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Fall/Winter 2015-2016

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Fall 2015/Winter 2016 From the Head of School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 For Alumni & Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 From the Archives: AFS, part 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Homecoming 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Reunion Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Fall Sports & The Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 News from Summer & Fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 In Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 In Closing: Kiss Me, Kate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside back cover This page: Naza McMillan ’16 with the throw-in for the Quakers on Homecoming Saturday.

Mission statement: Wilmington Friends, a Quaker school with high standards for academic achievement, challenges students to seek truth, to value justice and peace, and to act as creative, independent thinkers with a conscious responsibility to the good of all.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chair Vice Chair Treasurer Secretary Andrew J. Aerenson ’81 Jennifer G. Brady Karen-Lee Brofee Denise H. Chapman Brett D. Fallon Scott W. Gates ’80 Ellen L. Gay J. Harry Hammond Susan Janes-Johnson

Susan Kelley Dorothy Rademaker Christopher Buccini ’90 Russ Endo Omar A. Khan ’90 Christopher Lee ’82 Rosalind McCoy-Gardner Deborah Murray-Sheppard Laura K. Reilly Jocelyn Sutton Stewart ’82 David Tennent Harvey Zendt

Alumni Association Board Liaison

Thomas S. Scott ’70

Home & School Association Board Liaison

Debbie Pittenger

ADMINISTRATION Head of School Assistant to the Head of School Associate Head for Finance and Operations Assistant Head for Academics Head of Lower School Head of Middle School Head of Upper School Acting Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Director of Communications Director of Development Strategic Marketing Manager

Kenneth Aldridge Ann Cole William Baczkowski Michael Benner Annette Hearing Jonathan Huxtable Rebecca Zug Melissa Brown Tracey Quillen Carney ’80 Chad O’Kane Susan Morovati Finizio ’87

ALUMNI BOARD 2015-2016 Christopher Lee ’82, Clerk Matthew Lang ’08, Vice Clerk Melissa Billitto ’87 Stanita Clarke ’06 Amanda Corby Clauser ’00 Carolyn Gates Connors ’81 Alexandra Poorman Ergon ’77 Joseph Gutierrez ’07 Amy Curran Harper ’94 Raven Harris ’06 Joshua Klein ’98 Student Liaisons Patrick Haubert ’16 Eleanor Napoli ’16

Adrienne Monley ’02 Katharine Lester Mowery ’02 Raymond Osbun ’71 Kristin Dugan Poppiti ’03 Richie Rockwell ’02 Thomas Scott ’70 James Simon ’60 Martha Poorman Tschantz ’85 Nicole Caddell Wample ’03 Josiah Wolcott ’97

Brendan Wren ’16 Caroline Wren ’16

Professional photography by Billy Michels ’89, Elisa Komins Morris, and Larry Kuhn; design/layout by Jacquelyn Quinn Dickey.

Please send any comments or corrections to info@ wilmingtonfriends.org.

On the cover, Lyn Bacon Smith, mother of Wendy Smith McMillan ’77 and Jonathan Bacon Smith ’83 for whom the Smith McMillan Memorial 5K is named, with Katy Connolly, who has co-chaired the event every year for 20 years.

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From the Head of School Dear Friends, As I write this letter in early December, knowing that it will not arrive in your mailboxes for some weeks, I find myself wondering what might happen in the world between draft and delivery—and how we might respond. Uncertainty and change seem to be the words used most to describe our times. In that climate, we have seen some people react with aggression, from bigoted speech to murderous barbarity.

And we have seen others respond with a deepened commitment to peace and compassion, seeking opportunity in change to make the world a better place.

Friends School was founded to make the world a better place. And part of that mission is to embrace change—and often, to lead it—from the timeless foundation of Quaker values.

With Alumni Board Clerk Chris Lee ’82 and Alumnus of the Year Jack Porter ’52.

Much in our Homecoming magazine speaks to that leadership—from Terry Maguire’s article about the School’s pioneering role in international student programs, to the vision and service of our alumni award recipients; from the 50th reunion class’s reflections on the changing world into which they graduated in 1965, to curriculum innovations that speak to the future of today’s students. We have wonderful new facilities. We have an enrollment higher this year than last—something not many independent schools can say. We have a record 2014-2015 Annual Fund and a $28 million dollar-plus campaign to our credit.

There is much to celebrate, and there are many reasons for us to say thank you.

But, as I shared with some of you on Homecoming Saturday, what I hope we celebrate most are all the ways in which our 21st century educational leadership feels familiar to our 20th century graduates.

It’s the parallel between the old shop room and the new Design Lab, between the quiet library of print With Outstanding Service Award recipient Meg Gehret Erskine ’83. and the collaborative learning commons of the digital age, between our first AFS students and School Year Abroad. Friends School’s very identity requires continuing innovation, even as our mission remains the same—a mission that must be renewed and deepened in a time of uncertainty and rapid change—to make the world a better place.

Thank you all for being stewards of that mission and for a great first Homecoming for me as Head of School. The record-participation 20th running (and walking) of the Smith McMillan Memorial 5K, our other Homecoming service projects, and a 4-0 weekend in sports, along with perfect fall weather, certainly added to the wonderful setting in which to celebrate. Thanks to you all for your support in so many ways, and please come to see us again soon.

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FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS

From the Alumni Board Clerk Chris Lee ’82 Dear Friends, This fall, we celebrated yet another fantastic Homecoming and Reunion weekend. I’ve had the opportunity to participate in many Homecomings while serving on the Alumni Board, and it just seems to get better every year. Thank you to all those who attended and helped to make Ken Aldridge’s first Homecoming as Head of School a memorable one!

The weekend’s events kicked off on Friday with a luncheon honoring the 50th+ reunion classes and 1748 Society members at the DuPont Country Club. Members of the Alumni Board had the pleasure of attending the luncheon.

It was wonderful to hear Hugh Kenworthy ’65, a member of the 50th reunion class, speak about the importance of his Friends experience. Later that evening, the celebrations moved to the Library Learning Commons as we honored the 2015 Alumni Awardees, as well as the School’s most loyal donors, at the True Blue and All Alumni Reunion Reception. Sam Finkelman ’10 was awarded Young Alumnus of the Year; Meg Gehret Erskine ’83 was the recipient of the Outstanding Service Award; and Jack Porter ’52 was the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. All are truly inspirational. Thank you for letting your lives speak!

The Alumni Board was honored to help select this past year’s alumni award recipients, and we’re getting ready to start the process again. We would love your help! If you would you like to nominate a classmate, please contact the Alumni Office at alumni@wilmingtonfriends.org or 302.576.2981. We’ll be researching and coming to consensus on the award recipients this spring.

For those of you who made it back to campus, I hope you were able to visit the new facilities, including: the Global Learning Center (GLC), Library Learning Commons, Ira T. Ellis, Jr. ’52 Design Lab, renovated third floor, and Middle School Design and Flex labs. It’s an exciting time at Friends, and I encourage you to visit campus to see what’s new if you have not already done so.

In closing, I would like to thank all the alumni who helped make Homecoming and Reunion Weekend a success! It was great to see the smiling faces of classmates catching up, exploring campus, and uniting to watch some Quaker athletics, of which we won all varsity competitions!

Thank you for all you do in support of WFS,

Chris Lee ’82

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A Legacy of Service, Al Smith ’50

Class Agent Spotlight, Bill Quillen ’52

Thanks to the education he received at Friends, Al Smith ’50 was able to gain admission to Princeton University. He received a BSE degree in chemical engineering and spent almost four decades in leadership positions at Hercules Inc. and affiliates. But according to Al, beyond the academic and career success he achieved, Friends prepared him for so much more.

Class Agents at Wilmington Friends School play a vital role in keeping their classmates engaged with each other and with the School.

“Friends widened my horizons,” Al explained.

“I was encouraged to get involved in many activities I probably would not have considered on my own—different sports, dramatics, student government and, especially, community service.”

That commitment to service has been a mainstay in Al’s life. He spent close to 10 years as a volunteer maintenance man for his community association, has worked with Meals on Wheels for almost 25 years, and plays piano at three retirement homes.

We wanted to recognize one of the Class Agents who has taken the job to the next level—Bill Quillen ’52. Bill has been the Class Agent for the Class of 1952 since—well, since long before any of the current Alumni/Development Office staff arrived. He has been a tireless advocate for Friends and has done an incredible job, keeping classmates up-to-date with personal and WFS news. From writing letters numerous times each year to calling friends for updates, Bill’s dedication to his class has been unsurpassed.

As a testament to Bill’s hard work, the Class of ’52 consistently has 100 percent participation in the Annual Fund. And this year, when Jack Porter ’52 received the Distinguished Alumnus Award (previously awarded to Bill and fellow ’52-ers Mark Ball and Fred Pardee), the strong bonds were evident again, by the number of classmates in attendance.

Thank you, Bill, for all you’ve done for your class and for Friends School!

“Friends widened my horizons.

I was encouraged to get involved in many activities I probably would not have considered on my own— different sports, dramatics, student government and, especially, community service.”

When revisiting his estate plans, making a planned gift to Friends was a “no-brainer” for this long-time, True Blue supporter. Al credits Friends with inspiring him to get involved, and believes the School continues to inspire students to engage the world, including community service.

“I don’t think anything at the core of Friends has basically changed,” he said. “And that’s why I’m still supporting the School.”

Al’s planned gift, like all planned gifts to Friends, is a part of the soul of the institution, and will provide support for students and the School in perpetuity. We are grateful for Al’s commitment and for that of every member of our 1748 Planned Giving Society.

Planned gifts can inspire future generations of leaders, critical thinkers, and doers, who go out into the world and let their lives speak. For more information about making a planned gift to Friends, please contact Chad O’Kane, Director of Development, at 302.254.3853 or cjokane@ wilmingtonfriends.org.

Bill Quillen ’52 just before Meeting for Worship on Homecoming 2015.

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Since 1748, the faculty, staff and community at Friends have demonstrated that we serve students best when we model and teach a commitment—spiritual, intellectual and active—to core Quaker principles: integrity, community, equality, peace, stewardship and simplicity.

Be a part of the timeless tradition of Quaker education by making a gift to the WFS Annual Fund.

Whether using blocks, light tables or 3-D printers, WFS students engage in a process of learning designed and experienced as a journey that both inspires achievement and embraces joy. Our Alumni are a testament to our success.

Gifts to the WFS Annual Fund are an important part of our tradition. We were founded through donations from members of the Wilmington Monthly meeting, and every year we are sustained by a generous community of alumni, families (past and present) and friends. You help our faculty and staff start each year with the resources they need to nurture and inspire learning. Join us in our commitment to model and teach Quaker principles by making a gift today.

Contact Sarah Driscoll, Director of Annual Fund, at sdriscoll@wilmingtonfriends.org or 302.576.2976, or make a gift online by visiting www.wilmingtonfriends.org/donatenow.

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By Terence Maguire, WFS archivist tmaguire@wilmingtonfriends.org In September, 2015, Wilmington Friends celebrated the opening of the Global Learning Center, important for its programmatic and architectural innovations and for its symbolic significance: increasing opportunities for Friends School students to understand, be comfortable in, and engage with the broader world beyond this region and this country. Here, upper school students study Theory of Knowledge in the IB program, along with Chinese, French, Spanish, and technology that will equip them for any setting and endeavor outside our walls.

How different from the comparatively modest aims of the original School founders, members of Wilmington Monthly Meeting in the 18th century, “…to help parents in the education of their children that there may not be a beggar amongst us.” All that was deemed necessary at that time was that the children, male and female both, “either White or Black,” should learn reading, writing, and “ciphering.”

How did Friends School bridge the gap between those early, noble but provincial, aims and the sweeping, cosmopolitan goals of today? It was done in many stages, but this article will focus on the emergence of programs to engage Friends School students and our larger community with the broader world.

