill River. Traditionally, shells are named for a school Stripe and a person who represents that Stripe. The newest shells are The Good Sportsmanship – Regina E. Buggy and Faith II – Rev. James R. Squire. The quad was partially funded by the Episcopal Academy Parents’ Association.

The Girls’ Lacrosse and Track & Field teams are this year’s PAISAA champions!

EA’s rowers earned four gold medals this season!

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Maddie O’Reilly was named to the USA Water Polo Youth National Team.

Caitlin Jorgenson competed in the Freshman Mile at the New Balance National Outdoor Finals in Greensboro, NC this summer.

Ivan Puskovitch will represent the USA at the FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in the Netherlands this summer.

Margaux Paolino was awarded the Mickey Vernon Memorial Award by the Delaware County Hall of Fame.

Colby Gallagher was awarded the Inter-Ac Directors’ Award.

Julia Hondros received the prestigious Jackie Pitts Award and Benjamin Valdes received the prestigious George Kruse Award from the Philadelphia Lacrosse Association.

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Squash: Eric Kim, Maximo Moyer, Elisabeth Ruggiero, Madison Soukup, Colby Gallagher, Julia Thompson

The 2016 season was the most successful season the Churchmen have had in over a decade. The team finished the season as runner-up in the Inter-Ac league and with a 16-15 season record.

While playing arguably the most competitive schedule in the region, these young men showed in every contest that they can and will compete with the best. This group celebrated victories against the top-ranked teams in PA, DE, and NJ (two of which were nationallyranked at the time). A huge highlight of the season came with a win over Malvern Prep, which broke a 21-game consecutive losing streak against the rival. The team was led by committed and reliable seniors, three of whom will continue their baseball careers in college. An exceptionally gifted core of underclassmen augmented the team with a total of eight players garnering All-League recognitions.

First Team All Inter-Ac: Kyle Virbitsky The Eddie Collins Bat, Most Hits: Jack O’Reilly and Isaiah Payton The Bob Scott Memorial Cup: William Phillips The Class of 1914 Gold Baseball: Jack O’Reilly The Class of 1999 Award: Andrew J. Lotsis The James W. Straub Memorial Prize: Kyle Virbitsky

Boys’ and Girls’ Crew Ac Individual Golf Championship. Twelve players competed in matches, enabling many of the returning players to gain match play experience. Three Middle Schoolers, a program first, played for the varsity team this season. The team broke and then tied its low gross score of 223 in league matches and each player lowered her average from the previous season. The senior co-captains provided stellar leadership and much spirit throughout the course of a challenging season. While they will be missed, the team looks forward to continuing to develop underclassmen players next year. Thank you to our assistant coaches and to White Manor, Philadelphia Country Club, and Merion West for their continued support of EA girls’ golf and junior golf!

First Team All Inter-Ac: Lauren Jones The EA Girls Golf Prize: Lauren Jones The Mind, Body, and Spirit Prize: Gabriela Echevarria

Boys’ Lacrosse

The rowing team had an exceptional year. Ten members of our team are Philadelphia City champions and Stotesbury champions, some for the second year in a row. Another four were medalists at the City champs, the Stotesbury Cup Regatta, and Nationals.

In addition, five of the teams’ varsity letter winners are National champions. The teams capped off their season with the girls’ varsity quad winning the National Schools’ Championship and the boys’ varsity 4+ placing 8th overall at the USRowing Youth National Championships, which is an invitation-only regatta for the best club and scholastic crews. Though the teams’ seniors will be missed, we anticipate another strong season!

The EA Oar Award (Boys): William Purtill The EA Oar Award (Girls): Laura Zecca The Scholar-Athlete Award (Boys): Qays Ladha The Scholar-Athlete Award (Girls): Eleanor Neilson The Mind, Body, and Spirit Prize (Boys): Nicolas Christianson The Mind, Body, and Spirit Prize (Girls): Eleanor Neilson

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The team had a challenging season. Plagued by injuries, the Churchmen battled through their national schedule without excuses and undermanned. “Next man up” was the theme this spring where players with little experience were forced to step in and perform in big games. This team epitomized “no excuses” as teammates played as hard as they could for as long as they could and ended up fighting their way into the Inter-Ac’s 3rd place slot.

After starting the season 0-6 against five nationally ranked teams, the team finished the season 7-6 with the highlight being a win (8-5) over Strath Haven, the PIAA Central League champs. While this team’s record might not be distinguished, each team member demonstrated incredible effort and commitment throughout the season.

All-American and All-State Teams: Christian Feliziani, Matthew Blommer The George Kruse Award: Benjamin Valdes First Team All Inter-Ac: Christian Feliziani, Matthew Blommer The Stick Lacrosse Award: Matthew Blommer The Team of 1977 Lacrosse Award: Matthew Blommer The EA Lacrosse Award: Benjamin Valdes The Donald J. Reape Memorial Award: Matthew Blommer The Coach John H. Wynne, Jr. Lacrosse Award: Christian Feliziani

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Athletic s@E A Girls’ Lacrosse training trip and winning nine of their 12 Inter-Ac games. They placed second in the league and advanced to the PAISAA semifinals. Some season highlights included beating The Agnes Irwin School (12-1) after an early season loss and handing Penn Charter (1-0) its only Inter-Ac loss.

The team will miss its four senior starters next year and Coach Terry Coyne, who is retiring this year after leading the team to three state final games and two Inter-Ac titles since his arrival in 2009.

First Team All Inter-Ac: Arianna Pompei, Ariana Feliziani The Team of 2000 Softball Award: Arianna Pompei The team had an incredible season (23-5), including a victory over The Agnes Irwin School to secure the PA Independent School Athletic Association (PAISAA) championship. EA faced numerous nationally and regionally ranked powerhouse programs such as Hill Academy (CN), Georgetown Visitation (DC), Great Valley (PA), Garnet Valley (PA), and St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (VA). The Spring Break trip to DC was perhaps the most challenging and resulted in wins over John Carroll, Victor (NY), Loyola (IL), St. Ignatius Prep (CA), and Holy Cross (MD). Two players reached their 100th career goal, and three individual single season records were reached, including goals (73), assists (53) and draw controls (113). Led by nine outstanding seniors, the team forged a culture rooted in connectivity and selflessness. This dynamic was a key factor in the team’s success and helped clinch many victories, including the PAISAA Championship game during which EA produced six different scorers on eight goals, dominated 85% of the draw controls, and shut out Agnes Irwin for the first 32 minutes of play!

Talbot Trophy for Excellence in Softball: Nina Pagano The EA Gold Softball: Ariana Feliziani The EA Golden Glove: Claire Smith

Boys’ Tennis

The Ground Ball Award: Isabelle Rohr

This has been a very good year for boys’ tennis. Our young squad worked hard throughout the season and grew stronger with each contest. An impressive win over Tower Hill (DE) marked a great start to the season, as did a victory over Moorestown High School, a traditional powerhouse from N.J. The overall 10-3 record is a substantive improvement over last year, and it is clear that the future is bright for this youthful gang. Under the expert guidance of the team’s co-captains, they learned not just how to wield their rackets with ever better skill, but more importantly how to compete with the honor and integrity that is so much a hallmark of EA tennis. It has been an exciting season, and things are only going to get better in the years to come.

The EA Defender Award: Colby Gallagher

First Team All Inter-Ac: James Tang, Callan O’Rourke, Philip Tobar

All-American Team: Julia Hondros The Jackie Pitts Award: Julia Hondros First Team All Inter-Ac: Julia Hondros, Colby Gallagher, Sydney Gagnon, Kate Crager Inter-Ac Athletic Directors’ Award: Colby Gallagher The Team of 1983 Girls’ Lacrosse Award: Lauren Brenner The Championship Team of 1995 Girls’ Lacrosse Bowl: Julia Hondros The Megan McFarland Prize: Meghan Manley

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The John T. McCullough Cup: James Tang The George C. Shafer, Jr. Award: Philip Tobar The Scholar-Athlete Award: Nicholas Kick

The team had another successful season. After losing eight seniors, the girls had to redefine who they were as a team. They found their rhythm after returning from the Florida Spring Break

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Boys’ Track & Field School Records: 100 Meter: Margaux Paolino, 12:24 Pole Vault: Ashley Lowber, 8’6’’ Shot Put: Lillian Kuntz, 32’ 6.5’’ Javelin: Madison O’Reilly, 94’ 3’’ Discus: Madison O’Reilly, 83’5’’ First Team All Inter-Ac: Sasha Tancemore (shot put), Margaux Paolino (long jump)

Under the leadership of senior co-captains, this year’s team enjoyed a season filled with highlights. As a team, EA won three of the five dual meets with wins over Penn Charter, Haverford, and Springside Chestnut Hill. EA was also well represented at invitational meets during the year. Medals for five different events were earned at the R. Joseph Kellerman relays, and five individuals earned medals at the Delaware County championships. At the Inter-Ac championship meet, seven of our boys scored points for the team. At the PAISAA champs, several EA athletes broke their personal records to earn points. There is a lot of youthful talent returning next season, and the coaches look forward to getting back on the track!

The 1995 Girls’ Track Award: Courtnie Williamson, Margaux Paolino The Scholar-Athlete Award: Lily Kuntz The Mind, Body, and Spirit Prize: Kathryn Wilson

SPECIAL AWARDS The Class of 1912 Medal: Jonathon Lewis The Richard Guild Crockett Award: Dee Barlee The Robert Urbani Athletic Service Award: Isabella Rodriguez

School Record:

The David A. DeMoss Memorial Award: Gabriela Echevarria

4 x 1600 Meter Relay: Matthew DePillis, Jakob Jorgerson, Elias Lindgren, Matthew McDevitt, 19:03.1

The Borkowski Coaching Award: Robert Maier

The Class of 1910 Medal: Jakob Jorgenson The Scholar-Athlete Award: Matthew DePillis The Mind, Body, and Spirit Prize: Matthew McDevitt

Girls’ Track & Field

The Keegan Award: Doug Borgerson, Sam Willis, Hon., Heather Dupont, Hon. The Sportsmanship Cup, Girls: Margaux Paolino The Sportsmanship Cup, Boys: Christian Feliziani Locked In Award (12 seasons on an interscholastic team): Matthew Davis, Colby Gallagher, William Hunter, Elizabeth Stone Class of 2016 Shield: Matthew Blommer, Cole Testauiti

The 2016 spring season brought a few challenges, but the girls were able to see through the times when weather and injuries tried to take control of the team and its goals. The team’s tri-captains remained steady and focused, rallying the girls for a hard run at both the Inter-Ac and PAISAA championships. Winning the state crown over the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur only three days after coming up agonizingly short (7.75 points) to the same school in the league finals was a testament to the team’s tenacity, spirit, teamwork, and depth of talent. First through 7th places per event were won by freshmen through seniors, bringing home EA’s 3rd PAISAA title in the last six years!

