Rachel Aaronson ‘01 and her fiance Jamie Auslander are planning a September wedding.
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at universities around the country to brand the Cisco name and pipeline topnotch quality students/recent alums to join Cisco. In my free time, I am enjoying exploring as much of the Bay area as possible, whether that be hiking, biking or via my new Honda Civic Hybrid. Any Wheeler graduates of any class interested in learning more about Congratulations to Chef Nick Curtin Cisco opportunities should feel free to contact me. Of course, I can’t wait to whose restaurant and cocktail bar Compose opened in Tribeca December hear what so many of my classmates are doing now!! Personal email: toddresly@ 3. Check it out at www.composenyc. gmail.com” com.
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The Mount Holyoke Riding Team took a first place finish at its home show on October 23rd, led by first-year Cali Zimmerman. The event took place at Mount Holyoke Equestrian Center and Cali was named Reserve High Point Rider and Intermediate High Point Rider after taking first place in her sections of the intermediate fences and intermediate flat divisions. FACULTY & STAFF
2009
Caity Sprague made terrific graphics
for the Lower School fall production of from Bowdoin College and is currently HOOD which were turned into t-shirts for the 87-member cast. working for Soccer Without Borders in Nicaragua (see story earlier in this issue). She is the on-site co-director for a program whose mission is to empower girls through literacy and sports. She organizes educational activities and soccer training for about 250 girls (ages 6 to 18) in a very poor area. If you want to follow her escapades and adventures, check out her blog: http://larkininnicaragua. Stephen Hall nominated US science blogspot.com/ teacher Chris Perkins, recipient of the 2010 Yale Educator Award which Todd Resly writes, “I graduated recognizes “educators from around the from Davidson College in May cum world who have inspired and supported laude to earn my bachelor’s degree. their students to achieve at high levels.” After traveling around the States
Larkin Brown recently graduated
and Germany for several weeks to visit family and friends, I moved out to the San Francisco Bay Area in late June to start working for Cisco Systems in University Relations (which is part of Human Resources) at their Headquarters. At Cisco, I am a University Relations Specialist/HR Rep., which means that I serve as a liaison between the business and students
2010
Alumni who joined the faculty-staff community at Wheeler this year are Dacia Read ‘04, Summerbridge VISTA Alumni Coordinator; Sean Kelly ‘02, Varsity Basketball/Admissions/English; and Nicole Brissette Jennings ‘99, LS Performing Arts. (photo above)
Drew Manville won GWU’s
FORMER FACULTY Long time former Wheeler Athletic Director, Coach, and Physical Educator Julie C. Baldwin was recently inducted into the Arcadia University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Knockout Contest. Out of 167 players, an unofficial world record, freshman Drew was named the knockout king of George Washington. The event was part of Spirit Week and included participants from the school’s basketball teams as well as the student body. Now & Then @ Wheeler
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