This effort began with a grueling sabbatical taken by Wilmot Jones, Headmaster from 1935-1962. Jones took his only break from 27 years of administration to travel to Europe in the spring and summer of 1946. It was undertaken on behalf of the School Affiliation Service (SAS). He traveled more than 7000 miles in Europe (often by jeep) and visited 65 schools in France, the Netherlands, and Italy. He was looking for schools with which Friends could become affiliated in long-term exchanges of students. In August, Jones prepared a lengthy report, in which

Jawed Rasheedi of Pakistan, Jacqueline Tallard of France, Kari Sipila of Finland, 1957-58.

Ingeborg Scherb of Vienna, Austria, and Headmaster Wilmot Jones, 1949-50.

he wrote that “education has not been working hard enough at the task of making boys and girls realize the many things they have in common, as between one country and another.”

He believed that such an effort had “real possibilities for the development of a kind of human understanding which…will contribute greatly toward making peace possible.”

A year later, the first student arrived from abroad—Jean-Claude Raynaud, of Le Havre, France—to spend a year in Wilmington, staying, in fact, with the Jones family. Raynaud came in part through the efforts of the American Field Service (AFS), a group founded after WWI by ambulance drivers, often Quakers, with the intention of fostering international understanding. After WWII, AFS became more active and organized, and beginning in the fall of 1947, six schools in the United States hosted AFS students. Friends was one of those first six—and has welcomed at least one AFS student every year since; 98 students from 33 countries beyond the U.S. have become part of our own students’ experiences.

The majority of our AFS students have come from Europe. Germany has sent 15, the most of any country—perhaps intentionally, considering that Germany was America’s enemy twice in the last century. Our AFS students have often come from Scandinavian countries, Italy, France, the Netherlands—and also from Peru, Hong Kong, Turkey, South Africa, Brazil, Thailand, Pakistan, Kosovo, Sri Lanka, and Chile, among others. The AFS program has been a resounding success, such that the organization bestowed on Friends the “2014 Top AFS School Award.”

The award states, “These educators are at the forefront of bringing global awareness and intercultural experiences to their students,” offering “profound opportunities to broaden their knowledge of other cultures and peoples….” Wilmot Jones’s aspirations for the program are being fulfilled.

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At ďŹ rst, we at Friends were puzzled as to what happened to the original undertaking begun in partnership with the school afďŹ liated services.

Examining mid-century school publications, we eventually learned that there was a continuing if somewhat lesser program dealing with the AfďŹ liated Schools. In many years until the late 1960s, a student came from a SHAPE school. SHAPE stands for “Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers in Europeâ€?: schools associated with NATO. NATO and Quaker schools may seem like a curious alliance. However, Don Davis of one Quaker organization’s archives indicated that working with both the State and Defense Departments right after WWII provided the only avenue for funneling aid and promoting the kind of understanding that Wilmot Jones had hoped for.

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ler ’54 of Germany wrote of the stark contrast in the lives of West and East Germans and of the persistent German hope for reuniďŹ cation. As the communist empire was breaking up in the early ’90s, Thomas Wellauer ’73 and Joss Haberkamm ’91 of Germany and Alice Maripuu ’92 of Estonia shared what that break-up meant to them personally and to their countries—and in the case of Germany, about the reuniďŹ cation Mueller had longed for 37 years earlier. In 198687, Rosita La Gorce shared in a Whittier interview the injustice of the South African apartheid system and how it impacted her, a so-called “coloredâ€? person. Nick Smith ’83, now The Honorable Dr. Nick Smith, Minister of the Environment of New Zealand, has returned to our campus and also hosted visitors from Friends.

Friends was afďŹ liated with Starting in 1995, Friends SHAPE schools in France, gained powerful new insights Brussels, Holland, and Gerabout life in an intensely many. They sent students to troubled region of the world, Friends, not every year, but Bosnia. Through the auspices many, for about twenty years.

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Friends students abroad, mostly in the summer. (There will be No. But so many have kept in close contact! Kari more about Friends School students going abroad in the next Sipila ’58 of Finland often visited his host family, the Pooles, issue of Quaker Matters.) Soon, each Friendship Fair began and his host brother, Dick Poole ’58, along with wife, Elisa, to mirror the culture of that year’s AFS student’s homeland: a went to Finland a number of times. (Kari’s mother, Helvi, the Norwegian emphasis when Harald Bergmann ’68 was here, a Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, also visSwedish orientation to honor Bengt Eckerdahl in 1969, a Japaited Friends in 1973.) Astrophysicist Liliane Remy-Battiau ’52 nese theme to honor Kazu Watanabe in 1971. Friendship Fairs hosted classmates in Liege, Belgium, in 2007. Rigmor Jelshoj continued to be a feature of Friends School life until at least the Lerche ’64 of Denmark attended her 35th, 45th, and 50th late 1970s.

Reunions and has hosted classmates on biking tours of her country within the last ďŹ ve years. Yoshi Ono ’67 of Japan has Most school articles written about students from abroad have been in frequent contact with the DeWees family and returned emphasized their captivation or amusement with American for the memorial service of his host mother, Polly DeWees culture, and they were constantly asked for contrasts between Moffett, in 2010. Margaret Barraclough ’53 of New Zealand our culture and their own. Students like Akin Uner ’55 from attended her class’s 40th, 55th, and 60th Reunions! Ingeborg Turkey and Jaime Fuchslocher ’65 of Chile taught teammates Scherb of Vienna ’51 attended her 35th at classmate Don much about soccer, the world’s most popular sport outside Altmaier’s home, and in 2011, her 60th. She was also visited America. Often, however, Friends School gained insights about

by Wilmot and Barbara Jones in Vienna before Wilmot’s death more serious matters. In an essay in the Whittier, Klaus Muelin 1970. Kazu Watanabe Imai ’72 of Japan has sent frequent 6

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updates on her career and family life for the alumni magazine and has visited her host family, the Johnsons, at least twice.

Per Elis Langemar ’75 of Sweden was hosted by the Geoghegan family that year. Thirty years later, his son, Filip, had the AFS experience with the family of Elis’s host brother, Dave Geoghegan ’75. And Elis was with Dave again in October 2015, having come back for his 40th Reunion. He said the families get together in America or Sweden every few years.

And speaking of host families, several Friends School families have more than once had AFS and Affiliated student “brothers and sisters.” The Holmeses in the ’50s, the Pooles and the Haedrichs in the ’50s and ’60s, the Johnsons in the ’60s and ’70, the elder Geoghegans in the ’70s, the Freemans in the ’80s, the Hoods in the ’90s, the Martelli-Rabens and younger Geoghegans in this decade—all have hosted AFS students twice. If there were a prize for hospitality, however, Cynthia and Emil Mellow would win by acclamation— hosting seven AFS students within an 11-year period (six at Friends, one at Ursuline). They are all the more to be admired because of the saddest experience in our AFS history—the sudden death of their AFS son, Kristian “Maq” Nielsen of Denmark, in the spring of 2000. Even after that wrenching loss, the Mellows and their daughters welcomed five more AFS siblings.

Dinusha Wijayaratne of Sri Lanka, 1988-89.

Sutthawa “Por” Jitingjai of Thailand & Helen Fritsch of Germany, 2010-11.

This attempt to encompass the vast range of experiences and insights gained from our students from afar is incomplete and very possibly erroneous. Those of you who see errors and wonder about gaps—please, feel free to write to the email address above to correct and fill in missing portions of this story. The plan is to write a much longer history of this endeavor “to broaden our circle of friends,” as they say in lower school. The next issue of our magazine will have an article on the other side of this saga—the programs, institutions, and experiences of Friends School students and teachers—leaving these walls and shores to travel to many countries to broaden and deepen their understanding.

Rosita La Gorce of South Africa & Laurel Martis of Australia, 1986-87. (Rosita was at Friends for two years.)

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he School hosted a luncheon at the DuPont Country Club to honor alumni celebrating 50th+ reunions and to thank our 1748 Society members. More than 60 guests attended. Alumni from around the country and as far away as Germany gathered to celebrate their reunions for the Classes of 1965, 1960, 1955, 1950, and 1945.

Head of School Ken Aldridge and Clerk of the Alumni Board Chris Lee ’82 welcomed everyone, and Hugh Kenworthy ’65 spoke on behalf of the 50th reunion class. Hugh was President of the Friends School Student Association and was known for his leadership in school life and on the athletic ďŹ elds while a student. He was captain of the football, basketball, and baseball teams. He is also remembered for leading the class in a small golf contest the morning after the prom—early morning, that is, at 6:00am!

Hugh has had a long and successful career in ďŹ nance, and is Managing Partner and co-founder of Guardian Capital Partners.

Excerpts from Remarks by Hugh Kenworthy ’65 Welcome all alums and particularly my classmates from the Class of 1965, long time no see as they say, but more about us later. I want to thank the Alumni Development OfďŹ ce, speciďŹ cally Melissa Bilek and Tina Disabatino, for all of their efforts in organizing the event and helping us with the planning. Thanks as well for including us with the Classes of 1960, 8

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1955, 1950, 1945 and 1940; it has been a long time since I have been among the youngest in any group. I hope that we hold up as well as you have.

Thanks as well to Patty Marshall, Ron Pownall, Jim Shippen, Fred Rapkin, and other classmates for all of their efforts in getting us here, gathering pictures and bios, and organizing class events. Ron Pownall, great job on the booklet you have put together and for being the head organizer—go Runner!

We miss those class members who could not be here to help us celebrate, and we especially miss those classmates who have died: Doug Bounds, Tom Eastburn, Rick Justice, Jack Popejoy, Martin Taylor. A brief moment of silence to remember them.

Business ďŹ rst: The Class of 1965 Gift is a work in progress that you will hear more about in the coming days and weeks. I will look to your input for suggestions and count on your generosity‌.

The concept of a 50th reunion is tough to grasp; it is almost easier to ignore it and pretend that we couldn’t be that

Class of 1965 friends Patty Peterson Skelley and Beth Latchum.

old. We don’t feel that old, but here we are, 50 years later in our late 60’s, which by the way is the new 40’s, right? It took many of you some time to respond to various attempts to turn up for our 50th, but as time got closer, the momentum really picked up with an unparalleled urry of email activity. I would describe our class as disbursed, with only eight living in Wilmington, and irregularly connected but still with a strong bond; I think we will see that bond rekindled over the next few days.

Fifty years ago, the #1 Billboard song was the Beatles’ “Yesterday,� followed closely by the Rolling Stones’ “Get Off of My Cloud.� Certainly, our generation of early “baby boomers� got the music part right as our children and grandchildren are still standing in lines to see Mick Jagger and the Stones in concert. I don’t remember any of us willingly listening to our parent’s music; surely, as the song goes, “rock and roll is here to stay.�

Even if we didn’t share the same taste in music, we owe our parents a tremendous debt of gratitude for providing us with the gift of a Friends School education, often at great ďŹ nancial sacriďŹ ce, so thanks to them for granting us that privilege. They were very much participants in “The Greatest Generation.â€?

So along we came, born into the slipstream of the post-World War II euphoria; America had contributed mightily to winning the war, saving the free world, and life was good. During the 1960’s, the US experienced its longest uninterrupted period of economic growth in history, opportunities were aplenty and optimism prevailed. By the end of the decade, the average American’s real income had increased 50%.

But there were storm clouds on the horizon. Arguably, some of the economic growth was fueled by a controversial and largely unpopular Viet Nam war; in addition, the “Cold War” and the fears it conjured spurred defense spending and resultant economic boost. I still have vague recollections of “air raid drills” when we had to get under our desks or go into the School’s basement; people and institutions were building bomb shelters, all of which were chilling reminders that our world had become a much scarier place. The assassination of JFK; antiwar demonstrations and civil rights marches often led to violence; social revolution was taking place, and our generation was very much involved, and often in conflict with our parents’ views. School and college campuses were at the center of foment, staging sit-ins and other forms of intended peaceful civil disobedience that occasionally led to violence. Later on in 1968, assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy were further signs of a troubled country.