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Ar ts@EA Five Students Take Home Theater Awards

Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards Honorees Seventeen Episcopal Academy students were

among the Gold and Silver Key Recipients honored at the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards ceremony on March 12.

Lizzie King ’17 received national recognition. She was named a National Silver Medalist for her piece, Sedona Airport Vortex Arizona.

Pia Singh’s ’19 entry, Saudade, was chosen as one of five American Vision Gold Key Nominees, the region’s “best in show” award.

Audrey Lee ’17 received the Gold Key Award for her written piece Anxiousness in the Flash Fiction category.

Held at the University of the Arts Levitt Auditorium, the event was hosted by The Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership and The Philadelphia Writing Project.

Five Episcopal Academy students were selected as winners for the 2016 Greater Philadelphia Cappies theater awards.

The Scholastic Awards recognize student achievement in more than 30 categories of visual arts and creative writing, including poetry, graphic design, fashion, and science fiction. Nationally, 30,000 student artists and writers are recognized in 96 Regional Affiliates.

Leah Marchant ’16 won Lead Actress in a Play. Kailey Radcliffe ’16 won Comic Actress in a Play. The trio of Rebekah Achuff ’16, Melina Walling ’16, and Paloma Zozaya ’18 won in the Props category.

The winners were selected for EA’s fall performance of You Can’t Take it With You. “We’re very proud of the work these students have done, and they deserve this recognition,” said Director and Theatre and Dance Department Chair Dan Clay. “Five of the six students who went home with awards were seniors. They are leaving a legacy in Theatre and Dance that will be remembered long after they graduate. It’s so nice to see them go out like this! We are so proud.”

The winners were announced on Sunday, May 15 during the Cappies Gala held at Unionville High School.

“Our students work incredibly hard, and it is great to see them recognized for their dedication, work ethic, and artistic abilities,” said Technical Director Kelley Leight-Bertucci. “This year’s nominees and winners have continuously challenged themselves to create and push outside their comfort zones. I am so proud of our students and the work they do on and offstage.”

Other EA nominees included: Sets: Drew Hopkins ’16, Alex Peters ’19, Arianna Mordy ’16, Melina Walling ’16, You Can’t Take it With You Ensemble in a Play: The Sycamore Family, You Can’t Take it With You Featured Actress in a Play: Elizabeth Burke ’16, You Can’t Take it With You Play: You Can’t Take it With You

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EA Gold Key Recipients include: Tim Baker ’17, Jessica Brady ’18, Sydney Donaldson ’17, Jessica Hao ’19, Lizzie King ’17, Nellie Konopka ’16, Leah Marchant ’16, Maggie Mengel ’17, Pia Singh ’19, and Catherine Spellman ’19.

EA Silver Key Recipients include: Carolyn Bell (two awards) ’16, Mackenzie Howell ’20, Lizzie King ’17, Nellie Konopka ’16, Samantha Macrides ’18, Alexandra Peyton ’18, Pia Singh ’19, Catherine Spellman ’19, Cathy Wang ’17, and Reilly Wright ’17.

Honorable Mention Recipients include: Bekah Achuff (4 awards) ’16, Tim Baker ’17, Carolyn Bell (3 awards) ’16, Sydney Donaldson ’17, Lizzie King (3 awards) ’17, Nellie Konopka ’16, Leigh Lacy (3 awards) ’16, Amaal Ladha ’18, Laura Lewis ’19, Leah Marchant (2 awards) ’16, Maggie Mengel ’17, Alexandra Peyton (3 awards) ’18, Wren Sablich ’18, Reilly Wright (3 awards) ’17, and Heidi Zirnkilton ’17.

Hundreds of seniors recognized for national awards are eligible for nearly $4 million in college scholarships.

Ar ts@EA Dora Khayatt Award Recipients Announced The Visual Arts Department announced the 2016 Dora Khayatt Visual Art Awards at ArtsFest on Friday, April 22. Established in 1990 in memory of Dora Khayatt, artist and wife of the late John Plant, former Chairman of EA’s Classic Department, the Dora Khayatt Fund provides annual support for student awards for excellence in the fine arts and music.

The 2016 Dora Khayatt Visual Art Award winners are: 2-D Category: 1st place: Nellie Konopka ’16, 2nd place: Leah Marchant ’16, and 3rd place: Cerena Robertson ’19; 3-D Category: 1st Place: Alexandra Peyton ’18, 2nd Place: Amaal Ladha ’18, and 3rd Place: Leigh Lacy ’16 Media/Photography Category: 1st Place: Morgan Lindblad ’16, 2nd Place: Maggie Mengel ’17, and 3rd Place: Sarah Wingfield ’17.

Earlier in the year, Caitlin Jorgensen ’19, Alex Oliva ’19, Felicia Zhu ’17, and Nico Christianson ’17 were selected as winners of the Dora Khayatt music awards. Musicians performed their winning pieces in Chapel on Tuesday, February 9.

Caitlin performed A La Albeniz by Rodion Shchedrin on the piano.

Alex passionately sang Michael Jackson’s hit, I Want You Back, and then played and sang a song he composed called Right or Wrong. Felicia Zhu performed Fredric Chopin’s Etude in B Minor Opus 25, No. 10. Nico wrapped up the performances with Chopin’s Ballade No. 3, Op. 47, in Ab Major.

Twenty-six Episcopal musicians auditioned for the prestigious award. Four judges outside of the EA community selected the winners.

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Ar ts@EA Spring Plays Celebrate our Shared Human Experience Students of all ages lit up the stage this spring with their awe-inspiring productions of The Little Prince, Tell Us A Story, and Hairspray.

An ensemble cast of talented Middle Schoolers created an interstellar dreamscape in The Little Prince, performed in the Ridgway Black Box Theater on April 14 through 16. Based on the classic book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince told the story of an aviator who crashed his plane into the Sahara Desert and encountered a young boy from a distant asteroid. During their two weeks together, The Little Prince opened the aviator’s eyes to the imaginative world of a child. Remembering that he never wanted to become such a narrow minded “grown-up,” the aviator allowed the young prince to enlighten him, and the audience, on the topics of love, simplicity, and the human ties that bind us all together.

The theme of unity carried through to April 29 and 30, when the Domino Club presented the smash hit musical, Hairspray. Based on the 1988 John Waters cult classic film, Hairspray followed Baltimore teenager Tracy Turnblad as she experienced overnight fame through her appearance on a dance show. Against a backdrop of colorful sets, outrageous costumes, and larger-than-life musical and dance performances, Hairspray provided a serious commentary, exposing the social injustices of the 1960s through Tracy’s fight to integrate the show.

Lower Schoolers celebrated diversity in their production of Tell Us a Story, Tell Us a Rhyme, Find Us a Folktale From Another Place and Time, a play that tells six new and familiar folktales from around the world. With the help of Decipher, the play’s foreign language translator, and I Don’t Know, a character that surprisingly knows it all, audiences bridged the gap between cultures.

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ArtsFest: A Campus-Wide Celebration of Creativity On Friday, April 22, the EA community gathered for ArtsFest, an annual, campus-wide celebration of the visual and performing arts. Students, faculty, and parents enjoyed interactive workshops, artwork on display throughout academic buildings, and dramatic, musical, and dance performances. The Crawford Campus Center Gallery was also transformed into an aquarium, complete with giant, 3D cardboard sculptures of fish suspended from the ceiling.

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OnCampus@EA Haiti Update: Clean Water & Electricity Improving Life at St. Marc’s School Four years ago, EA established a partnership with St. Marc’s School in Cerca, Haiti. The school sits on top of a mountain in the Central Plateau. Sadly, St. Marc’s students and their families are plagued by poverty. Over the years, both communities have developed a bond that continues to impact each other in making the stranger our neighbor.

Trip participants included: Dr. Paula Ko P ’14 ’16 ’22, Dr. David DiGiallorenzo P ’16 and his nephew Carlo DiSalvo, Dr. Megan Werner P ’22 ’25 ’25, Justin Hershey ’18, Jonathan Lewis ’16, Mathangi Dandapani P ’24, Jackie Hershey P ’18, ’20, ’25. EA staff members Steve Muir, Hon. and Danielle Clemmer P ’25 also made the trip led by Father Tim Gavin.

The next trip to St. Marc’s School is targeted for Columbus Day weekend. If you are interested in supporting the EA/St. Marc’s Partnership, please contact Fr. Tim Gavin at tgavin@episcopalacademy.org

Eleven members of the Episcopal Academy community made the trip to St. Marc’s School on April 21 through 25, which included a three-hour hike up rugged mountain terrain.

Because malnutrition and high blood pressure are the greatest concerns within the St. Marc’s community, this was the second EA visit that focused on medical needs. The physicians on the trip performed hundreds of general heath evaluations, dental, and eye exams.

Father Tim Gavin Receives a New Stole from Lower School Students Before moving on to become EA’s Head Chaplain, Father Tim Gavin was given a new stole, complete with Lower School students’ fingerprints, as a special thank you for his years of service as Lower School Chaplain.

Pere Jean Philip Alphonse and Father Tim Gavin, Hon. dedicated a much-needed water purification system during the visit. Solar panels have also been installed, which provides electricity for the entire school.

The next step is to help develop a farm program and provide students and teachers with curricular supplies.

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Dr. Frances Jensen Discusses the Intricacies of the Teenage Brain Dr. Frances Jensen,

Chair of the Department of Neurology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, discussed her research and answered questions at a speaking event sponsored by the Episcopal Academy Parents’ Association on March 8. More than 100 EA parents were in attendance.

Dr. Jensen is also the author of The New York Times bestseller The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide To Raising Adolescents And Young Adults. “There is some wonderful science going on to explain teenage brain development,” explained Dr. Jensen.

Seniors Win 2016 MacBean Bowl On May 23, the debate team of Jessica Bai ’16, Chris Stein ’16, and Kathryn Wilson ’16 emerged victorious in the annual MacBean Bowl. The trio defeated the able junior team of Nicholas Horbowy ’17, Maximo Moyer ’17, and Ian Pott ’17 by successfully arguing that welfare recipients should be drug tested.

Parents often joke about the development, or seemingly lack of development, of their child’s frontal lobe. This area of the brain regulates higher intellectual functions like reasoning, controlling thoughts, and behavior. “They have a frontal lobe, but it’s not fully connected. You have to realize there is biology involved before you start screaming at them,” observed Dr. Jensen.

Dr. Jensen is the mother of two sons. While fully immersed in her research as a neuroscientist, Dr. Jensen’s interest in the teenage brain was piqued as her own boys entered their teen years, saying, “An experiment was underway in my own house.”

The human brain is the last organ in the body to fully mature, often taking until the late 20s. Dr. Jensen explained that the brain develops and makes its critical connections from the back to front.

This means the frontal lobe is the last part to fully connect with the other areas of the brain and begin those critical synapses.

For years, most brain research centered on infants and the elderly.

Dr. Jensen’s findings are providing some much-needed explanation about teenage behavior. “There is real biology behind this, and it’s ok. They are supposed to be that way,” said Dr. Jensen.

Drug and alcohol use, chronic sleep deprivation, along with stress, top the list of strains on a developing brain, according to Dr. Jensen’s research. On the flip side, an adolescent brain is so primed for learning that a child’s IQ can also increase during this period.

Vestry Members & Chapel Theme Selected for 20162017 School Year Thirty-three students from the Lower School Chapel Council, Middle School Chapel Council, and 2016-2017 Upper School Vestry selected a Chapel theme for the 2016-2017 academic year. “Hold Fast To What Is Good” appears in Romans 12:9 and 1 Thessalonians 5:21 of the Holy Scripture. Members of the US Vestry include: Bridget Boyle ’18; Rowan Brumbaugh ’19; Carson Fischer ’19; Matt Freese ’17, Accounting Warden; Sydney Maple ’17, Senior Warden; William Park ’18; Sal Toure ’17; Ashani Williams ’18; Thomas Woodville ’17; Brian Yackel ’18; Patrick Zhang ’18.

Dr. Jensen hopes a better understanding of the science of brain development will help adults and children navigate the often stormy waters of adolescence. She advised, “As the facts emerge, science can be helpful to adults. Be tolerant of your teens’ misadventures, but make sure you talk to them calmly about their mistakes.”

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National Merit Finalists Recognized During Chapel The following National Merit Finalists were recognized during Chapel this spring: Jessica Bai ’16, Nico Christianson ’17, Bella Echevarria ’16, Nicholas Kick ’16, Frank Langfitt ’16, Braxton Morrison ’16, Katie Tarte ’16, and Melina Walling ’16. (Braxton Morrison is not pictured.)

EA’s 9th Graders Hold Health Fair for Lower School Students EA’s 9th grade students transformed the Dixon Athletic Center Field House into an interactive health fair on March 17. Student groups manned various stations and instructed Lower School students on topics including fire safety, basic first aid, water safety, heart-healthy activities, and safe biking tips.

Abhay Malik ’17 Wins Future Business Leaders of America Award Abhay Malik ’17 won the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) state competition held in Hershey, PA in April. The competition focused on consumer credit, investments, depreciation, insurance, taxes, and inventory. Abhay is the founder of EA’s FBLA chapter.

SAVE THE DATE 9th Annual Michelle’s Miles Event 5K run, one-mile walk, and other kids’ runs on EA’s campus

Sunday, October 2, 2016

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Board Chair Ed Vick ’62 Visits US English Class Successful Year for Upper School Robotics Team The Upper School robotics team concluded a successful year, which included a trip to Ontario, Canada for the FIRST Robotics Windsor Essex Great Lakes Regional Competition. It was the team’s first international competition. Team 2234 participants included: Drew Landaiche ’19, Jake Landaiche ’19, Laura Lewis ’19, Liz Palumbo ’19, Stephana Lim ’17, Felicia Zhu ’17, Bella Merchant ’17, Leyland Reilly ’16, and Ob Peter ’16.

Board of Trustees Chair Ed Vick ’62 worked with students in Lee Billmyer’s Upper School English class. Vick and students discussed his book Slingshot: Based on Actual Events. The book focuses on Vick’s experience as a United States Naval officer during the Vietnam War.

Alumni Share Career Advice at EQV Event

Middle School Students Attend Model UN Event in New York City Ten Middle School students spent a few days of their spring break in New York City for the Middle School Model United Nations Conference.

EA alumni returned to campus in March to share their thoughts and advice about careers in their respective fields with Upper School students. On March 16, Gordon Cooney ’77, David Langfitt ’75, and Karen Marston ’86 spoke about their work in the legal arena. EQV members and the Alumni Board of Managers selected the alumni participants. EQV is a student leadership group made up of 10 seniors who are selected by their peers and Upper School faculty.

Attendees included: Peter Woodville ’21, Jimmy Bruder ’21, Adam Oliva ’21, Dhilan Lavu ’21, Adam Archambault ’21, Auggie Reilly ’21, Caroline McCreary ’21, Yvvy Chen ’21, Tony Thomas ’21, and Neil Bam ’20.

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es. I was the Architect for most of the buildings on the Merion campus and as an Emeritus Trustee on the Academy Board. The picture is of my family including Davis, Jr. ’77 and Donald ’81.”

next issue of Connections. We love to hear from you, and we are all interested in what you are doing with your life. Please send information (including photos) to Nancy Taylor, Secretary, Alumni Programs, at taylor@episcopalacademy.org or Bruce Konopka, Director of Alumni Programs, at bkonopka@episcopalacademy.org. To reach the office, please call 484-424-1784.

1944 Class Agent: Harry French

Honorary Alumni

St. James is a very special school.

We did this project in order to prepare their school yard for their new outdoor basketball and volleyball courts. Construction began in mid-April. Their indoor recreation/basketball area became their cafeteria.

EA’s rowing team and their coaches were on the river at 6:00 a.m.

They then arrived at the St. James School around 9:00! The project was completed by 2:00 p.m. They saved the school at least four to five thousand dollars. The head of school, David Kasievich, told the group that the money saved by their volunteerism will be used for feeding the students. It will also be used to fund the necessary dayto-day operations of SJS.

Len Haley, Hon. reports: “The Alumni Community Service Program, combined with the Varsity Crew Team, sponsored its largest service project at the St. James School in Philadelphia on March 19, 2016. David Dugery ’86, Phil English ’93, Brett Miller ’90, and Jen (Capuzzi) Lista ’89 participated with short notice for this emergency project.

The EA group, along with volunteers from St. David’s Church, moved a chicken coop and attached pen (approximately 8ft. by 20 ft.) 75 ft. to the other side of the property. The group also moved eight organic vegetable gardens along with compost to the same location. All in all, it was a monumental task!

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Special thanks are also given to Molly Konopka, Hon. and Rob Maier for their organization and participation. I have never been more proud of EA’s efforts — EFFORTS THAT DEFINE WHO WE ARE!!”

Suzanne Zeleznik, Hon., with her grandchildren; Sam Kaufman, son of Katherine Smith ’98, and Brandon Levy, son of Lisa (Smith) Levy ’01.

Bruce, Hon. and Molly Konopka, Hon. with the shell that UPENN dedicated to Bruce.

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Save the Date 80th Reunion May 5 & 6, 2017

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Save the Date 75th Reunion May 5 & 6, 2017

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Davis Pearson writes: “I have decided to retire as consultant to the successor of my former Architectural firm at the young age of 91. I told the firm manager; After 63 years with the firm as an employee, partner, and consultant I’ve decided that I’ve done it all, and it’s time for me to hang up my computer and head for the beach-

Harry French’s grandson, Ryan French ’16, son of Clayton ’82, graduated from EA this June. Ryan is one of five French grandchildren attending EA. Harry will have more graduations to attend in the future.

1946 Class Agent: Winkie Bennett Price Heppe tells his story: “Episcopal was a great experience. It was a time to make many friends, some of which I still see today. The athletic program taught us that not only on the athletic field, but on the field of life, it is, not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. It is, not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.

At the City Line campus everyone was required to participate in some sports activity. I had three brothers, and all of us went to EA as far back as 1930’s. I still have relatives in attendance. Recently I attended a class on “special person day” with Shelby Brehman ’26, a relative of mine. I think it was kindergarten, but subject matter was way past what we learned at that stage. Very impressed with the teachers and their teaching.

To conclude, I graduated, enlisted in the navy, served in the Second World War and Korea. I pursued career in advertising and eventually became Director for Whitman’s Chocolates in Philadelphia. After ten years my cousin, Balfour Brehman ’49, an Episcopal graduate, bought two Hardee’s fast food restaurants, which we owned for sixteen years.

This says it all. One day walking on campus I was walking beside two young ladies and asked how they liked the school. They both expressed how VERY lucky that they were to be at Episcopal.”

Alex “Sandy” Greer tells us: “Dotty and I had dinner in Vancouver, WA in May 2016 with Dick Keller and his wife, Ruth.

They are lean and healthy. They moved there when Weyerhauser purchased his Kraft paper business, and he retired. We were there to watch our 15-year-old Lakeside grand-daughter, Kate Edwards, win in her pair as well as her quad competition on Lake Vancouver qualifying for Nationals again. Sorry that I was not able to be at the EA luncheon with other surviving classmates, over Alumni Weekend.”

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long after Episcopal was closed for the day. We kept telling them that the humor was in our clumsy attempt to hide from Fox, as he always caught us in the same place and at the same time. I am sure it was Felix Jackson’s fault; he was always there because he had the basketball.”

1956 Class Agent: Bill Rapp Club, Audubon, in Naples, FL in March of 2016.”

1950 Class Agent: John Rettew

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Save the Date 70th Reunion May 5 & 6, 2017

Bayard Fox tells us: “We began celebrating the beginning of our 46th summer season here on 22 May, www.bitterrootranch.com.

It will also be the 37th year for my other company, www.equitours. com, and I am now checking out some new horse riding itineraries to explore in Rajasthan this winter. I retired here in 1971 after 20 years of government work, mainly overseas. I spend my time horseback riding, fly fishing, hunting and overseas travel, which fits well with my two enterprises.”

1949 Class Agents: Jim Blatchford and Stan Miller Britt Murdoch reports: “Spike Schellenger hosted a dinner for me, my wife Joan, and John Mather, Haverford, at Spike’s

Dick Hiers tells us: “My daughter was going through some old family stuff a few weeks ago, she came across my little “Episcopal” beanie hat — complete with the traditional shield. I must have had that when in third grade (E Form?) in Lower School. My head has grown, but I hope not swollen, in the years since.

A couple of weeks ago I received a certificate from the Society of Phi Beta Kappa advising me that I had been placed on its “Honor Roll” in appreciation of my services to the Society and the liberal arts and sciences over the past many years. (I was elected to Phi Beta Kappa as an undergrad at Yale, and for many years (or decades) as a faculty member at the University of Florida, was involved in the local chapter’s activities, which consisted mainly of electing new members, and occasionally served as one of the chapter’s delegates what in earlier times was called the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa.”

1952 Class Agent: Craig TenBroeck

Save the Date 65th Reunion May 5 & 6, 2017 Bill Wheeler says: “Here is a picture of me with my partner, Bette. We are enjoying retirement and looking forward to spending

the summer at our cabin on Lake Chelan in northern Washington.

We live in Yakima, WA. I have been retired as CEO of a designer and manufacturer of Aerospace hydraulic systems since 1998.”