So on top of all of the usual unknowns and apprehensions about the future, this was the world we faced at graduation.

Many of those personal unknowns are now history, captured in the bios that Ron has included in our booklets, but still there are unknown chapters to be written and in many ways, the uncertainty of the future is more daunting than it was 50 years ago; we just have less time to worry about. But I encourage us all to be optimistic: “Our heads are bloodied but unbowed…And yet the menace of the years finds and shall find me unafraid.”

Aha—I see the light bulbs going off, the words of William Ernest Henley in his poem “Invictus,” one of the many gifts bestowed on us by Ambrose Short.

So let’s talk about our Friends School experience: it was shaped by teachers, coaches, and other staff members who espoused the virtues of a Quaker education, of respect for others, of the pursuit

Ken Aldridge with Rod Teeple ’45 and Connie Schneider Dowds ’45.

for peace and the strength of community.

To them, we are grateful. There are too many to name, and most have passed on before we were able to properly thank them. So thank you, all....

Jim, Ron, and I had a preview of our 50th as we attended a dinner a year ago celebrating the 50th anniversary of our Basketball Team being the DISC champions. After the dinner, we crashed the Class of ’64’s dinner at Buckley’s Tavern and had a chance to visit with our many friends in that class. Coach Art Hill, with Jim Shippen’s assistance, organized the event. The previous summer, I was sitting in my office in Wayne, PA, and looked up; and a man, a familiar-looking man, was standing in the doorway. “Do you recognize me?” I shook my head no, and he said, “It’s Art Hill.” We shook hands and hugged, and he began to talk about that basketball season 50 years ago, in great some detail. His recollection was mind boggling—passes made (one behind the back by Shippen that we still don’t talk about), shots blocked or made, steals, scores, defenses used against certain players—things I would have been hard pressed to remember the day after the game, let alone 50 years later.

This season, this title, meant a great deal to all of us and maybe more to Coach Hill.

We were a marginally talented group, with the exception of Dave Smith, with a thin bench, no big man, not a

championship caliber team—but we won; we worked hard on fitness, team work, defense, and mental toughness, and Coach led us to believe that we could win. “The Little Engine that Could.” All invaluable life lessons.

On the other side of the coin, my sophomore year, our football team was defeated. We often hear about teams that have undefeated seasons, not this team; it went defeated—we lost all of our games!

Coach Hill was one of our coaches on that team as well. His message there was keep trying, chin up, try your best, a better day will come. “In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud.” The very next year, we only lost one game with most of the same players.

The email activity of the past weeks, the listing of teachers, of various recollections is a form of tribute. So let’s enjoy the next few days together, get reacquainted, and vow to stay better connected.

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True Blue/All Alumni Reunion and Awards Reception

Meg Gehret Erskine ’83 with her family of alumni (daughter Meredith ’13 is studying abroad): son Jake Erskine ’15, son Peter Erskine ’21, Meg, father John Gehret ’51, brother Jake Gehret ’77, sister Kathy Gehret Welsh ’75, daughter Anna Erskine ’18, and sister Ann Gehret McKinney ’83.

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ur reception on Friday evening of Homecoming weekend was attended by more than 160 friends, and featured entertainment by the WFS Jazz Band, led by Christopher Verry. This annual reception honors our True Blue donors, who have given to the School for 10 or more consecutive years, and our reunion-year alumni; a major highlight of the evening is the presentation of the Alumni Awards.

In opening the awards program, Ken Aldridge acknowledged the many True Blue donors and alumni in attendance.

He expressed gratitude for Friends alumni representing Quaker values in their everyday lives, wherever they may be, walking “cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone.� Ken also noted that, each year, our award recipients exemplify the “distinctive qualities of a Friends School graduate—a commitment to excellence with responsibility to the common good, integrity, and an active value of peace and social justice.�

Jack Porter ’52 Distinguished Alumnus Award Jack Porter ’52 joins an impressive representation of classmates in receiving the Distinguished Alumnus award.

In his introduction, Ken noted that, as is common with many Friends alumni, Jack is often described as one of “the nicest� people you will ever meet, especially in the top tier of the business world. Jack is also one of WFS’s biggest fans, commonly spotted on the sidelines cheering on the teams and especially his granddaughters.

Jack Porter ’52 with family: daughter Nina 3RUWHU :LQˋHOG Ȣ IULHQG 2OLYLD ,YLQV Ȣ 1LQDȢV KXVEDQG -DPLH JUDQGGDXJKWHU .DWULQD Ȣ DQG -DFN *UDQGGDXJKWHU Brooke ’15 is in college in Tennessee.

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Jack’s career at Delaware Trust and his involvement with the Delaware banking and broader business community are legendary, as Ken said. In addition to his professional resumÊ, Jack is also known for his volunteer leadership, which has spanned the arts, health care, and preservation of both nature and Delaware history. He has been involved with the Nemours Foundation for 45 years.

Ken said, “We are adding to a pretty impressive trophy case tonight. Jack has received, among other awards, the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce Josiah Marvel Cup, the Nemours Inspiration Award, and the NSFRE Philanthropy Day Award for Outstanding Corporate Leadership.�

Upon accepting his award, Jack said, “I do not know of a more ideal place for a young person to come to be prepared for what life may present than right here in Alapocas, at Wilmington Friends School.� He went on to speak about the strong sense of community, reinforced

by Quaker values and said, “For these reasons, I believe most of our graduates

would put Friends School at or near the top of their lists of ‘Greatest Impact’ on their young lives; I certainly do.�

Meg Gehret Erskine ’83 Outstanding Service Award Ken began his introduction by saying, “Meg Gehret Erskine, from the Class of 1983, has held just about every volunteer position at Friends School—as an alumna, as a parent, as a trustee.â€? To name a few, Meg has served as President of the Alumni Board, has volunteered as a class agent (a role she still fulďŹ lls today), and has been actively involved in several capital campaigns and the Annual Fund. Ken said, “It isn’t just the number of roles she has taken on, or her success in them; it is that she bleeds blue. Meg inspires others so much because her belief comes from the depths of her being; you can feel it.â€?

In addition to being actively involved with Friends School, Meg is also a leader in the broader Wilmington community.

She is currently President of the Alapocas Maintenance Corporation, and has been an activist on behalf of cancer treatment and research, serving on the Cancer Support Community Delaware Board and as the original chair of the Friends of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center.

Ken mentioned that family is a theme at Friends School, and that Meg and her family are a testament to that quality.

Many of the Gehrets were in attendance at the reception, including Meg’s father, Dr. John Gehret ’51; her sisters, Kathy Gehret Welsh ’75 and Ann Gehret McKinney ’83; and her brother, Jake Gehret ’77. Meg’s daughter, Anna Erskine ’18, and sons Jake Erskine ’15 and Peter Erskine ’21 were also there to see their mother accept her award. Meg’s eldest daughter, Meredith ’13, is currently studying abroad. Meg said, “I am grateful to give back to a School that means so much to me. I am a lifer, a child of two Friends School graduates, and a Friends School neighbor, both growing up and again now. As you can see, Friends is a very important part of my life.”

Bill Amend ’59, Connie Roberts Amend ’61, WFS archivist Terry Maguire, and Dale Roberts Megill ’60.

Parent of alumni Pam Hugelen with Jane Hayden Frelick ’37.

Don Munro and Betty Hirschland Munro ’62 with Tim Bayard ’62.

Stephanie Hoopes ’82, Chick Altmaier ’51, Frannie Walker Altmaier ’53, and Cynthia Pyle Woolley ’56.

Sam Finkelman ’10 Young Alumnus Award Sam Finkelman, from the Class of 2010, is truly a global citizen. The recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship, Sam spent last year studying and teaching in Russia.

He returned to the States briefly over the summer, and now is attending the University of Amsterdam, pursuing a Master’s in Russian and Eastern European Studies.

Sam’s interest in Russian culture was sparked at Friends School in his English classes taught by Katy Kenney and Jake Rashkind. In addition to developing a passion for Russian studies while a student, Sam credits the Peace Class with instilling in him a “moral grounding.”

Ken Aldridge referred to Sam’s own writing, saying that, “Friends made him more conscious of the global village, not just in the philosophical way but in a way that can be lived.” Ken concluded his remarks by saying, “As a global citizen, Sam Finkelman has been a good social scientist, a good student, a good teacher, a good ambassador, and a wonderful representative of Friends School.”

Sam was unable to return home to accept his award, but his mother, Pamela Finkelman, attended on his behalf and thanked the Friends School community.

Far right: Sam Finkelman ’10 was unable to attend the reception to receive his award in person, but he was well represented by family and by classmates, including Brooke Kebede ’10, Kristin Lang ’10, Connor Juers ’10, and Reed Salmons ’10. (See also, Class of 2010 photo on page 19.)

Fifth Annual Alumni Art Show Our Homecoming Art Show is appreciated by the entire School community and provides an elegant setting for our True Blue/All Alumni Reunion & Awards Reception.

WFS parents Jacqueline Nix, Patrenia and Jeffrey McAbee, and Debbie and Mike Pittenger.

Thank you to our 2015 artists:

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The 20th Annual Smith McMillan Memorial 5K Run & Walk

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he Friends School community joined together to make the 20th anniversary of the Smith McMillan Memorial 5K a memorable occasion. We had a record number of participants, with 321 people registered to run and walk on the glorious fall morning of Homecoming Saturday – the money raised through sponsorships was also a record high, topping $9,000.

Our Homecoming 5K was founded in memory of Jonathan Bacon Smith ’83 and Wendy Smith McMillan ’77; all proceeds go to Financial Aid Endowment at Friends.

Please see our front cover for a photo of Jon and Wendy’s mother, former and much beloved WFS staff member Lyn Bacon Smith, with Katy Connolly, parent of three Friends graduates. Twenty years ago, Katy cofounded the Smith McMillan 5K with Lisa Townsend Raber ’77. Katy has been a co-chair of the event every year since; Lisa was a co-chair for 18 years and remains an active committee member and volunteer. And Lyn has walked every year.

Thanks to Katy and Diane Nolen, current co-chair, and to everyone who has supported the Smith McMillan Memorial 5K through its 20 years.

Congratulations to our 2015 participants, including division winners: Overall Male: Michael Daigeaun Overall Female: Meredith Jones Top Male Alumni: Mike Connolly ’84 Top Female Alumni: Jane Williams Moore ’89 Top Male Staff: Mike McKenzie Top Female Staff: Rebecca Zug Top Male Walker: Fred Mraz Top Female Walker: Patricia Cullinane

And among our student-age top ďŹ nishers: Male 10 & under—Peter Connelly, Andrew McKenzie, George Rossi Female 10 & under—Aubrey Nisbet, Kira Agne, Sophie Brennan Male 11-12—AP Rossi, Cole Morris, Colin Miller Female 11-12—Leah Agne, Katie Lawrence, Kaely Tornek Male 13-14—Connor Nisbet, Jackson Parsells, Chase Fallon Female 13-14—Sarah Rossi, Eden Groum, Remy Stewart Male 15-16—Andrew Slomski, Peter Walsh, Ryan Fischer Female 15-16—Sarah Roberts, Lydia Hannemann, Mary Agne Male 17-19—Christian Stanborough, Tommy Manley, Lex Scott Female 17-19—Chloe Hudson, Katie Zucca, Eleanor Napoli

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SPONSORS: Sprinter: Meg Gehret Erskine ’83 Jake Gehret ’77 Ann Gehret McKinney ’83

Racer: Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists Jamie Nicholls & Fran Biondi ’83

Strider:

As always, a HUGE thank you to our amazing committee, volunteers, and sponsors!

WFS cross country was well represented. The middle school team, above, participated with coach Christopher Verry, as did the upper school team (see photo, page 20) and Coach Paul Nemeth.

Pacesetter:

COMMITTEE: Katy Connolly—co-clerk Diane Nolen—co-clerk Annette Aerenson Marci Aerenson Cassandra Aldridge Denise Chapman Jon Clifton ’80 Chip Connolly ’79 Elizabeth Connolly ’09 Adam Cutler Wendy Cutler Sarah Driscoll Jack Ford Kim Ford Stacy Gatti Frances Gauthier Sue Handling Aliceia Higginbotham Jane Hollingsworth Stacy Horowitz Emily Kariuki Susan Kelley Dawn Manley Sajni Mehta Joe Napolitano Mike Nolen Jennifer O’Brien Fawn Palmer Albert Parker Lisa Townsend Raber ’77 Michelle Silberglied Also, a special thank you to our very loyal “Day Of” volunteers (both veterans and newcomers), who arrive bright and early to help set up, register hundreds of participants, stand on the course in all types of weather to ensure that everyone is safe, pass

Connolly Family Connolly Gallagher, LLP Dalton & Associates, P.A. Fairfax Discount Liquors Hayman Creative Promotional Products Agency, Inc. PNC Bank Delaware

The Annex Marketplace First American Title Insurance Company FoldFast Goals Kelley Family Nolen and Associates Pantano Real Estate Rawlins Orthodontics ThinkIT Partners, LLC

Donors:

Volunteers make the 5K possible; thanks to all, including parent Cassandra Aldridge, parent Fawn Palmer, parent of alumni Jane Hollingsworth, and parent Wendy Cutler.

out refreshments, and more.

The Smith McMillan couldn’t happen without you, and your help is truly appreciated—and you know who you are :)

Annette Aerenson Aldridge Family Jon Clifton ’80 Chapman Family Connolly Family Cutler Family Gatti Family Hollingsworth Family Johnnie’s Dog House Kelley Family Manhattan Bagel Manley Family Nolen Family O’Brien Family Palmer Family Raber Family Silberglied Family WFS Business Office WFS Home & School Association

A welcome addition to the 2015 event, musical entertainment (early in the morning, and it was brisk!) thanks to the duo “Jimmy and Kat,” friends of Friends.

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Saturday Events

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ontinuing the family reunion atmosphere of the Smith McMillan 5K, Homecoming Saturday events gave friends the chance to be together.

The sidelines of Quaker sports were a great place to cheer with friends: in the end zone, Bernie Kelley, parent of alumni; Susan Kelley, parent of alumni and clerk of the Board of Trustees; Ken Aldridge; trustee and current parent Chris Buccini ’90; and parent of alumni and just retired trustee Dan Klein.

At Meeting for Worship, honoring long-serving faculty and staff (both past and present), at right, former teacher Dan Johnson with Melissa Fagan Billitto ’87, and below, longtime colleagues Bill Neff and Teal Rickerman.

The always popular Friends Spirit Wear table was staffed by Debbie McCall— SDUHQW RI DOXPQDH %XVLQHVV RIË‹FH VWDIIHU DQG :)6 6SLULW JXUXČ DQG KHU wonderful corps of volunteers (students, parents, and staff), dressed in Halloween orange.

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Above & left, the all-school Homecoming Service 3URMHFW DJDLQ EHQHË‹WHG QHLJKERUV LQ QHHG WKURXJK donations to The Ministry of Caring; proceeds from the lower school Service Bake Sale went to UNHCR, the United Nations Committee for refugee assistance.

Middle school students also held a fundraiser for refugee relief, which started as an in-school bake sale and continued on Homecoming.

Friends gathered after Meeting for Worship to hear Head of School Ken Aldridge talk about the relevance of Quaker education. Below left, recently retired longtime teacher Adrian Burston; Rachel Grier-Reynolds; former faculty and parents of alumni Maggie Messinger and Rick Grier-Reynolds; current grandparent, parent of alumni, and trustee Darcy Rademaker; and parent of alumni and trustee Ellen Gay; below, parent of alumnae and former trustee Paula Swain; current parent, trustee, and parent of alumnus Susan Janes-Johnson; and current parent and trustee David Tennent.

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Reunions

Class of 1945 at the 50th+ Luncheon: Connie Schneider Dowds and Rod Teeple.

1955 Class of 1955 at the 50th+ Luncheon: Front row: Ellen Winthrop Jennings, Bill Epcke, Sara Hodge Geuder, Evelyn Robbins Lang, Bill Poole, Caroline Simon Humphrey, John Lacher.

Back row: Fred Lang, Jane Ellis James, Jim James, Victor Ginzburg, Lynn Mulford Calhoun.

1960 Class of 1960 at the 50th+ Luncheon: Stuart Bricker, George Lockhart, Dale Roberts Megill and Jim Simon.

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1950 Class of 1950 at the 50th+ Luncheon: Will Cupery and Louisa Hill Spottswood.

1965 Class of 1965 honored at the 50th+ Reunion Luncheon: Front row: Beth Latchum, Patty Peterson Skelly, Dana Smith Tench, Patty Marshall, John Freeman, Debbie Darr Stayton, Ron Pownall, and Roland Woodward. Back row: Curt Engelmann, Jon Williams, Fred Rapkin, Bill Bridgewater, Serge Dumont, Lex Tarumianz, Hugh Kenworthy, Jim Shippen, and Jay Freeman.

The Class of 1970 celebrated its 45th reunion at the home of Betsy and Tom Scott. Betty Collins Inskip, Jane Beacom Singer, Noriko O’Donnell, Brenda Savage Meldrum, John O’Donnell, Lena Jacobs Elzufon, Alan Bricker, Heather Whitney Price, Louise Hoffman, Carl Fenske, Betsy Lord Scott, Tom Scott, Harrison Bispham, Chip Oat, former teacher Gary Johnson, and Ken Haven.

The Class of 1975 celebrated its 40th reunion at the home of Alisa Lippincott Morkides. Front row: Fay Foster Felty, Alisa Lippincott Morkides, Patty Foster Fosselman, and Kathy Gehret Welsh; second row: Robby Smith, Lisa Dempsey Keller, Peter Townsend, Trina Tjersland, Linda Harris Reynolds, and Susan Kramer Flora; third row: Zach Davis, Karen Wilderman Keegan, Beth Clark, Tom Dew, Sandy Ranck King, David Siebert, and Mike Toll; back row: Jim Reynolds, Bill Wilson, Reed Masten, David Crosby, Thom Marston, David Geoghegan, and Elis Langemar.

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1980 The Class of 1980 celebrated its 35th reunion at the home of Tam Cox DeFer and her husband, Darin (who also took the photo). There were also gatherings on Friday—including a Homecoming soccer game party hosted by Lea Spruance Beard in her Alapocas backyard. Front row: Martha West Olson, Joan Diggs Beatson, and Scott Gates. Back row: David Wilderman, Rudy Rudawsky, Mark Raphaelson, Tracey Quillen Carney, Tam Cox DeFer, Larry Humphrey, and Mitch McCauley. Not pictured but attending: John Romanoli, Deborah Longwill-Fox, and Lea Spruance Beard.

1985 The Class of 1985 celebrated its 30th reunion at the home of Martha Poorman Tschantz and her husband Jay. Couch: Carl Opderbeck, Lauren Harvell Powers, Kim Lindemuth Nicastri, Chris Aronhalt, and 0DUWKD 3RRUPDQ 7VFKDQW] )URQW URZ ËŒRRU Kathy Stevens, Sharon Meredith Jennelly, Maureen Redfearn Murphy, and Linda Stull Miner. Second row: Kimberly Togman (on chair), Christine Norling Jones, Peter Veith, Wynn Holt, and Julie Reebel. Standing: Steve Coons, Scott Larson, Tim Rohs, Holly Mitchell, and Robert Hoopes.

1990 The Class of 1990 celebrated its 25th reunion on campus on Saturday, November 7. Steve Wilkinson and his wife, Cindy, hosted a class dinner that evening at their home. First row: Laura Jersild Pardo, John-Michael Taylor, Amy Jersild Hsu, Monica Clouser O’Neal, Michelle Burke Kelly, Erica Johnson Loustau, Katy Flynn Bayard, Aundrea Almond, Michele Danelutti Smith, Connie Annos Dorsney, and Sara Titus Skelly. Second row: Mike Scheel, Matt Brown, Mark Fiss, Matt Meyer, Steven Wilkinson, Mitchell Young, Carey McCormick McCoy, Rich Morgan, Linda Kephart, Holly Nielsen Bennett, and Tim Searl.

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1995 The Class of 1995 celebrated its 20th reunion at Timothy’s on the Riverfront Friday night of Homecoming weekend: Kelly Seiberlich Mayo, Malcolm Leason, Amanda Singleton Hay, Andrew Baumann, John Gould, Sarah Singleton Turick, Scott Jarrell, Megan Ferrara White, Joe Jeffery, Alyson Engle, Charlie Donaghy, Rachelle Wright Fletcher, David Foote, and Chris Rowland.

2000 See pages 31-35.

2010 Members of the Class of 2010 attended the Alumni Awards reception to honor and represent 2010 classmate and Young Alumnus of the Year Sam Finkelman, who was unable to attend. They even got a tour of new facilities, led by Head of School Ken Aldridge. Front row: Kristin Lang, Sarah Tufano, and Katie Orth. Back row: friend of Sami and Sami Tucker, Brook Kebede, Ken Aldridge, Reed Salmons, Connor Juers.

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Fall Sports Quaker fans were treated to a 4-0 Homecoming weekend, with volleyball (3-0), field hockey (1-0), and football (42-6) topping conference rival St. Andrew’s, and soccer beating Smyrna (4-2). The cross-country team, in a great community tradition, participated in the Smith McMillan 5K on Homecoming Saturday—winners, all.

Volleyball 12-2 overall, State Tournament quarterfinals Delaware Independent School Conference (DISC) Champions Alyssa Nathan ’17, All State 1st team, DISC 1st team Dani Nathan ’19, DISC 1st team Alex Musi ’17, DISC 1st team Katrina Skibicki ’17, DISC 2nd team Volleyball was not only undefeated in the conference, but lost only one set to a DISC opponent all year (that’s 24-1 in sets). It was the 12th DISC volleyball championship in the last 13 years for Friends, which also had a bye and 3-0 second round win vs. St. Thomas More in the state tournament.

Head Coach – Barb Fitzgerald

Above, the DISC champs on Homecoming; top left, Dani Nathan (in the air), Jessica Saunders, Alex Musi, and Alyssa Nathan; left, co-captain Maya Johnson.

Field Hockey

Cross Country Boys’ team 8th in state meet Girls’ team 10th in state meet Connor Nisbet ’19, All State 2nd team, DISC 1st team In addition to the two top-10 team showings in the DII state meet, freshman Connor Nisbet brought Friends multiple top finishes during the season, as well as a fourth place medal in a personal best time at states.

Head Coach – Paul Nemeth

10-5 overall, State Tournament Simone Veale ’17, All State hon. mention, DISC 1st team Blair Atkins ’17, DISC 1st team Nina Tennent ’16, DISC 1st team Christina Aleman ’17, DISC 2nd team Emma Davis ’18, DISC 2nd team Anna Erskine ’18, DISC 2nd team Alice Irwin ’18, DISC 2nd team Quaker field hockey finished the regular season with an incredible five consecutive conference wins: 2-0 vs. Tatnall, 1-0 vs. St. Andrew’s at Homecoming, 4-0 vs.

Tatnall (in a weather-rescheduled game), 1-0 vs. Sanford, and a 3-2 thriller vs.

Tower Hill.

Head Coach – Scott Clothier

Inset, living up to the team motto, “Run Happy”; left, Connor Nisbet with his medal at states; below, team portrait, with the seniors in the front row.

A well-earned celebration after the 3-2 victory over Tower Hill.