60th Reunion Weekend Wrapup by Bill Rapp

1953 Class Agent: Lynne Graburn Dick Behr tells us: “I have three great-grandchildren from two different families and one expected in July from a third family. They will all be boys, which seems to run in the family. It is a privilege to still be playing tennis, as is my wife, but we don’t play together which keeps us together! Our summer home in Cape May beckons, and we look forward to family and friends visiting our lovely town.”

1955 Class Agent Needed Bill Lilley reports: “A highlight of our winter was when my wife and I spent a day with Walter and Marjorie Buckley — at their winter retreat on the ocean in Florida. So many stories were retold, more laughter at each one, all in good fun. The further we went backwards in our EA years, the funnier our stories. Driving back to our hotel, my wife, Eve, asked me who “the Fox” was during the day’s storytelling. I told her you had to be there to know, but if you were there, the Fox knew just what you were up to. Our poor wives had to spend a day reliving Episcopal lore, listening to the many stories about when “Fox” had caught us hanging around the sports fields,

Those in attendance had a great time at the Merion Cricket “Cottage” for dinner on April 29. Tom and Susan Etter, Ray and Patricia Harlan, Bill and Dottie Ross, Bill and Cathy Rapp, Susan Armstrong, Dave and Ruth Scott, Jim Bromley, Bill Powell, Norm Vadner, Gee Heckscher, John and Helen Roberts.

Nancy Reinhard, Hon. tells us: “Bill Rapp comes to our LS kindergarten classroom once a

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Cla s s Notes month to read to the Kindergarten children. Many years ago we invited Alums to come to Lower School and read to a class. Our hopes were to open the door to building relationships between young and older but also to have graduates build a connection with the new campus. We have one grad left... Bill Rapp! He was Carol Leach’s grad buddy throughout the years. Carol moved to teach kindergarten with me, and Mr. Rapp came too.”

1957 Class Agents: John Clendenning and Howard Morgan

Save the Date 60th Reunion May 5 & 6, 2017 Bob Reed reports: “I’m pleased to report that Melissa and I had a wonderful year. Our lifestyle has stabilized, residing six months in Atlanta and six months in Cashiers, N.C. Our collective four children are all well, working, and happy. The same is true of our four grandchildren. We continue to travel frequently to visit them and generally travel abroad once each spring. My best to all my classmates.”

Andy Supplee writes: “Because of my interest in medieval history, Shakespeare, and archaeology, I hightailed it over to Leicester, England for the re-interment of King Richard III. Most fascinating: how Philippe Langley, and team, had so thoroughly immersed herself in the circumstances of Richard’s brutal death and burial that when she stood over the 530-year-old possible grave site under a present parking lot and said “I feel we should dig here” — there were Richard’s remains complete with backbone curved from scoliosis and his identity later verified by his descendants’ DNA.” Howard Morgan has news: “We spent a lovely winter in Vero Beach. Dined out with Edwina and Dick Arnold weekly and had some interesting golf experiences.

He will be coming up for our 60th year reunion next spring!”

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1959 Class Agent Needed Hilton Smith reports: “In late January 2016 I made a trip back East and had the pleasure of spending several days “on the road” with Dave Pillsbury, something we did a lot of together at EA and while we were in college — traveled to Europe in 1961 and across Canada and the US in 1963. Dave met me in DC, and we spent a nice afternoon with Phil Behr and his wife Elizabeth in Reston, VA; drove to Dave and Suzanne’s mountain hideaway in the Blue Ridge mountains in Southwest VA; then on to Raleigh for lunch with Sandy and Carolyn Stidham before Dave put me back on the plane to Seattle. Tried to meet up with Barlow Burke in DC, but the monster snowstorm kept me inside at the Hyatt and Barry at home for 4-5 days. We did get a chat on the phone as I was headed out of town. All is well with all four of us.

Shirley and I are still involved with Waterways Cruises and are grooming a General Manager to allow us to spend some more time on our “bucket lists.” A year ago we moved into a remodeled 1930’s boathouse in the middle of a floating home community on Lake Union’s Portage Bay across from the University of Washington campus, just 5 minutes from Waterways and 12 minutes from downtown Seattle. A unique Seattle lifestyle with our son Dan’s boat parked in the “front yard” which is a terrific magnate to see our grandchildren Vlad, Sophia, and Samuel regularly in the summer.

In October we are off on a fourday cruise from Vancouver, BC to San Diego to visit our other two sons, Stuart, a computer engineer, and Will, a lawyer; they both live in the San Diego area. I have become an avid Seattle Sounder’s fan and think about Bix Bush, Stu Brown, Dave Pillsbury, Tommy Clyde, Ned Clark, Phil Behr and all the others in our class who I watched play soccer at EA for three years.

Dave Pillsbury reports: “as a footnote to the report sent today

by Hilton Smith, I was in the DC area on Saturday, May 14, 2016, and visited Phil Behr in Reston. We went on an outing to the Manassas Battlefield Park. I am currently visiting Rowley Watson in Malvern.

In news closer to my home in Winston-Salem, NC, I am nearing completion of the expansion of the pipe organ at the Lutheran Church of the Epiphany. This has been a multiyear undertaking. I have doubled the size of the instrument to 55 stops, including a new antiphonal division, with authenticsounding digital stops. Stops of all types have been added, with the reeds providing significant musical color and brilliance. The stop in the pedal division based upon the digital sample of a full-length 32 foot ContreBombarde (trumpet) is particularly impressive. I am happy to say that the congregation has responded with their singing.”

The Class of 1961 had a very successful 55th Reunion over the weekend of April 29-30, 2016 with the highlight the party at Marty and Ann Snyder’s grand setting on Friday night. As they have done for our class before, they wined and dined us handsomely!

Twenty-three attended including Mr. Burdick, Hon. Those attending got a snapshot of the Survey results. Consisting of 44 questions to the Class of ’61, it revealed amusing factoids, as well as insight, as to the current status and mindset of the class of 1961.

For example, 82% of the class is currently married with 60% being married over 31 years.

Over the entire weekend we saw: Banta, Chaffee, Chew, Clement, Dewey, Glasby, Gregg, Haines, Irving, Langham, Neefe, Schwarz, Snyder, Watters and myself. I gave my Vietnam speech, which I think was well received by an audience of 25 to 30. At least no one left when it ended, as they stayed for 20 more minutes of questions.

Classmates also went to Chapel Services, watched the musical, “Hairspray”, honored Len Haley, Hon. and Rev. Jim Squire, Hon. and enjoyed a sit-down luncheon for the “Old Guard” in the Haines Lobby. Some participated in a community service project, asked questions of a student panel, and enjoyed meeting their pen pal from the Third Grade.

Matt Vollmer tells us: “My family and I, at one of the Fall regattas, 2015, on the Schuylkill River.

All four of my grandchildren row crew on Varsity 8 boats. Three for high schools in the Philadelphia area and one for Drexel University, placing an exciting bowball second, at this year’s Dad Vail Regatta. Looking forward to celebrating our 60th.”

1961 Class Agent: Cappy Markle Class of ’61 Reunion Weekend Wrap-up by Cappy Markle

A goodly number attended the Saturday Night Tent Party on campus. EA tried out a new format. Instead of a cocktail party for all at the Dixon Athletic Center which would be followed by separate dinner parties (which they lately have tried to keep on campus), there was a three hour cocktail party for all Alumni under a big tent on the Clark Campus Green, with finger foods. Again, many thanks to the Reunion Committee and to the Snyders.

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Class Agents: Laird Evans, Jim Fulton, Bob Stavers

Class Agent: Drew Jackson

Save the Date 55th Reunion May 5 & 6, 2017 Chuck Minett tells us: “My wife Nina and I are looking forward to the birth of our fifth grandchild.

Our son Charles Everet Minett and wife Nicole (Borges) Minett, who both rowed heavyweight eights at University of Washington, just had their third child, Harrison Everet Minett on May 12 in Toronto, now joining his four-year-old brother Charles Sebastian and six-yearold sister Sophia Marie. Charles E. is a digital account manager at Facebook Canada headquarters in Toronto, after two years in a similar position at Facebook USA in NYC. Nicole has been head of women’s recruiting and coached women’s freshmen heavyweight rowing at University of Washington and University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Our son Arthur J. Minett has been studying math with an inspirational tutor over the past six years and is hoping to write the high school GED exam in a month. Despite very long odds he has persisted and pass or fail, we are extremely proud of his efforts.

Our son George F. Minett and his wife Jessica (Irving) Minett are expecting a son in August 2016 to join three-year-old sister Autumn Isabella Minett. George is president of Mitre Media Corp, an online business services corporation headquartered in Edmonton and Toronto.

Our daughter Elizabeth D. Minett is an online food, fashion, and lifestyle blogger, website “Haut Appetit” headquartered in LA. I am still in full-time Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery practice, and Nina manages commercial and residential real estate rentals.”

I am now of counsel at my law firm, Lyon & Fitzpatrick, LLP in Holyoke, Massachusetts. I left the active practice in January, 2013.

Since then, I’ve been able to work on what I believe to be necessary projects on behalf of military veterans. It is at least as rewarding as any other legal work that I have done during my 39 years in the practice.”

1965 It seems Rick Tilghman left a dog tag behind in Vietnam. It was redelivered to him on the Fox and Friends TV show.

Rick Berlin tells us: “About to return to the studio to record with The Nickel & Dime Band, our 4th CD. Still at Doyles, 30 plus years waitering. Year six for the JP Music Festival. Writing songs and words as usual. Brand new web site: berlinrick.com and a new idea: Will write you a song. You define style, genre, topic. Ring us up! We’re totally down for this!”

1964 Class Agent: Tom Zug Mike Guthrie — Couple plans to visit all national parks for their anniversary.

Arch Battista writes: “There have been a couple of news items that I can share. The first of these is my receipt of the 2015 Adams Pro Bono Publico award, presented by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC). The SJC is the highest court in the Commonwealth. The award, as it sounds, is presented to those who have devoted their time and expertise to those who otherwise would not be represented by counsel.

Such legal services are, of course, provided without the expectation of payment. The award was presented on October 28, 2015, before the full SJC bench at the Adams Courthouse in Boston.

In January of this year, I was named as a Lawyer of the Year by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (MLW).

Class Agent: Loyd Pakradooni

Ralph Pitman retired from Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry in Cleveland last year. These days some of his time is spent playing his faithful Martin D-18 and some doing quality coaching with Cleveland area out-of-school time youth programs as an External Assessor using the Weikart Center Youth Program Quality Assessment.

But the best times are spent with wife Janie and their five amazing grandchildren. Here Ralph and Granddaughter Harper Gretter share a moment at the Houston Zoo.

physically, while we have the time, energy, and the money. Most important is mental health, and we learned there is much we can do to have positive extended impact on that.

I have to declare that our 50th was an extraordinary experience, probably better than any of us hoped. Consensus seems to be three activities were most important & memorable: Memorial Service for the 12 members who are no longer with us - very moving & powerful; the “pen pal” experience — simply a “gotta do” event for every 50th reunion class; the 50th Reunion Tabula so much fun & interesting to learn what fellow classmates had been doing for the past 50 years. On that subject, it was great to have almost a dozen guys send their “bios” in for us, even though they couldn’t make the actual reunion.

Definitely a way to stay connected; that’s important.

In summary, a Bucket List event which I hadn’t been anxiously awaiting, until about a year ago.

Thanks to all my old friends and the EA staff who kept us on task.”

1966 Class Agent: Steve Dittmann 50th Reunion Weekend Wrapup by Bill Stewart Bill Stewart: “After participating in such an outstanding and wellattended 50th Reunion (2/3 of living alums showed up along with five guys who did not graduate with us for one reason or another, but attended EA along the way), and recognizing the significance of staying connected and enjoying retirement, I signed up for a trip to Alaska and another one to Vietnam in the next seven months.

I believe we all realize that Now Is the Time to stay active mentally &

Steve Dittmann with Joe Giles ’80 at the Phillies game in Clearwater, FL on March 10, 2016.

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Save the Date 50th Reunion May 5 & 6, 2017 Karl Schoettle tells us: “The class of ’66 allowed me to join

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Cla s s Notes them for their 50th reunion. I spent most of my academic years with that class and their reunion was a chance to see many of my closest childhood friends, most of whom I had not seen in 50 years.

The weekend at EA far exceeded my expectations for emotional connections and a well-executed series of alumni events. A 50th reunion brings an atmosphere of camaraderie and nostalgia without competition. For members of the class of ’67, both graduates and non-EA graduates, I strongly encourage you to attend your 50th. You will not be disappointed by the many events in your honor at the new campus.”

Dick French celebrated completing five years as Wellesley College’s Dean of Academic Affairs by trekking for a month in remote Nepal in October 2015, crossing nine mountain passes up to 18,000’ and covering nearly 200 miles. Since then, he’s been training for Boston’s Run to Remember Half-Marathon 2016 in anticipation to returning as Chair of the Astronomy Department at Wellesley College in the fall. He invites any prospective EA applicants to Wellesley to get in touch with him.

Larry Light tells us: “As you may know, I previously was investing editor of The Wall Street Journal, and before that was finance editor

of Forbes and covered corporate finance for Business Week. Until a few months ago, I was editor-inchief of a Web startup devoted to financial advisors called AdviceIQ. That alas is folding, but I now am writing for CBS MoneyWatch, the network’s business website, where I do financial and economic analysis — and somehow have become their Donald Trump writer. Lately, I’m also writing for Barron’s, Fortune and Yahoo Finance.”

1968 Class Agent: Robert Mayock

We have all been friends since we attended Episcopal eight years apart in the 1960’s and enjoy reminiscing about teachers and experiences we shared back in the day. L to R: Sandy Waugh and Mike McIntire ’64, Carol and Barry Pinhiero ’60, Luci and Alden Kent.”

Mark Hofmaier tells us: “My daughter Tess in Chicago for a great run of a new Tracy Letts’ play at Steppenwolf Theater. Son Luke completed his first year of an MFA program at Columbia University.”

1970 Class Agents: John Dautrich and Ron Rothrock

Lee Coogan sold his business and retired at the end of 2015.

He and his wife, Maureen, divide their time between Naples, FL and McLean, VA. They have four daughters and seven grandchildren, ages two years to 14 years.

EA classmate, Alden Kent, is a neighbor in Naples. They get together frequently for golf, walks and to commiserate about the Eagles and the Phillies.

Tom McKoy reports: “On Monday April 11, 2016, Bob Mayock, Drew Schmidt, and I set out from Astorga, Spain as pilgrims bound for Santiago de Compostela carrying packs, water, walking sticks, and middle-aged enthusiasm. Tom and Drew walked the Camino Frances for about 270 KM suffering all manner of inclement

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weather, minor indigestion, and a few blisters but reveling in the camino experience. We arrived in Santiago de Compostela on April 20 to sunshine and the welcome of fellow pilgrims. We are grateful to our families for support and to Bob for medical supplies and walking with us those first two days up to the Cruz de Ferro (the highest elevation on the Camino).

We finished by washing our socks and attending the pilgrim’s mass in the cathedral. We were all in Mr. Goff’s Spanish class, and we can still hear his high pitched, ‘¿Qué tal animal?’ and the ever-ready reply, ‘Perfecto insecto.’ Photo L to R of: Bob, Tom, and Drew in snow flurries just below the Cruz de Ferro.”

Alden Kent reports: “My wife Luci and I had friends from EA visit us in Naples, FL recently. Mike McIntire ’64 and his wife Sandy Waugh, and Barry Pinhiero ’60 and his wife Carol joined Luci and me at the Phillies/Twins spring training game at Hammond Stadium in Ft Myers (the Phillies won).

Dave Parker reports: “I have retired and now help to maintain two Audubon sanctuaries in central Maryland. We have had some interesting visitors recently. One took a liking to a feeder I built.”

1971 Class Agent Needed Fred Dittmann writes: “Recently I was in the cast of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado where I was cast as the Mikado, but the director

had a modern day twist on the opera; that is, I was playing Elvis Presley. Photo might be a little crazy but the audiences loved it. I am playing the role of Larry in an August 2016 production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company taking place in West Chester on August 18-21. I was so impressed with alumni weekend. I was fortunate to participate in activities on all three days.”

Robert Kurtz reports: Will Madeira ’04 was married in Rye, NY on June 4 to Meredith Clinton. Will is Gary Madeira’s oldest son and my Godson — Gary and I go back to when we were four-years-old.

EA will be well represented at the wedding with Gary’s father, Harry R. Madeira ’44, Gary’s brother Steve Madeira, Will’s sister Annie Madeira ’07, and me. Sadly, Haverford will also be present with Gary’s nephew Geordie Coffin and old friend Jon Edwards.

Planning on flying my colors with my school tie given to me by Kip Zirnkilton, who has two of his crew at EA.

Bill Luff writes: “This past April, I launched an Advisory start-up primarily geared to the Commercial Real Estate industry. CRE Visions, is an independent and objective Advisor for Owners, Investors, and Occupiers. After three decades of leadership and production roles with three of the top four global real estate providers, I thought that this is the optimal time to deliver this innovative consulting model and value proposition.”

Gary Hodder is still practicing law in Toronto and celebrating time with friends and family. He is always happy to hear from his friends at EA. Chris Cole’s daughter, Devlin K. Cole, graduated recently from Case Western Reserve medical school and will be a pediatrician in Honolulu.

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Class Agent: John Spofford

Class Agents: Payne Kilbourn, Betsy Marshall, John Senior

Craig Snider and Lulu Nahary are residing in Southern California.

Save the Date 45th Reunion May 5 & 6, 2017

Steve Lewicki reports: “My daughter, Sophia Zoe Lewicki, and Trilok Acharya, who have been officially married for five years, are having a Nepali Hindu wedding ceremony in our backyard on July 3, 2016. Trilok currently works as an engineer at Google, and Zoe works as a speech language pathologist at McGlynn Middle School. They are very excited to celebrate their Nepali ceremony and wedding reception with family and friends.”

1975 Class Agent: Jim Cooke

Betsy Marshall is proud to announce: “My daughter Alexandra Alford, who is a twin, had twins, Peyton and Liam who are seven months old, are lots of fun, and full of personality. I retired in November and am having a wonderful time. I’d love to see anyone coming through town.”

1973 Class Agents: Rex Gary and Jerry Holleran

Ted Tsaltas reports: “our daughter Kelly graduated in May from Washington University’s graduate school of Social Work and has accepted a position in St. Louis. Our son Michael is studying theatrical set design and stage management, and will be working at Shenandoah Playhouse this summer, then designing scenery, lighting and sound for all of his college productions this coming year.

I continue on the full-time faculty of the University of Tennessee in Ob/Gyn and presented an ongoing study on first trimester fetal echocardiography. My wife Kim is doing costume design for Chattanooga Theater Center and four other companies in town as well.”

Peter Van Roden has been named senior VP of globalthemed entertainment for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. Most recently Peter had been National Geographic’s senior VP of global experiences and events. Warner Bros. Consumer Products offerings include the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Harry Potter: The Exhibition, attractions based on DC Comics’ heroes and villians, along Looney Tunes’ animated characters.

Clark Stull writes: “Beth and I are going to CA for the first time as we have daughter Jessica out there at USC on a scholarship in environmental science. Cousin Bill Sargent ’70 has been in the LA area for 30 years in the aerospace industry. His mom, my aunt, Dorothy Sargent, Hon., is 91 now. She taught 1st grade at EA for 30 years.”

Jim Cooke reports: “I assisted in the research for my cousin David McKean’s latest nonfiction work, an historical biography on our mutual ancestor, Pennsylvania Governor Thomas McKean, entitled Suspected of Independence: The Life of Thomas McKean, America’s First Power Broker (Amazon). George Bell’s roommate at Harvard for one year, David was appointed U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg in February after having served as Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the State Department.

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Cla s s Notes Washington, D.C., to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Judgment at Paris, a competition between California and French wines that registered the approbation of California wines. Steve and Karin attended receptions at the State Department and the Capitol.”

1976 Class Agent Needed 40th Reunion Weekend Wrap-up

The Class of ’76 celebrated its 40th reunion with a five-school event off campus on April 29 and a party at EA on April 30. Seen over the weekend were John Archer, Mark Berenato, Ken Bernard, Steve Brooks, Steve Chawaga, John Chimples, Pete Dooner, Barry Forbes, Tench Forbes, Peter Godfrey, Andy Hartzell, Tom Hilberts, Prent Howe, John Leisenring, Mike Maggio, Rob McMenamin, John Medford, Mike Miller, John Moorhead , Roly Morris, Rob O’Donnell, Doug Raymond, Conrad Rugart, Elliot Scott, Mike Smith, Jon (Sammy) Spear, Bruce Stone, Dave Urban, Dick Walling and Rod Wolfson. Quite a turnout and quite a bit of fun had by all.

Bruce Stone writes: “A lot has happened to alter my life since I retired from EA in June of 2007.

My mother and older brother

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passed away making me the senior member of my family. The children have become independent and living on their own. BJ ’05 is in Center City and working for Aramark. Amy ’08 is in Savannah and finishing her degree in Graphic Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Our boat was delivered in March of 2012, and Sue and I have taken her all over the place from Florida to New Jersey. Through the Chesapeake (during Sandy, quite the experience) and back to Florida. All along the east and west coasts of Florida and to the Keys a few times. Anchoring and enjoying the wildlife in the Everglades was a real highlight. And Key West must be experienced at some point in everyone’s life as it defies description. Tried to get to the Bahamas, but Mother Nature did not cooperate.