Field hockey seniors, including co-captains Nina Tennent (#7) and next to her, Jackie Conner (daughter of Todd Conner ’83), who missed most of the season due to injury but remained a leader on the sideline throughout.

All-Stater Simone Veale proving it’s the VL]H RI WKH ˋJKW in the player in a win over Charter.

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Football 9-2 overall, State Tournament semi-ďŹ nals Matt Denney ’17, DISC offense and defense, 1st team Jon Gardner ’16, DISC defense 1st team, offense hon. mention Tom Cover ’16, DISC defense 1st team, offense hon. mention Henry Gise ’17, DISC defense 1st team, offense hon. mention Dalton Ramsey ’18, DISC defense 1st team, offense hon. mention Stephen Maguire ’16, DISC offense 1st team Blaise Glowiak ’16, DISC offense 1st team Justin Beneck ’17, DISC offense 1st team Nolan Delaney ’16, DISC 1st team punter Jason Saville ’18, DISC offense 1st team Andrew Jaworski ’17, DISC defense 1st team Khalid Horne ’16, DISC defense hon. mention Daniel Adebi ’18, DISC defense hon. mention In the opening round of the state tournament, Friends beat Lake Forest 34-14 to reach the semi-ďŹ nals for the second consecutive year. Big regular season wins included a 28-23 nail-biter vs. Woodbridge (also a state semi-ďŹ nalist) and a 35-26 win at Sidwell Friends.

Academic All State Awarded by the Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association (DIFCA) to players earning a 3.75 g.p.a. or higher while also earning a varsity letter.

Danny Adebi ’18 Henry Gise ’17 Justin Beneck ’17 Blaise Glowiak ’16 Sean Cochran ’17 Ethan Ivins ’16 Tom Cover ’16 Jason Saville ’18 Matt Denney ’17 Owen Sheppard ’17 Jon Gardner ’16 Chris Wallace ’17

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St. Elizabeth; above right, co-captain Jon Gardner and a few of the blockers who helped set up the TD run in the Homecoming game; right, co-captain Stephen Maguire, with QB Justin Beneck, showing how Friends pulled out the win vs. Woodbridge.

Soccer 7-6-2 overall Patrick Haubert ’16, All State 2nd team, DISC 1st team Naza McMillan ’16, DISC 1st team Jakob Katzen ’16, DISC 2nd team Chad Connors ’18, DISC 2nd team Dan Manley ’18, DISC hon. mention Quaker soccer secured a winning season with a phenomenal game in its season ďŹ nale on Homecoming. In DISC competition, Friends also scored a satisfying win vs. Sanford and two pretty satisfying ties with state semi-ďŹ nalist Tower Hill.

Head Coach – Rick Sheppard Right, top, seniors on the Friends soccer team, including in the middle, captains Patrick Haubert #14, #33 Naza McMillan, and #17 Jakob Katzen.

The Band It took about two notes for the fourth-eighth grade Halftime Band to become a beloved Homecoming tradition at Friends.

Now in its 10th year, the show just keeps getting better, under the rousing leadership of Christopher Verry.

Above, center, one of Patrick Haubert’s three goals in the Homecoming game vs. Smyrna; above, still having fun, Jakob Katzen earns a good humored post-game yellow card.

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News from Summer & Fall SYA Students Friends was pleased to welcome back seniors Jack Bulk and Olivia Garber who participated in School Year Abroad France in 2014-2015.

IB Success Continues 95% of students in the Class of 2015 took Higher Level International Baccalaureate (IB) courses and sat for the exams. Twenty-one students earned the full IB Diploma, and Tianqi Terrence Dai ’15 earned the first bilingual IB Diploma at Friends.

Service at Emmanuel Dining Room Wilmington Friends parents have continued to provide the lunch at Emmanuel Dining Room, Jackson Street, once each month. And this August, five students, all members of the Upper School Service Committee, stepped in when volunteers were hard to find due to vacations. The WFS students provided more than half of the food for the 200 diners and also served in the dining room and kitchen.

Thanks to Jayna Jones, Tommy Manley, Kate Mraz, Rachel Ramirez, and Erica Rodi for letting their lives speak.

WFS Young Authors Recognized Now-sixth graders Donnie Morton and Bridget Sweeney entered the Library of Congress Summer Writing Contest, “A Book That Shaped Me.” The annual event is administered as part of summer reading programs at participating public libraries in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Both Bridget and Donnie were selected as State Finalists and were recognized during the Library of Congress National Book Festival.

Faculty Summers Among the many examples of faculty good work over the summer, upper school history and TOK teacher Javier

Ergueta was awarded a fellowship from the Foreign Policy Research Institute for an immersion study trip to South Korea.

And middle school science teacher Karen Horikawa was one of only 25 teachers from across the country invited to present at the National STEM Teachers Workshop.

New “Learning Lab” WFS opened a free, weekly Learning Lab for children 18-36 months old and their parents/caregivers, starting on October 1, 2015. The Learning Lab, which expanded to two sessions this fall due to its popularity, is every Thursday morning at lower school. Preschool and pre-kindergarten Music and Movement teacher Liza Conces leads the program, bringing 12 years of experience as an early childhood education teacher and teacher trainer.

(Any WFS alumni families who might be interested in the Learning Lab, please contact Admissions Associate Theresa Conaty at 302.576.2931 or tconaty@ wilmingtonfriends.org.)

Scholarly Recognitions Congratulations to seniors Patrick Haubert, William Stanborough, and Owen Tolton, who received letters of commendation in this year’s National Merit Scholar program. And congratulations to middle school students Andy McCullough and Luke Munch, who received high honors in the 2015 SCAT division of the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Talent Search; Friends was the only Delaware school with two students recognized in the 2015 SCAT category. (A high percentage of WFS students qualify for the CTY Talent Search each year, though not all choose to participate.)

“Our” Song Published The piece commissioned by the WFS Performing Arts Department for the opening of the new Theater has been published. “Music Can Change Me” by Jim Papoulis has been published by Boosey & Hawkes, with Wilmington Friends School immortalized for the commission (and world premiere).

One of our preschool students kindly illustrated discovery-based learning to help promote the new WFS Learning Lab.

Paint Brushes. The book is available on both Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble. com. Congratulations, Olivia!

ACDA Honor Choirs Sophomore Jack Hanson and seventh grader Isaiah Gaines were accepted, based on competitive regional auditions, into Eastern Division ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) Honor Choirs, with singers from Maine to Maryland. The choirs will meet, rehearse, and perform at the ACDA Eastern Division Conference in Boston, February 10-13, 2016.

Spanish teacher Laura Jersild Pardo ’90 and her eighth grade advisees on Middle School Bonding Day at the beginning of the year.

Student Author/Artist!

Upper school students are continuing their twice-weekly service as mentors at the Brown Boys & Girls Club this year; and the eighth grade is continuing its work, by advisory group, at Lutheran Community Services.

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Senior Olivia Garber, fresh from her School Year Abroad, channeled her foodie and artistic energies (no doubt, deepened by her time in France) to write and publish a cookbook: Oven Mitts and

Thanks to Hetty Francke, a Delaware Master Gardener, for teaching WFS third graders about composting as part of their study of stewardship.

NEWS FROM SUMMER & FALL

All-State Choruses Congratulations to our All State singers. Seventh graders Isaiah Gaines and Matthew Banschbach will perform with the Junior All State Chorus; juniors Emily Rossi and Sarah Gooderham will be in the Women’s Choir; and senior Joslyn Gardner and junior Elena KiriďŹ des will perform in the Mixed Choir. The All State Chorus event is February 18-20.

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Event During the volleyball matches vs. Charter, the WFS team hosted “Dig Purple Dayâ€? to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer, a devastating disease with only a 7% ďŹ ve-year survival rate. Fans were asked to wear purple, cheer for the Quakers, and visit the fundraiser bake sale.

Friends on the Road Among the off-campus conferences and competitions upper school students attended this fall: the Delaware Valley Regional Ethics Bowl at Villanova University; the Model Organization of American States national conference in Washington, DC; the annual NAIS People of Color Conference/Student Diversity Leadership Conference in Tampa, FL; and the FIRST Tech Challenge (robotics) Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Qualifying Tournament in Ambler, PA.

MOAS Leadership At this year’s MOAS conference, Friends repreFriends delegates, at left, ready to go into sented Uruguay, led by Chief Delegate Andrew the Organization of American States headquarters.

Jaworski ’17, and Haiti, led by Chief Delegate Jodi Lessner ’16. Each delegation consisted of 10 students, divided among ďŹ ve committees that discussed different issues.

Friends was also well represented in the event’s overall leadership. Based on elections at last year’s conference, Joslyn Gardner ’16 served as Vice Chair of the General Committee, and Simone Veale ’17 was Vice Chair of the First Committee.

And this year, Sadie Proud ’17 was elected to serve as President for next year’s Model OAS conference.

POCC and SDLC Team FriendStrong With leadership from junior (and cross country runner) Sadie Proud, Team FriendStrong raised more than $1,125 for the Jack Langseder Foundation, which funds research and promotes awareness of Ewing’s Sarcoma, a form of pediatric cancer.

Senior Student-Athletes Commit to Colleges

Every year, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) hosts the concurrent People of Color Conference for school leaders and Student Diversity Leadership Conference.

This year’s conferences focused on the theme, “Art, Science, Soul, and the Equity Imperative: Learning to Listen and Listening to Learn, The Art of Dialogue and The Science of Living Justly.� Among the featured speakers were: Mae C. Jemison, astronaut, physician, engineer, former professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth; Howard C. Stevenson, psychologist, author, University of Pennsylvania professor and education researcher; and Mahzarin Banaji, an author and psychologist who has taught at Yale and Harvard (perhaps best known for her work in hidden bias).

Signing day is not until spring, but senior Cat Clark made her commitment this fall to attend Stanford University as a top recruit in crew; and senior Jakob Katzen committed to attend McDaniel College, recruited as a lacrosse goalie.

Look for photos after signing day, and congratulations, Cat and Jakob!

Joslyn Gardner ’16 and Simone Veale ’17 served in MOAS conference leadership positions this year.

Sadie Proud ’17—pictured with fellow WFS delegates Patrick Haubert ’16, Matt Tornek ’17, and Nolan Delaney ’16—will serve as President of the 35th Model OAS Conference in 2016.

Dorothy Finger Speaks to Seventh Grade Dorothy Finger, a survivor of the Holocaust, spoke to seventh grade as part of their study of the Holocaust. Mrs. Finger, who is also a parent of Friends graduates, has provided very meaningful presentations and interactions with our students in previous years as well.

7KH )ULHQGV UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV WR WKH 32&& 6'/& ZHUH ˋUVW URZ Khalid Horne ’16, Spanish teacher Alejandra Navarro-Benbow; second row, Isaiah Congo ’16, Maya Powell ’18, lower school Spanish teacher Lara Munch, Marley Morton ’18, upper school history teacher Don Morton ’94, Naza McMillan ’16; third row, middle school English teacher and eighth grade dean Amanda McMillanWilliams, fourth grade teacher Patrick McKinley, Head of School Ken Aldridge, and Head of Middle School Jon Huxtable.

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walking tour of the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.

Friends vs. Friends WFS fans hit the road—many via a bus arranged by football team parents—as our team played some other Quakers at Sidwell Friends in Washington, DC. In a truly great high school football game, Wilmington Friends was the winner, 35-26. WFS also hosted a tailgate, with more than 150 people in attendance, including DC area alumni and friends (see also page 32) and WFS families.

Special thanks to former WFS and now Sidwell Head of School Bryan Garman and to the development office at Sidwell for opening their campus to WFS.

Distinguished…

Again!

The Friends laptop program once again earned designation as an Apple Distinguished Program for 2015-2017.

Special thanks to Director of Technology Gregg Miller and to the teachers who have implemented the program so successfully.

Congratulations, Geography Champions

Bryan Garman and Ken Aldridge at the Wilmington Friends vs. Sidwell Friends football game in October.

Highest Awards in Scouting This fall, senior Jack Bulk earned the rank of Eagle Scout, and senior Demetria Ruhl earned her Girl Scout Gold Award. Jack’s leadership service project included restoring a parking lot, clearing and marking a trail, and clearing a culvert—all part of the First State National Monument.

For her project, Demetria organized and restocked the craft room at the Sunday Breakfast Mission and made a The AppleCore student tech sup- binder of craft project instrucport group is one of the distintions for clients, staff, and guishing features of the laptop volunteers. program at Friends.

Student Newspaper Online The Whittier Miscellany, as many alumni know, is the upper school student newspaper at Friends. Families can now find features from the Whittier—written in the authentic and often provocative voices of students—online at http://www.wfswhittier.com. You can also “like” the Whittier on Facebook, “WFS Whittier,” to receive updates, breaking news alerts, and more articles.

Seventh Grade Trip to Washington, DC A focus of the annual class trip is a tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Seventh graders study the Holocaust as part of the interdisciplinary global literature-social studies program.

WFS teacher John Hanson, a certified— indeed, leading regional—Holocaust educator, helps guide students through the Museum (as well as the curriculum). The trip also included a tour of the National Japanese American Memorial and a

At the WFS Geography Championship, eighth grader Quinn Macauley took the middle school title, which qualified Quinn to compete at the state level of the National Geographic Bee. In upper school, Maggie Coons defended her middle school title from last year by taking the championship as a freshman!

Congratulations to all the students who participated, with thanks to teachers David Thompson, Javier Ergueta, and Adrian Burston, who retired last year but returned to lend a hand with the event.

Fourth Grade in Delaware Day Competition The WFS fourth grade project for the 2015 Delaware Day Competition received an Honorable Mention award from the Delaware Secretary of State’s Office. The project was a four-panel display, with written responses, cartoons, pictures, and even a song to answer questions about the U.S. Constitution.

The fourth grade’s award from the Delaware Secretary of State, and a segment of the fourpanel display on the Constitution.

At lower school, the Reggio Emilia-inspired WFS preschool program; the Makerspace in the library; and the “Bag Monster,” aka eighth grader Ryan Evans, who visited with his mom, Dee Durham ’79, to share facts about the use of plastic—bags, bottles, straws, and more— to promote re-usable containers.

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Fifth Grade Genius Hour Fifth grade teacher Chris Loefer ’00 introduced Genius Hour to students this fall.

Genius Hour is often described as a classroom version of a practice at Google, where engineers spend 20% of their time on pet projects of their choice; it’s estimated that about 50% of Google projects have emerged from this creative time.

5HFLSLHQW RI WKH ˋUVW %OXH .DQJDURR 5REH senior Josyln Gardner with the directors of Kiss Me, Kate, Lauren Gutstein and Margaret $QQH %XWWHUˋHOG DQG FKRUHRJUDSKHU 7RPP\ Fisher-Klein. (See “In Closing� for photos from the show.)

Ever heard of a Gypsy Robe?

It’s a great Broadway tradition, honoring a member of the chorus in every musical.

Each show adds an “artifactâ€? to the robe until it is covered. In a slight modiďŹ cation, the ďŹ rst Blue Kangaroo Robe for WFS upper school musicals was presented to senior Joslyn Gardner, commemorating the production of Kiss Me, Kate and Josyln’s outstanding contribution as a member of the ensemble.

Chris introduced the concept to students by going through the Friends School mission statement, encouraging students to explore their passions creatively, to reect on their work, and to consider how their ideas might be shared with—and even be helpful to—others. As Chris described it, “Students started by choosing an essential question that would guide their work, from research to the creation of anything their minds could imagine.

The three main rules for Genius Hour were that students had to ‘Research, Create, and Collaborate.’â€? Teachers helped especially with the research process, guiding students to quality sources, including online sources using their school-issued laptops. (Fifth grade is the ďŹ rst year of the 1:1 laptop program.)

Creations have ranged from slideshow presentations, to blueprints, drawings, 3-D models, and lesson plans. Students developed ďŹ nal summaries on their projects, which they presented to the class right before winter break. A sampling of projects: • Teaching younger students how to read—two students researched how we learn to read and then taught lessons to their younger buddies at lower school. • Football cleats—two students decided they wanted to improve football cleats; they learned about current designs, interviewed varsity football players, and then used the Tinker CAD program to design their own versions.

During the Global Read Aloud in October, lower school students were able to make connections with other schools in the U.S. and, with help from Spanish teacher Lara Munch, in other countries.

• Endangered species—one student wanted to learn about what would help protect two particular animal species. That led to the founding of a lower school Endangered Animal Support Club, with members from grades 1-5, which met three times a week during lunch and organized a service bake sale. • How do people memorize things? A student researched memorization, thinking about songs and mnemonics or other devices people use to remember information. He then created a song to teach third graders multiplication facts; he used GarageBand on his computer and a homemade “recording studioâ€? in the music room.

Thanks to the WFS parents who visited lower school classes to talk about the variety of holidays celebrated in our school community. For the Hindu holiday of Diwali, third grade students read Amma, Tell Me About Diwali; created rangoli on the lower school sidewalk; ate delicious food; and danced to Indian music.

One of the overarching goals of Genius Hour, Chris says, is essential to the timeless educational mission at Friends—to help students “learn how to learn.�

Sample Genius Hour projects included: learning Computer Assisted Design (CAD) and then using the 3D printer to help create a prototype vehicle; answering the question, “Why do people celebrate a ‘Day of the Dead’?�; designing a hoverboard; and researching how children learn to read then teaching a lesson to younger students.

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A Slate Story

Newest Facilities

A wonderful circle-of-life (and, in this case, slate) story from WFS parent Doug Cochran, fall 2015:

On September 20, 2015, the School hosted a combined Home & School Picnic and Open House to dedicate the newest facilities at Friends. The event was also an opportunity for the community to extend an official welcome to Head of School Ken Aldridge and his family—wife Cassandra, son Donovan, and daughter Mariah. (Older son Andrew had already left for college.)

Slates removed from the WFS roof during construction were “up-cycled” into one-of-a kind cheeseboards, which sold out in less than 30 minutes at the Home & School Association’s Gifts & Greens Sale.

“A couple of years prior to our children...enrolling at WFS, I had the opportunity to purchase the roofing slate that was removed from the Upper School Main Building.

That material ended up on a remodeled home in Greenwich, CT, a year later.

That was my first contact with WFS and encouraged me to look into what the School had to offer. I am very thankful that I did and it became the prime choice for our children when the time came to switch schools. They are getting the best possible education at WFS....”

“I have been watching the recent construction project at the US main campus closely and found out the roofing contractor doing the slate roofing repair work on the US Library Building was one of our regular customers. I made contact with Paul Farrell and he graciously agreed to carry through the material savings to WFS. Reclaimed Roofs Inc. recently supplied Farrell Roofing Inc. of Middletown DE, 662 pcs (value of $2,385.75) of matching VT Mottled Green & Purple roofing slate for the repairs to the gutter and roof of the WFS Upper School Library Building.”

The story of community and stewardship added another chapter when a small selection of WFS roof slates were scrubbed and “up-cycled” by parents Christina DeVoll and Robyn Malone into one-of-a-kind cheese boards, sold by the Home & School Association at its annual Gifts & Greens Sale in December. When the cheese boards sold out in the first 27 minutes, Reclaimed Roofs nicely offered to donate another batch.

A nice story to remember as we celebrate our newest facilities—and look for a slate cheeseboard at a party near you in 2016.

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With a great crowd, a wonderful lunch, a scavenger hunt and more for young friends, a service project to benefit the Food Bank of Delaware, as well as tours, it was a truly grand opening for the newly renovated facilities and the newly constructed Global Learning Center (GLC).

The Ira T. Ellis, Jr. ’52 Design Lab was a favorite attraction.

The Lab is home to the upper school Robotics Team, the new Smart Machines computer science elective, and other physical science units and independent study projects. Other highlights on the tour included the Class of 1983 room in the Global Learning Center, the renovated Library Learning Commons, and the new Design Lab (first floor) and Flex Lab (third floor) for middle school.

Thanks to all who came to help us celebrate.

Families and friends gathered to welcome the Aldridge family and to tour the newest facilities at Friends. One highlight was seeing the upper school Robotics Team in action in the Ira T. Ellis ’52, Jr. Design Lab, including a demonstration for Ira himself (in the festive red shirt).

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A-B Outside the Global Learning Center, home to language, world history, and Theory of Knowledge (TOK) classes.

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D-E The renovated Library Learning Commons includes individual study carrels upstairs, quiet collaborative work (and tech charging) areas downstairs, small-group study rooms known as “ice cubes,� and new sound and video capabilities for meetings and presentations.

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6WXGHQW $WKOHWH 3URË‹OH $O\VVD 1DWKDQ Ȣ In addition to being named ďŹ rst team All State in volleyball (see page 20), WFS junior and team co-captain Alyssa Nathan recorded her 1000th career assist this past season. 1000 assists is a great achievement for a senior in the last match of her career; Alyssa did it as a junior and only halfway through the season.

Alyssa was also recognized as the News Journal’s Delaware High School Athlete of the Week in October, and she gave a wonderful interview, about a lot more than volleyball, to delawarepreps.com.

Asked about Friends School, Alyssa said, “I came to Friends in pre-k‌I stayed at Friends because of the great values it teaches and how we are taught to question what we learn not just obey it. I love the community and the environment at Friends. It is home.â€?

Asked about the best advice she was ever given, she said, “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.

I am by no means the most talented player, but I will always be the hardest working player.�

As for her motto in sports or life, Alyssa’s response: “Homo Sum Humani Nihil A Me Alienum Puto. This is a Latin phrase; it means, ‘I am a human being, so nothing human is alien to me.’ This is a motto I like to live by. It doesn’t have anything to do with volleyball; but in life, it reminds me that everyone in this world is connected. As a person, you cannot forget or ignore any group of people. We are all humans, and no one is less than anyone else.�

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Holiday Season Service Among the allschool service projects this December: The annual Home & School Association “Kind to Kidsâ€? gift collection beneďŹ ted children, ages six months to 17 years, in the Delaware Foster Care system. The upper school Half the Sky Committee’s Bead for Life Upper school students with Caroline Jones of Kind to Kids, with marketplace helped MXVW D IHZ RI WKH FROOHFWLRQ ELQ RYHUËŒRZLQJ GRQDWLRQV IURP Friends families to children in the Delaware Foster Care system. women in Uganda to launch small businesses and provide for their families. The Boys & Girls Club service committee collected new and gently used art and school supplies for students at the Brown Boys and Girls Club in Wilmington, where WFS students serve in the mentor program twice each week. Finally, all WFS families were invited to participate in a beloved holiday tradition at Friends, the Mitten Trees. Two trees were set up at lower school, and then decorated by donated mittens, gloves, hats, and scarves for our neighbors in need.

Thank you to all involved.

The familiar site of Alyssa Nathan ’17 registering an assist— she has more than 1000—for Friends volleyball.

Sixth grade students, with supplies and help from parent volunteers as well as teachers, made 36 pies for the Sunday Breakfast Mission, and decorated the boxes with holiday messages, including “You Rock!�

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CLASS NOTES The Class of ’55 celebrated its 60th reunion with a Greek themed dinner at the home of Liney Simon Humphrey on Homecoming Friday in Alapocas. Many thanks to Karen Humphrey ’82 for helping to put together a fabulous evening. The group spent Saturday at the home of Bill Poole, with a sailboat cruise on the Elk River, a delicious crab cake lunch, and Class of ’55 cookies thanks to Jane and Jim James and Evelyn Robbins Lang. Thank you to Sara Hodge Geuder for organizing the weekend and providing the perfect weather. (See photos.)