We have enjoyed Florida so much we sold our house in PA and bought one in Vero Beach where we keep our boat full time. Now we live October to May in Florida and May to October on the beach in NJ. This past winter we spent a little over three months living on board the boat. Can’t say this is a problem. I was able to meet up and see the EA baseball team while they were in Ft. Pierce for spring training. I have also been able to have former faculty members Bob and Judy Linker, Hon. as well as Candy Spratt, Hon. and her husband on board for dinner when we took the boat to Sarasota for a bit. We have also hosted current faculty member Rob Trumbull, Hon. and his wife at our home in Florida where we live in the same development as current faculty Jen Maier’s parents. If I am not working on my boat I occupy myself with golf and my puzzles. In Vero Beach, I also tutor math and science twice a week at the Gifford Youth Center. I still like to follow EA sports via the internet as well as my Philadelphia sports teams as often as possible. It was great to see so many classmates return for our 40th reunion this past April. That was a lot of fun.”

industries. His oldest son is to be married this July.

Mark A. Berenato is an attorney and insurance-based financial advisor. He resides in Chadds Ford, Chester County, PA with his daughter Grace, a middle school student at Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, DE. When not working or attending MS lacrosse or field hockey games, Mark manages to play some golf.

John and Kate Nimick are excited to share news that their son, USN Ensign Tyler Nimick, is in his second year of training at Naval Air Station Pensacola to be a Flight Officer.

1981 Class Agent: Ben Thompson 35th Reunion Weekend WrapUp by Ted Coxe

Peter Halpert, still living and working in New York, was recently out at his family home in Colorado and then after that, in Paris.

He is heading back to Scotland this summer where he has been spending time for the last 15 years there. He is hoping to buy some land to build a new house. He will also be traveling to Copenhagen as well.

1977 Class Agent: Jim Alton

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A dozen members of the Class of ’81 gathered in Philadelphia on Friday evening, April 29 to celebrate their 35th reunion. A casual buffet dinner was held at the Pen & Pencil Club, the nation’s oldest press club, where Brad Wilson is president. Pictured, l to r: front row: Ted Keffer, David Fryman, Dennis Siegler, Jim Viner; back row: John Minutella, Bill Hill, Ben Olshin, Ted Coxe, Brad Wilson, Mike Murphy, Guy Brignola, and Jack Davidson.

Andrew Kronfeld, along with Ed Spofford, recently competed in the US Squash Doubles Championships where they made it to the semi-finals.

Madison Riley has recently been made Chief Operating Officer for his company, Kurt Salmon. They are a global consultancy, serving the retail and consumer products

Brian Mann reports: “With the departure of our youngest, Nate,

to Juilliard last fall, my wife Amelie and I moved our empty nest to New York City to start a long anticipated new chapter of kidless city living. We are loving the culture, food, vibe, and convenience of city living in general and New York in particular. Our older children are scattered. Olivia is in graduate school in Denver and Isabel working in Scotland. We did manage to have everyone home for a Mother’s Day surprise.”

NPR’s Correspondent covering the UK, Northern Europe and pitching in on big stories on the continent, including migration and terrorism. My wife, Julie, who grew up on James Herriots’ books, plans to continue her veterinary work there. Our kids, Katie and Chris, are looking forward to seeing Western Europe.”

1983 Class Agent: Jamie Hole Stew Keener and his wife Julie recently opened a Brewery/Restaurant in Philly called Bar Hygge.

It is at 1720 Fairmount Avenue and he invites all EA alumni to stop by when in the area. It was recently featured in a Philly.com article.

They also welcomed their first child into the family, Phoebe, born on August 6, 2015.

1984 Class Agents: Bill Keffer and Karl Mayro Guy Brignola and Jack Davidson were fishing for striper in December 2015 at Jack’s residence in Ocean City, N.J.

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1986 Class Agent: Karen Marston 30th Reunion Weekend WrapUp by Jamie Richter

Performing Arts Center with the attorneys from the wildly popular Netflix documentary, Making a Murderer. “Dean Strang and Jerry Buting were thoughtful, gracious, and engaging. It was a great opportunity for a crime reporter to get their take on our justice system.”

The M&A Advisor honored Gregory Bedrosian, Managing Partner & CEO of Redwood Capital Group and Co-Chairman of LD&A Redwood as a recipient of the 2016 M&A Advisor Leadership Award. Mr. Bedrosian was honored for his contribution to and accomplishments in international and cross-border mergers & acquisitions at the 8th Annual International M&A Awards Gala on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 in New York, NY. Later this year, Mr. Bedrosian will be further honored with his formal induction into the M&A Advisor Hall of Fame.

It was great, as always, to see so many EA ’86 classmates at the recent 30-year reunion. Members of the class in attendance were well-represented at all events, including the community service event to honor the Haleys, the Sunday morning chapel service honoring the Squires, and of course, the main reunion events on Saturday evening. Thanks to Bill Gardner who sent three large boxes of treats for the reunion, from HI. In attendance were: Tim Jannetta, Jon Stinnett, Chris Red, Roger Ullman, Edwin Van Dusen, Bob Mascioli, Tony Saler, David Dugery, Bill Crockett, Eric Seestedt, Lara (Spratt) Hartin, Andrea (Belfone) Puppio, Karen Marston, Greg Buzan, Nick Christos, Chis Tinari, Steve Kurtz, John Wheeler, and Steve Chiles.

1985

Class Agents: Jim Farrell and Brooke McMullin

Class Agent: John Susanin

Save the Date 35th Reunion May 5 & 6, 2017

Susan Schwartz reports: “I have been living in London for the last 12 years and travel writing for the last two years. My work has been published in many off-line and online publications including Condé Nast Traveler, Grazia UK, Mail on Sunday, Vanity Fair Italia, You Magazine. I also am a member of British Guild of Travel Writers.

I adore living here and happy to welcome any fellow classmates with a drink in the pub.”

Frank Langfitt writes: “After five years in Shanghai, we’re moving to London, where I’ll serve as

Amanda (Lamb) Griffin recently had the honor of moderating a live discussion on criminal justice reform in May at the Durham

Colonel David Casey, is a task force leader in Iraq, helping to defeat ISIS. His group has been working with Danish forces to advise and assist Iraqi security forces. At first he said they were reluctant to train, but now they seek out training with the Marines.

Col. Casey said he has seen a tremendous transformation in local forces in the eight months he has been there, and he is proud his Marines have helped give the Iraqis the strength and courage to push forward against ISIS.

Greg Milbourne writes: “In addition to buying a building for my psychological practice in Media, PA, I have gotten into pacing races and will be pacing the NYC Marathon in November. My wife, Mary Susan, and two children, Ashlyn, 13, and Aidan, 11, are all well.”

1987 Class Agents: Andrew Brenner and Ed Jones

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Cla s s Notes Save the Date 30th Reunion May 5 & 6, 2017 Missy (MacNeish) Marron reports: “We are still based north of Boston, and I work in the city for Spencer Stuart’s Financial Services Practice. My husband, Greg, works for a technology company called Cloudera and our kids, Maddy, age ten, and Alex, age six, are getting ready for their summer babysitter — Tara (Warrington) Downie’s daughter Emma, age 16! Tara and I enjoy being in close touch.”

Andrew Brenner tells us: EA girls lacrosse senior day. “My family, Andrew, Jr ’19, me, Lauren ’16, my wife Kim and daughter Olivia.”

Attending the Community Service Project in honor of Len Haley, Hon., Andrew Brenner, and Greg Jannetta ’84.

1988 Class Agent Needed Adam Farber reports: “All is well with our family, Max and Sam are now at Noble and Greenough school in Dedham, MA, where my

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wife Amy went. Nobles really does remind me of Episcopal, but without the chapel. It is a wonderful education, athletics, and community oriented school. Ollie began this year at Dedham Country Day, a pre-K through 8th grade school, which he is loving. I am still with Boston Consulting Group, where I lead our Global Healthcare business and have the pleasure of working with tremendous companies that have a common mission of improving healthcare for patients and society. I continue to read of the progress at EA and remember fondly my time there, especially as I see my children going through their paces at their respective private schools.”

Doug Kiley writes: “In summer of 2015 I changed hats at Brewster Academy from teacher to Development officer. I still coach the Speech & Debate Team in order to maintain my credibility with the students. I am hoping someday to challenge Jennifer Maier’s potent Mock Trial squad. My son Sam will graduate from Brewster this May and enroll at Bard College this August. My younger son Spencer will enter ninth grade at Brewster in September.”

Mary Beth Bongiovanni, her partner Jennifer Baker, and their son Michael are gearing up for their second year in Buckhead, Atlanta. Mary Beth is the Director of Design Thinking for Pace Academy. Jennifer is a STEAM Specialist and member of the Visual Arts faculty at The Westminster Schools. Michael is a rising fourth grader. Mary Beth is a board member of the Atlanta Independent Women’s Network,

son to the family within the past year. Grace, age seven, Ryan, age five, Caitlin, age four, and Patrick 11 months.”

1990 Class Agent: Dave Freemann

connected with the Penn Club, and enjoying life in Atlanta.

Terry MacNeish is working for Crow Hill Consulting, which is in its third year of focusing on intractable R&D challenges in medical sensing, imaging, semiconductors, and additive manufacturing.

He still plays soccer a few times a week and rarely sleeps. Occasionally he can be found in Japan and other points east. Lilly MacNeish is graduating and off to College of the Atlantic, in Bar Harbor, ME to study ecological sciences.

Frances is a sophomore, running track, and taking Latin. Mungo, sixth grade, spends a lot of time in the ocean.

Patrick Chambers wrote: “Courtney and I added another

Chris Behr and his wife, Heidy, are living in Bolivia where they have helped launch a socially-responsible business and internship program, Andean Food Market Systems: From Garden to Table Bolivia Internships.

Christine (Forgione) McFee writes: “We welcomed a beautiful son to our family on January 12, 2016 named Matteo McFee. He was born six weeks premature and weighed 3lbs. 9oz. and was 17” long. He is growing fast, and our daughter is happy to be a big sister! My father also passed away suddenly on November 3, 2013.

He is greatly missed and really enjoyed watching me playing sports at EA.” Liz (Barringer) Smith reports: “While our life is not very exciting, I can say that we just sent yet another litter of Australian Labradoodle puppies to their forever homes, and we are renewing our marriage vows at Ohio University’s “OH I DO!” event for OU alums.

My husband and I met there in 1992 and will have been married 22 years August 27, 2016. Our oldest daughter Zoe, age 16 and a sophomore at Utica High School, was just inducted into the National Honor Society and our youngest Maya, age 10 and a forth grader at Newton Elementary, is an avid cross country runner.”