1945 Many thanks to Rod Teeple, his wife, Diane, and Geney Geoghegan for planning and hosting a dinner at the Greenville Country Club for the 70th reunion class. (See photo.)

1948 Dixie Sanger and his wife, Maggie, celebrated the arrival of their first greatgrandchild, Adella Weierman Carpenter, on August 14, 2015.

Adella is the daughter of Benjamin Sanger Carpenter ’03 and Victoria Molnar Carpenter; they live in Arlington, VA. Ben and Vickie both work for the government in Washington, Ben in the Patent Office and Vickie in the Department of Agriculture.

(See photo.)

1949 Harry Hartzell wrote, “We are enjoying retirement at Channing House in vibrant Palo Alto, CA, across the street from Stanford.

Visitors from the East welcome.”

Anelma Iivarinen Korvenmaa sends greetings from Finland and is very excited to announce she has recently become a great-grandma to Aura Tellervo, born on July 8, 2015. She wrote, “I sent some pictures also to my ‘American sister,’ Marion Ford Philips, who is living in St. Louis. We keep in touch with email.

I’m leaving today to Spain for a week.

PS—Aura is short for Aurora; she was born at sunrise.” (See photo.)

1957

Class of 1945 and friends: Alice Donaghy, Connie Schneider Dowds ’45, Doris Seltzer Kane ’45, Eugene Kane, Nancy Diver, Art Diver ’45, Ann Atwood Biggs ’51 (behind Geney), Geney Geoghegan, Diane Teeple, Rod Teeple ’45.

his connections to the Rochester, NY, area, where Betsy lives.

Adella Weierman Carpenter, daughter of Benjamin Carpenter ’03 and greatgranddaughter of Dixie Sanger ’48.

1951

Aura Tellervo, greatgranddaughter of Anelma Iivarinen Korvenmaa ’49.

Inge Lehmann-Scherb wrote, “I hope the six hours time difference will make my short note arrive just-in-time. I’m afraid I don’t have much interesting things to tell. Still being alive, and able to do most of the things one likes to do, is getting more and more notable, and something to be grateful for. Strolling through the garden of my memories, I still find my year at Friends as an AFS-sponsored junior student in the Class of ’51 a special and most enjoyable place that I visit regularly. I would very much like to hear from some of the people I met during that year (1949/50) at Friends, apart from my classmates (Chick Altmaier is great as the contact person of ‘my’ class).”

1955

1950 Betsy Bashore Brayer recently published an article about Winston Churchill and

Ward Smith wrote, “Dear Classmates, It’s been a long time since I wrote, but the reason is that I haven’t heard from anybody! Until just recently, that is, when Will Cupery wrote and told me about our 65th reunion. A grand total of two showed up from our class, he and Louisa Hill Spottswood. Meals on Wheels is taking more and more of my time. I guess I am getting less efficient in my old age. Also, I am the only one playing piano now at three old folks homes. The other piano player, the guy who got me into it, and with whom I was playing, had a stroke and can’t play for now. Hey, write! Give me some news to pass on.”

Devy Rose Eyler ’55 and her husband, Armand.

Devy Rose Eyler (Bruch) was married to Armand Tise Eyler, USN Captain-Retired, on October 17, 2015 in Jekyll Island, GA. (See photo.)

Tom Baker wrote that, “A few members of the class of ’57—Caroline Schwartz Sutton, Jacquie Bostick Coyle, Hugh James, Pete Shields and wife Chris, and Paul Erbach—gathered for lunch at Tom and Sue Baker’s the Saturday of Alumni Weekend. Abbie Greene Fassnacht and Ann Harper Heaton were unable to join us as they were in Boston, and Jerry Poole was in Vermont.” (See more news from Tom under 1992.)

1959 Condolences to Deanne Morris Stevens on the death of her husband, David, in March of 2015. David was also a Friends grandparent and grandparent of an alumna.

Bill Poole ’55 at the helm during a class reunion cruise on the Elk River.

1965 Many thanks to Ron Pownall, Patty Marshall, Jim Shippen and Hugh Kenworthy for planning a wonderful 50th reunion for the Class of 1965. The weekend included the 50th luncheon, a school tour, cocktails Friday evening, dinner Saturday evening at The Columbus Inn, and brunch on Sunday at the Homewood Suites.

Ron Pownall nicely provided an additional mini-album from reunion weekend. (See pages 8-9 and 30.)

The Class of 1955 had a great turn out for its 60th reunion. Front row: Victor Ginzburg, John Lacher, Liney Simon Humphrey. Back row: Dave Thombs, Bill Epcke, Jane Ellis James, Sara Hodge Geuder, Fred Lang, Evelyn Robbins Lang, Dave Hillegas, Bill Poole, Jim James, Lynn Mulford Calhoun. Missing: Ellen Winthrop Jennings.

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1967

1975

Robert Franz, husband of Leslie Breton Franz, published a book, The Stigma of the Mentally Ill: Bob Does Everything Backwards last summer. Leslie and her husband live in North Wilmington.

The book is available on Amazon. com.

Richard Horwitz wrote, “It’s been an exciting year for me, Julia ’11, and Emily ’13. I retired at the end of June from active practice at Potter Anderson & Corroon, and am now Of Counsel at the ďŹ rm. No complaints so far! Julia graduated (Econ and History major) from Wake Forest in May, and has been working in NYC as an Assistant Strategist for OMD, a subsidiary of Omnicom Group.

Emily is a junior Neuroscience major at Amherst, where she also is the goalie on the ďŹ eld hockey team. After leading the nation in save percentage last year, she led the conference again this year and was recognized as ďŹ rst-team all conference. We’ve been traveling to New England for many games this fall, and were lucky to have Julia join us for a big win in October!â€?

1968 Congratulations to Peter Bente who works in Western Alaska as a management coordinator for Fish and Game’s Divison of Wildlife Conservation. He was nominated by his co-workers to receive the Governor’s Denali Peak Performance Award and was named the co-worker recognition recipient for his quality of work, ability to work with others, dependability, leadership and integrity.

1969 Bruce Baganz was the recipient of the George Hewitt Myers Award.

Bruce is the president of the Board of Trustees of The Textile Museum and co-chair of the joint board of the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum. Through his leadership, the Textile Museum was able to reopen with a strong ďŹ nancial foundation and new facilities.

1976 Lisa Letang Bradford wrote, “Finally! Our ďŹ rst of three graduated from Lake Washington High School (Kirkland, WA) in June and is looking forward to attending Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, in the fall majoring in Biochemistry.â€?

Fred Rapkin, Ron Pownall.

Beth Latchum, Patsy Wier Morrow.

1972 Frank Biden wrote, “The White House South lawn on the occasion of Pope Francis’s visit to Washington, DC. I thought this would be fun to share with old friends. I live in Delray Beach, FL, and develop Charter schools and advocate for/develop alternative energy projects through my company, The Delmarva Group.�

(See photo.)

The Class of 1965 celebrated its 50th reunion at the Columbus Inn on Saturday evening of Homecoming weekend. Front row: Patty Peterson Skelly, Patty Marshall, Ron Pownall, Patsy Wier Morrow, Dana Smith Tench, Patty Miner Ralston. Middle row: Debbie Darr Stayton, Beth Latchum, John Freeman, Fred Rapkin, Curt Engelmann (inset), Jay Freeman, Jim Shippen. Back row: Roland Woodward, Bill Bridgewater, Serge Dumont, Jon Williams, Gene Hamilton, Hugh Kenworthy, Lex Tarumianz.

Lisa Letang Bradford ’76 wrote to share the spirit of celebraWLRQ DV WKH ˋUVW RI KHU WKUHH children graduated from high school.

Patty Marshall, Patty Peterson Skelly, Beth Latchum, Mac Skelly.

1980

Frank Biden ’72 and his partner, Mindy Ward, during the Pope’s visit to Washington, DC, in September 2015.

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From Tracey Quillen Carney: “A good time for all at our 35th Reunion weekend. Larry Humphrey pointed out that the 35th landmark means we are to the Class of 2015 what the Class of 1945 was to us—added a bit of perspective, and also a permanent bond with our friends from ’45. Friday night took us to the Hideaway, which I’m sure was recommended by Vicki, wife of Rudy Rudawsky, since it is right down the street from her high school. Our theory, the Hideaway was Concord’s Hagee’s. Deborah Longwill-Fox and her husband made the trek from Florida to be there, and we were also happy to see her sister, Rochelle ’84, and

Gillian Bridgewater, Roland Woodward, Bill Bridgewater.

Patty Miner Ralston, Jim Shippen, John Freeman.

Hugh Kenworthy ’65, Ron Pownall ’65, Coach Art Hill ’51, Jim Shippen ’65 at the Homecoming football game.

CLASS NOTES her fiancé (who got major extra-credit points for going to the reunion of a future sister-inlaw; hardly required). Matt O’Brien ’81 was also nice enough to join us and talk Quaker football with Mark Raphaelson. Scott Gates, who is (for those don’t know) a Wilmington Friends School Trustee, was our other local, along with Tam Cox DeFer and her husband, Darin, and me. Homecoming Saturday, Mark was busy cooking (Johnnie’s Dog House was feeding the Quaker fans), but others were able to gather at the Alapocas home of Lea Spruance Beard, who nicely hosted us for the Friends soccer game—right out her back door. We even got a visit from Coach Kittle while we stood along the fence; the humor was appropriately irreverent. Larry (from Georgia), Martha West Olsen (from Masschusetts), Lea, and Rudy were added to the Friday night locals. Then on Saturday evening, Tam and Darin hosted those who could attend for dinner and the Temple-Notre Dame football game—and, once John Romanoli got there, the World Series game. Rob, husband of Joan Diggs Beatson, kept apologizing to his late mother for cheering for the Owls. David Wilderman, Joan, and Mitch McCauley were added to the mix from the weekend’s prior events, plus a guest appearance by our honorary classmate, John Jenkins. Please see the Reunion photo on page 18 for the Saturday night group, our biggest of the weekend.

Among those who could not join us was reunion regular Tim Hall. We all agree how cool it is that we have a professional magician in our class, but unfortunately, Halloween weekend is a tough time for a magician to take off—the first reunion Tim has missed. We know he’ll be back (but will we be able to see him?).

1981 Matt O’Brien (See 1980.)

1982 Karen Humphrey (See 1955.)

1984 Rochelle Longwill (See 1980.)

1985

1980 classmates on Friday evening: Mark Raphaelson, Tracey Quillen Carney, Deborah Longwill-Fox, Tam Cox DeFer, and Scott Gates.

1991 Theodore, the son of Shannon Chandler Dietrich and Tyler, the son of Sarah Schenck Maheshwari, were coincidentally in the same cabin group at Camp Arrowhead this summer.

(See photo.)

And 1980 folks again, with the best view of the Homecoming soccer game from the backyard of Lea Spruance Beard: Tam, Martha West Olson, Larry Humphrey, Scott, Lea, Rudy Rudawsky, and Tracey.

Shannon Chandler Dietrich ’91, Theodore Dietrich, Tyler Maheshwari ’24, Sarah Schenck Maheshwari ’91.

Amanda Corby Clauser earned a BA from Johns Hopkins University in 2004, an MS in Education from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006, and an EdD from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 2013.

She wrote, “After living in Western Massachusetts from 2010 to 2013, I moved back to Philadelphia to be a Psychometrician at the National Board of Medical Examiners. I live with my husband and our daughter southwest of University City.” Amanda also participates in the Philadelphia Reads program.

Where are you now?

Class of 2000 Leslie Rosenberg Chalal attended the University of South Florida and received a BS in Management followed by an MS in Physician Assistant Studies from Philadelphia University.

She wrote, “Currently, I live with my husband, Isaac, and our daughter, Ceci, in Brooklyn, NY. I work as a physician assistant for The Floating Hospital, a non-profit organization that provides healthcare services to medically underserved communities in New York City.”