1991

Alumni Class Agent Program Update

Class Agents: Joe Bongiovanni and Holly (Sando) Rieck

The Alumni & Office of Institutional Advancement is always looking for interested alumni to serve as class agents. Class agents receive “insider information” about programs, sports, clubs, and classes and are responsible for sharing the details with classmates. Additionally, class agents are expected to encourage classmates to make a gift to The Episcopal Fund.

Our goal is to strengthen the alumni connection with the life of the school, and we need class agents to help. If you are interested in serving as a class agent for your class, please contact Stephanie Ottone, Associate Director of The Episcopal Fund, at: sottone@episcopalacademy.org or 484-424-1782.

25th Reunion Weekend WrapUp by Joe Bongiovanni

Picture of a lot of us during the weekend. Some folks that were involved in the planning but could not attend were: Christy Bancone, John Crockett, Jenifer DeFilippi, Amanda Dugan, Lee Gottlieb, David Hamilton, Stephen Murray, and Jane Oberwager.

Jersey from Jim Farrell ’82. “We had our class sign it and will send it to his brother to frame and present to his mother — with a picture from our reunion class.”

Dr. Brigette Erwin, Director, The Anxiety and OCD Center recently moved her office to Lancaster Avenue in Malvern. The newer space will allow her practice to “grow and flourish” and to accommodate her growing number of patients and corporate clients.

Grady Cremin Griffin, on February 18, 2016. He joins big brother Hays.

Peggy Kauh and her husband Mark have had their first child, Phoebe Tae Ock Cabana, born on May 6, 2016.

1994 Class Agents: Tema (Fallahnejad) Burkey, Anna (Morgan) Cassidy, Coryell (McIlvain) Urban, and Sarah (Glick) Johnson

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Coryell (McIlvain) Urban and her husband Greg just had another baby, George McIlvain Urban, born on March 22, 2016.

1995 Class Agents: Brook Horgan and Katie Kurz

Class Agents: Charley French and Bill Dougherty

Save the Date 25th Reunion May 5 & 6, 2017

Picture of the four of us from ’91 at the Haley Service project: Joe Bongiovanni, Jenn Tierney, Holly (Sando) Rieck, and Toebe Hinckle.

Susan Armstrong reports: A celebratory weekend with friends, all class of ’94, in Annapolis, MD, this past April.

Courtney (Banks) Spaeth and her husband Jon, had a son, Grant, February 15th of this year.

He joined his big brother Michael and big sister Erica.

1993 Toebe had a great idea in honor of Francesco “Pancho” Mazza. He was able to get a #44 basketball

K in the fall, having survived babyhood with three older brothers, so far, quite an accomplishment unto itself. Tema has embraced fasionable raincoats and frequent travel to California, so all is well. Adam is thriving in his practice at Seattle Pain Centers.”

Class Agent Needed T.J. Griffin and his wife Annie welcomed their second son,

Tema (Fallahnejad) Burkey tells us: “The Burkey family is loving life in the PacNW and our home in Seattle-Mercer Island, WA. It’s been a refreshing change of pace and scenery and an easy transition overall. Jasper, age 13 is in “nerd math” and is playing travel lacrosse this summer for Team Washington, Silas, age ten, is fishing feverishly, and will return to Camp Kieve in ME in July with his Philly buds. Wyatt, age eight, is playing U11 squash and building advanced Legos at an alarming rate, and Townes, age five starts

Daria (Natan) Pahlavan and her husband, Robert, welcomed son, Cael Pahlavan, born January 24, 2016. He joins sister Kata, age four. She still works for an equity Long/Short hedge fund, North Run Capital and her husband, Rob, is Co-Founder and CEOIntegrated Medication Management.

Stephanos Tsirakoglou sends his greetings from rainy England, where he’s participating in the Glyndebourne Festival Opera.

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Cla s s Notes This past primary election cycle, Dean Boyd was elected as the Tredyffrin Township, PA Republican Committee Member for precinct W3 in Area 23.

Next season sees him in Wiesbaden and Dresden, Germany, along with a trip to the states to sing with the Berkshire Opera Festival in the summer of 2017.

The photo is from a production last year of Don Pasquale.

Kellen (Heckscher) Vengels and her husband, David, had another son, Caleb John, on February 16, 2016. He joins older brothers Kyle, age five, and Auggie, age two.

Everyone is doing well! erend Squire, Hon. on April 16, 2016 in the Episcopal Academy 1944 Chapel.

Buzz Poole became a Deadhead when he was at Episcopal; all these years later, he has written a book about the Grateful Dead’s seminal album Workingman’s Dead, which Bloomsbury released in April as part of the acclaimed 33 1/3 series.

Danielle (Honzik) Small writes: “It has been a busy year. My husband and I moved back East after eight years in Los Angeles, when I accepted the role of clinical director for Monte Nido’s Eating Disorder Center of Boston. Opening the new facility was hard work but has been very rewarding. My husband Adam’s professional music education site, “mymusicmasterclass.com” is growing rapidly which has allowed him to work from home instead of touring; which is great as I just gave birth to Aidan Alexander Small on May 10, 2016. We are enjoying being parents, despite the insane sleep deprivation!”

Neilia Bernice Moore and Colbie Lucille Moore, daughters of Sonje (Volla) Moore and Robert John Moore, Jr., were baptized by Rev-

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Erika (Acuff) Erndl and her husband Kevin have had their first child, a son, Asher Charles John Erndl, born October 3, 2014.

Otis Harvey Sebring was born a proud New Yorker, on September 11, 2015. A legacy Vesper, he lives with his parents, Pepper Binkley and Marshall Sebring, in Manhattan.

John McGlinn and his wife Brook welcomed their first child, son Rory Thomas McGlinn, on July 8, 2015, at Pennsylvania Hospital.

Laura Rooklin, who works for Google, was able to extend a work trip to Zurich to catch up and enjoy springtime in the city with Katie Kurz.

1996 Class Agent Needed Matt Holms and his wife, Meighan, welcomed a baby boy, Matthew Anthony, born on February 15, 2016.

Eric Gregg was married to Kathleen O’Neill on December 19, 2014 and they had their first child, Michael Eugene Gregg, on December 28, 2015.

1997 Class Agent: Julie Manser

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Susie (Beers) Macciocca writes: “I am coming up on one year of working for NXT Sports as the director of field hockey programs. I absolutely love my job, and enjoy being back on Episcopal’s campus quite often to run programs. Matthew and I had our

Rebecca (Allen) Gibson along with her husband, Peter, shares the news of the arrival of their second child, Andrew, who was born on April 30, 2016. Picture is of older son, Stephen, with his EA sweater.

fourth and final child in August of 2013. Amidst the craziness of having four young children, we are enjoying a life full of wonderful moments with them, our extended family and friends.”

Ann (Kratzinger) D’Amicantonio and her husband Tony have had their first child.

Philip Richard D’Amicantonio was born on March 10, 2015.

for all abilities and family activities.

More information at FarmForkFondo.com.

1998 Class Agent Needed Lexi (Krotec) Peskin and her husband Aaron have had their second child. Jane Samantha Peskin was born on March 14, 2016.

Katie (Harmer) Leubecker and her husband John have had their first child, Frederick “Freddy” Stephen Leubecker, born on June 11, 2015.

1999 Class Agents: Andrew Addis and Catherine (Hunt) Ryan

brother, Colin, who is almost three years old.

Amanda (McDermott) Degenova ran the Wildwood 8k May 15.

Ran a personal best.

2000

Kimmy (Gardner) Reinking reports: “My husband, Daane and I recently bought a home in Wilton, CT and moved in April. We are also expecting our second daughter in July. Brooklyn, our first daughter, will be 18 months old. I am still working for Bloomberg in NYC and my husband, Daane is working for Alterna Capital Partners in Wilton, CT.”

Class Agents: Kimmy (Gardner) Reinking and Jack Meyers

Austin Frieman and his wife Mariana have had their second child, Adriana Mei Frieman, on May 13, 2016.

Tyler Wren founded Wrenegade Sports in 2014 after retiring from his 13-year career as a professional cyclist. Wrenegade Sports’ Farm to Fork Fondo series of boutique cycling events has been expanding each year since and in 2016 includes a stop in Lancaster, PA with gourmet farm-to-table food and aid stations at local farms. The festive and welcoming events have distance options

Tristan Patrick Creed, son of Jamie and Carrie Creed turned one on February 3, 2016.

Nick Crews tells us: “Congratulations are in order for Brett Carty and his wife Kelly who have welcomed their daughter, Matilda Catherine Carty, into the world on April 9, 2016.

Sarah Baker was married to Scott Adams on December 30, 2015 at Vernick Food & Drink in downtown Philadelphia. In June, they are moving to Richmond, VA, where she will be Assistant Head of Upper School at Collegiate School.

Rachel Sparkler is happy to announce her wedding May 7, 2016 in Turks and Caicos to Collin Baer. In the picture is my husband Collin, Steve Klein, Burke Gallagher ’97, Maris (Morelli) Leo and Chris Leo, my brother Andrew Sparkler ’97, and my sister Bryn Sparkler ’04.

2001 Class Agents: Evan Coughenour, Drew Crockett, Sarah Baker, and Pete Tedesco Jackie (Aronchick) Cox and her husband Adrian have a new daughter, Jordan Susan Cox, born on November 16, 2015. She joins

Sara Samimi and her husband Andrew Budreika have welcomed a second daughter, Nora Budreika, on January 6, 2016.

Danielle Pakradooni writes: “A year ago, I moved to Merlin Entertainments, the #2 entertainment company in the world, as Head of Sales and Marketing for New Openings in North America. We open 2-3 new attractions every year (ex. Madame Tussauds, SEA LIFE Aquariam).”

Peter van Roden and his wife Lauren have had their first child, Lucy Valaar van Roden, born on October 18, 2015.

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Cla s s Notes Abigail (Albrycht) Wilson and her husband John have had their first child, William Servious Wilson born on May 5, 2016.

2002 Class Agents: Kevin Dugan and Tim Mahoney

Save the Date 15th Reunion May 5 & 6, 2017

herd” Wilson to the family on April 25, 2016. He joins sister Glory, who is 2½ years old.

Denis Whelan was married to Cara Leidy on March 16, 2012.

Rory Melvin was married to Mimi Pitney on May 14, 2016 at the Gulph Mills Golf Club.

Class Agents: Nick Brown and Michael Ciccotti

Class Agents: Julia Crawford, Ann (Imbesi) Ware, and Caroline (Cuckler) Shane

Hannah Kelly was married to Claudio Esposito on December 12, 2015 in Naples, FL.

Rocco Imperatrice writes: “I have graduated from Villanova this spring earning my MBA degree.

Sam Rogers writes: “I am living in Arlington, Virginia and working at a marketing analytics firm in D.C. My wife, Veronica, and I have their hands full with daughters Ava (three and a half) and Madeline (one year and six months), running around, but I try to make time now and then on the improv/standup circuit to make increasingly dated dad-level jokes about Music Television and what it is like to go to a first ever parent-teacher conference for a pre-schooler.”

Caroline Cuckler was married to Patrick Shane on October 4, 2014.

In attendance from EA were Ann (Imbesi) Ware, Lydia Williams, Kelsey Orlyck, Liza Doyle, and Christopher Shane ’02.

2005 Class Agents: Nick Morris and Packy McCormick

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2003

Dan DeMento tells us: “I am happy to share that I recently co-founded an International Nonprofit called Worldwide Musicians United (wwmu.org). We are 501(c) (3) approved and currently accepting tax-deductible donations. Also Drew Evans ’02 is on our Board of Directors.”

and we are getting married April 1, 2017 in Philadelphia at the Union League. I started a new job with Marriott as the Associate Director of Sales here in Denver, CO.”

Addison West ’97 and his wife Ashley (Eyre) West have had their first child, Addison R. West, Jr. on January 8, 2016. They still live in New York City, both working there.

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Ashley Battista tells us: “I recently got engaged to Anthony Ridolfi

2006 Class Agents: Kelsey Reinhard and Armena Ballard

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Christina Recchiute tells us: I recently got married on October 3, 2015 to Joshua Burg. We met in Philadelphia and moved to Denver, Colorado in 2012 to begin graduate school together at the University of Denver. We got married in Golden, Colorado.

Classmate Alicia DeSantola was

one of my bridesmaids. Here is a picture with her from the wedding and a picture of my husband and me. Classmate James Weiner was also in attendance at the wedding.”

Lou Calabrese and his wife Ann have had their second child, Mary Calabrese, who was born on November 25, 2015.

Diana (Hirtle) Wilson and her husband Garrett welcomed their second child, Jonathan “Shep-

May, NJ. Several of my classmates were in attendance: Paul Heavener, Susanna Franks, Peter van der Vlugt, Margaret Heil ’10, Connor Feimster ’10, Julia Crawford ’03, Eliza Crawford ’10, and Nathalie Feimster ’04 were bridesmaids.”

Carolyn Crawford reports: “On October 17, 2015 I married Edward A. Zebrowski, III in Cape

Sara Orr reports: “I was married on November 7, 2015 to Nick Morgulis. In attendance were: Scott Ritrovato, Ashley Dubay, Sam Daly, Sara (Orr) Morgulis, Caitlin Chagan, Kelsi Maher, Matt Ciccotti, and Alicia LaPalombara.”

Keith Lunkenheimer tells us: “I got married on September 26, 2015, to my college sweetheart at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA with the reception at Pomme in Radnor. It was an EA filled wedding. Those in attendance were: L to R: Alex Terzian, Ben Mickel ’07, Alex Nakahara, Matt Teti, Amanda Terzian ’10, my wife, Andie O’Brien, Keith Lunkenheimer, Ashley Lunkenheimer ’92, Dr. Brooke Owens ’98, Kurt Lunkenheimer ’95, Alec Raiken, Kraig Lunkenheimer ’09, and Peter Vale.”

Ceci Clark reports: Christina Clark is getting married to Graham Rehrig, on September 17, 2016 on Martha’s Vineyard. She will be taking the MCAT and go to Med school in a year, having finished a post-bac at UVA this past year.”

Sarah Steele is currently in the play The Humans at the Helen Hayes Theatre, which started on February 18, 2016.

exams, and I am currently clerking for the Hon. David M. Ragonese, J.S.C. in New Jersey Superior Court. My clerkship ends in August, and I am in the process of interviewing for associate positions with civil defense firms in Philadelphia and South Jersey so that I may practice in the area.”

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2014

Class Agents: Erin Flynn and Caroline Hanamirian

Class Agent: Jack Keffer

Alicia LaPorta reports: “I am currently an Admissions Counselor and the Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach at the University of Mary Washington.”

2011 Class Agents: Jimmy McEntee and Haley Habenicht

Save the Date 5th Reunion November 2016

Mike Yocum reports: “I am pleased to announce that my wife Megan and I welcomed our first son, Parker Alexander, on September 19, 2015!

2007 Class Agents: Shane Isdaner, Annie Spofford, and Megan McFarland

Lindsey Wilkinson reports: “I graduated from Villanova Law School in May 2016, where I was on the Villanova Law Review and received the Dorothy Day Award for pro bono Legal Service. Picture of my family and I at graduation. During law school, I managed to contribute over 250 hours of pro bono legal services directly to the indigent.

2008 Class Agents: Heather Hayes and Brian Young

Jon Trumbull was married to Laura Escalona, on May 21, 2016. L to R: C.J. Murdoch, Rosie Trumbull ’06, Jon, Laura, Samantha Williams, and Rob Trumbull, Hon., EA faculty.

Yasha Shahidi tells us: “I recently passed the New Jersey and Pennsylvania bar

Caroline Constable tells us: “I am helping to lead the first financing of a startup called MyFin, a personal finance platform that puts you in control of your money and helps you build wealth. The company has just been accepted to the Techstars NYC Summer ’16 class, one of the top accelerators in the country (of the thousands that apply, only sixteen companies are selected each year).

Kyle Henson says: “I went to New Orleans representing my startup, Rorus, at Collision Conference. We make water filters for the developing world with a new nanotechnology. I ended up pitching the company, and we won.”

Chris Paterno is happy to report: “Over the last year, my classmate Connor McElwee, current EA Dean of Faculty, Doug Parsons, Hon. and I have been recording music with our 7-piece alternativesoul band, the Chris Paterno Band. Recently, we released our debut single “Unfaithful”. Additionally, we have a single release show at Bourbon and Branch on July 21st, 2016. 705 N 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19123.”

Brendan DeVoue reports: “I completed all testing required and training to become a certified tennis instructor through the professional tennis registry.”

The Class of 2016 Shield was designed to honor The Reverend James. R. Squire, Hon., and Mr. Len Haley, Hon.

I am extremely excited and proud to help structure this financing given the impressive background of the founding team; moreover, one of the founding members is female. I am extremely passionate about empowering women within this community.

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M ilestones Marriages 2000 Cheo Scott to Khaliah Barnes September 6, 2015 Rachel Sparkler to Collin Baer May 7, 2016

2001 Sarah Baker to Scott Adams December 30, 2015

2006

1994

Sara Orr to Nick Morgulis November 7, 2015

Coryell (McIlvain) Urban & Gregg Urban

Keith Lunkenheimer to Andie O’Brien September 26, 2015

2007 Jon Trumbull to Laura Escalona May 21, 2016

Babies

2003

1983

Caroline Cuckler to Patrick Shane October 4, 2014

Stew Keener & Julie Keener

Denis Whelan to Cara Leidy March 16, 2012 Rory Melvin to Mimi Pitney May 14, 2016

2004 Will Madeira to Meredith Clinton June 4, 2016 Hannah Kelly to Claudio Esposito December 12, 2015 Christina Recchiute to Joshua Burg October 3, 2015 Cally Crawford to Edward Zebrowski, III October 17, 2015

Phoebe Keener August 6, 2015

1989 Patrick Chambers & Courtney Chambers

Patrick Chambers June 16, 2015

1990 Christine (Forgione) McFee & Kirk McFee

Matteo McFee January 16, 2016

1993 Peggy Kauh & Mark Cabana

Phoebe Tae Ock Cabana May 16, 2016 T.J. Griffin & Annie Griffin

Grady Cremin Griffin February 18, 2016

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George McIlvain Urban March 22, 2016

1995 Daria (Natan) Pahlavan & Robert Pahlavan

Cael Pahlavan January 24, 2016 Austin Whitman & Victoria Whitman

Delia Whitman May 20, 2013 Adelaide Whitman September 27, 2015 Danielle (Honzik) Small & Adam Small

Aiden Alexander Small May 10, 2016

1996 Matt Holms & Meighan Holms

Matthew Anthony Holms February 15, 2016 Erika (Acuff) Erndl & Kevin Erndl

Asher Charles John Erndl October 3, 2014 John McGlinn & Brooke McGlinn

Rory Thomas McGlinn July 8, 2015 Eric Gregg & Kathleen Gregg

Michael Eugene Gregg December 28, 2015

1997 Kellen (Heckscher) Vengels & David Vengels

Caleb John Vengels February 16, 2016 Marshall Sebring & Pepper Binley

Otis Harvey Sebring September 11, 2015

Rebecca (Allen) Gibson & Peter Gibson

Deaths

Andrew Gibson April 30, 2016

1944

2001 Jackie (Aronchick) Cox & Adrian Cox

Jordan Susan Cox November 16, 2015

Ann (Kratzenger) D’Amicantonio & Tony D’Amicantonio

Peter van Roden & Lauen van Roden

Philip Richard D’Amicantonio March 10, 2015

Lucy Valaar van Roden October 18, 2015

Nicholas Sommer & Melissa DeCastro

Abigail (Albrycht) Wilson & John Wilson

Charles DeCastro Sommer April 9, 2016

William Servious Wilson May 5, 2016

1998

2003

Lexi (Krotec) Peskin & Aaron Peskin

Diana (Hirtle) Wilson & Garrett Wilson

Jane Samantha Peskin March 14, 2016

Jonathan “Shepherd” Wilson April 25, 2016

Katie (Harmer) Leubecker & John Leubecker

2005

Frederick (Freddy) Stephen Leubecker June 11, 2015

Lou Calabrese & Ann Calabrese

Mary Calabrese November 25, 2015

1999 Austin Frieman & Mariana Frieman

Adriana Mei Frieman May 13, 2016

2006

Thomas Sterling Brown June 15, 2016 Walter Franklin Atlee Harvey June 11, 2016

1946 Thomas B. K. Ringe, Jr. April 9, 2016

1948 Samuel W. Clipp April 21, 2016

1949 Byard F. Brogan, Jr. April 29, 2016

1958 Stephen Craig Carmick June 10, 2016

1960 Edmund Pennel Hannum February 2016

1962 Richard “Wick” Havens June 26, 2016

Mike Yocum & Megan Yocum

Parker Alexander Yocum September 19, 2015

2000 Brett Carty & Kelly Carty

Matilda Catherine Carty April 9, 2016

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Memory Lane

1978 Feif fer’s Peop le

Compiled by Cassie Keith

This Spring, The Domino Club wowed audiences with

its performance of Hairspray. With its roots beginning in 1909 at the DeLancey School, the Domino Club was inherited by EA following its merging with DeLancey in 1915. The first EA Domino play was in 1915 and was called, An American Citizen. Prior to EA becoming a co-educational school, female parts were often performed by male students or by female students from The Agnes Irwin School.

1982 Oklahoma

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1959 The Hasty Heart

arwoo alled St C e s u o H 1995 A

1929 Domino Club

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2001 Carousel

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