She added, “WFS taught me about diversity and service, and gave me a strong sense of self. These qualities helped me to be successful as I left our sheltered community for college and beyond. I have been able to pursue and achieve my goals by knowing who I am, which was helpful at a large state University with many distractions. After college, I was motivated to travel and explore other cultures to gain a broader understanding of the world.

Ultimately, all three values led to my career path as a PA in medically underserved communities, first in HIV and now for families and children in the shelter and the juvenile detention system in NYC.” (See photos.)

Chris Aronhalt is the co-owner and managing partner of Medalist Sports, a sports marketing firm in Georgia. The group ran this year’s Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Road World Championships, one of the world’s elite professional racing championships.

Two-year-old Ceci, daughter of Leslie Rosenberg Chalal ’00, ready for the water and on Halloween 2015.

Sarah Fick received a BA from Bowdoin College in 2004, an MA and an MS from the University of Michigan in 2012, as well as a PhD in 2014. She wrote, “In 2014, after graduating with my PhD in science education, I moved to Winston-Salem to begin a position as an Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University. Prior to completing my PhD, I spent five years teaching science in grades 7-12 at independent schools in the Northeast.” She continued, “One class activity that I go back to a lot as being particularly innovative is the Brandywine Project. The way that we examined the Brandywine Valley in each of our subjects was fascinating and fabulous. I still remember the long hike during the capstone event, and how many of my peers had grossly overpacked. I think it’s probably pretty rare that someone in their thirties remembers as many middle school classes as I do. My teachers and coaches at Friends had a huge influence on where I am today. It was my middle school science teachers, Megan Wahl Hegenbarth and Helen Thompson, who instilled in me a love of science and a love of nature. Those loves took me to the Outing Club in college, then to the education department, where I learned how my educational experience was so different from so many others. Through this, I discovered my desire to support others to love to learn, and to love science specifically. Without the foundation I received at Friends, none of this would have been possible.”

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CLASS NOTES

1992

DC Regional Reunion WFS hosted a regional reunion in Washington, DC, on Friday, October 16, 2015, the evening before the Wilmington Friends football victory over Sidwell Friends. The reception was at Old Ebbitt Grill in downtown Washington, and included a happy hour and “meet and greet� with Head of School, Ken Aldridge, and his wife, Cassandra. A good time was had by all, with friends old and new.

Scott Baker married his long-time partner, Joseph Brader, on November 7, 2015 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Rehoboth Beach. Tom Baker ’57 was best man for his son. Professional photography was by Liz Kane ’93. Music before dinner was supplied by Boyd Holmes and Marty Lassman, former WFS music teachers. About 50 of Scott and Joey’s friends came from West Palm Beach, FL, for the wedding.

Scott Baker Brader ’92 and husband, Joseph, at their November wedding.

1993

Top left, Chip Oat ’70 and Nancy Layton Caffey ’70.

Top right, Ken Aldridge with Kathy Stevens ’85.

Mike Balotti wrote, “After 17 years working in the ďŹ eld of therapeutic and specialized education, I am proud to announce the launch of Redwood Educational Services, LLC, in Philadelphia. Our goal as educational consultants at Redwood is to help families ďŹ nd the most appropriate and ‘best-ďŹ t’ school for their children at the traditional, special needs, and therapeutic levels. We work very closely and collaboratively with families to help them identify the particular strengths and areas of need in an effort to help determine what kind of environment will help the student ourish. For more information, feel free to visit: www. consultredwood.com.â€?

Liz Kane (See 1992.)

Right, Elizabeth Connolly ’09, Mary Williams ’09, Abby Walter ’10, Lis Power ’08, Caroline Connolly ’12.

2000 (See “Where are you now?�, pages 31-35.)

Class of 2000 (continued) Jessica Fidance (See photo with submission from Meredith Jones Joppa.)

Josh Galperin earned a BA from the University of Delaware, a JD from Vermont Law School, and an MEM from Yale University. He wrote, “I am currently a Clinical Director and Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School, where I run the Yale Environmental Protection Clinic. I am also the Environmental Law and Policy Program Director at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. I live with my wife, Sara Kuebbing, in New Haven, CT. Sara is a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, where she studies the ecology of invasive species.â€? Josh said, “Looking back on my education, I realize that I worked harder in high school than in college, law school, or graduate school. That hard work made it easier for me to succeed. I learned to work efďŹ ciently

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and effectively, which is something that many of my students still struggle with. It isn’t how many hours you work, it’s how much you learn and how good of a product you produce.�

The Class of 2000 gathered over Thanksgiving weekend for its reunion. Back row: Ed Simon, Scott Zimmerman, Tom Smith, Robyn :HLQVWHLQ /DNVKPL 6XEEDUDR -DPHV 6FRWODQG &KULV /RHIËŒHU Collins Ford. Front row: Meredith Jones Joppa, Becky Klein Smith, Leslie Rosenberg Chalal, Kaitlyn Ferrara, Sarah Fick, Jessica Fidance Clough, Lacey Ryan-Millar Hendrickson, and Julia Morse Forester.

Elizabeth Goodfriend earned a BA from Brown University in Political Science and an MSc from the London School of Economics in Media, Communications, and Development. She wrote, “Since graduating from college, I’ve been working in international development, focused ďŹ rst on post-conict accountability and now on the ways media can help people to access information and conversations that they can use to make informed decisions about their lives. I’ve lived and worked in New York, Afghanistan, Liberia, London, Nigeria, and now Ethiopia, where I’m Country Director for the Ethiopian ofďŹ ce of an international development organization called BBC Media

CLASS NOTES

2002 Daniel Joseph and his wife, Marina, are excited to announce the birth of their son, Franklin Samuel Joseph. In other news, Dan wrote, “I developed a brand new effect for the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. Myself and a team added the Hatbox Ghost to the attraction. It was a dream come true to ďŹ nally solve this classic illusion and be the lead ‘illusioneer’ in charge of making it happen! I was also published in Disney Legend Marty Sklar’s new book, One Little Spark!: Mickey’s Ten Commandments and the Road to Imagineering. I gave a lecture and signed people’s books at the D23 Disney fan convention. It’s been a big year!â€? (See photos.)

2003 Benjamin Carpenter (See class notes 1948.)

(See photo.)

2005

Franklin Samuel Joseph, son of Daniel Joseph ’02 and his wife, Marina, was born on March 5, 2015.

Michael Dalton was recently engaged to Dianna Coscette.

They met at Dickinson College. Michael and Dianna currently live in Philadelphia, where Michael is ďŹ nishing his ďŹ nal year of law school at Villanova and Dianna is an event manager at the American Cancer Society. (See photo.)

John DeCarli ’04 was married to Kathryn Reiser in Boston last May. Many family and friends attended the wedding including lots of 2004 WFS alumni. From left to right: Jacob Stargatt, Anthony Rizzo, John DeCarli, Elyse Sahadevan, Michael Caddell, and Mathew Levin.

2006

The Hatbox Ghost is Dan Joseph’s ’02 recent addition to the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland.

Michael Dalton ’05 DQG KLV ˋDQFH Dianna Coscette.

Action.â€? She said, “Friends helped to cultivate a commitment to issues of social justice and leadership skills and conďŹ dence that have contributed signiďŹ cantly to my professional development.â€?

Zachary Dutton wrote, “I have spent a year working for Philadelphia Yearly Meeting as Associate Secretary for Program and Religious Life.

The sheer diversity of experiences there and in my intellectual life have kept me very busy. I recently celebrated four years with my partner and moved to Center City Philadelphia in June.�

2010 (See pages 11 and 19.)

2011 Julia Horwitz (See 1975.)

Alexa Pierce-Matlack wrote, “I passed my ASCP Board of CertiďŹ cation exam for Medical Laboratory Sciences and am now employed by Christiana Care Hospital in the Microbiology Lab!â€?

Kieran Smith ’11 at his White Coat Ceremony in September.

Kieran Smith attended his White Coat Ceremony at Ross University School of

Meredith Jones Joppa earned a BA in 2004 from Brown University, an MA from University of Denver in 2009, and a PhD in 2012. She wrote, “I’ve been living back in Wilmington for a year now with my husband, Andy, and daughter, Felicity. Felicity will be three in February and started preschool at WFS this fall. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Rowan University, and a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in child clinical and pediatric psychology.� Meredith said, “I think the respect and concern for others I learned at WFS directed where I went career-wise, for sure, as well as helping me be a better parent and global citizen.� (See photo.)

Lacey Ryan-Millar Hendrickson attended LaSalle University and received an MA in Professional Clinical-Counseling Psychology. She wrote, “I received a graduate degree in clinical mental health counseling in 2012 and, following, worked as the director of an intensive outpatient program for older adults suffering with mental illness for two years.

After working in various healthcare settings over the past eight-plus years as a mental health professional, I decided that my true passion lies in nursing; therefore, I recently Chris Loefer received a BA from Swarthmore College began an 11-month, accelerated BSN program at Drexel and an MEd from Arcadia University. He wrote, “I have Gianna Clough, University while also working on the psychiatric unit of been teaching at Wilmington Friends for the last 10 years, daughter of Jessica Christiana Care’s Wilmington Hospital. I continue to live spending most of my time in third grade before moving to Fidance ’00 (in in Delaware in the Trolley Square area of Wilmington with ďŹ fth grade this year. I also coach football and basketball. back), and Felicity my husband, Eric, whom I married in August of 2013.

I’ve been married to my wife, Jill, for eight years. Our son, Joppa, daughter Eric is a very talented artist who works as a tattooist and Colton, just started kindergarten this year at WFS.â€? of Meredith Jones graphic designer. We hope to expand our family upon Joppa ’00 (in front). completion of my nursing degree‌In 2012, I participated In 2005, Karen Pisano Malchione received a BFA in in a medical mission to Ibadan and Ogun State, Nigeria, Graphic Design from the University of Delaware; she where we served medically underserved communities for two weeks. As became a CertiďŹ ed Occupational Therapy Assistant, with a degree from a nurse, I plan to do many more of these missions. Last winter, I also Del Tech Community College, in 2013. Karen is now working toward a organized a coat drive in order to collect warm winter clothing items Masters of Occupational Therapy from Philadelphia University schedfor impoverished individuals living in Wilmington.â€? Lacey added, “I uled to be completed in 2016. She wrote, “After working as a graphic have beyond-fond memories of WFS staff members and peers and ďŹ nd designer for several years, I went back to school for a change in career. that the Quaker values instilled in me permeate every aspect of my life.

I wanted to work directly with people to positively impact their lives, Friends taught me to be mindful, patient, culturally competent, disci(continued on page 35) plined, driven, and compassionate.�

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CLASS NOTES Veterinary Medicine on September 7, 2015. The ceremony symbolizes entrance into the veterinary medical profession. Kieran graduated from Gettysburg College in May 2015 with a BS in Biology and a minor in Chemistry. (See photo.)

2013 Lindsay Aleman had a great soccer season at Catholic University.

The team won the conference championship, and Lindsay was named to the NCAA Division III Women’s All-Mid-Atlantic Region Team. Lindsay had a record-setting season, scoring 22 goals. She also led the Landmark Conference in goals, points (46), game winners (7), and shots (96), and was selected as the Conference Player of the Year.

Malcolm and Marcus Delpeche were featured in an interview on the Bates Men’s Basketball web site (at right).

Emily Horwitz was named to the 2015 NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team; Emily plays field hockey at Amherst. (See also 1975.)

Natalie Wenigmann was honored as a 2015 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine. The award recognizes undergraduate students of color who have achieved both academic and athletic success. Natalie is on the field hockey team at Connecticut College. Like Emily Horwitz, Natalie was named to the 2015 NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team.

Will Beardell participated in the Royal Canadian Henley in St. Catharine’s, Ontario, Canada, representing the Wilmington Rowing Club.

Will won his heat and finished sixth in a field of 20 in the senior men’s flyweight single scull event. Will rows for the University of Delaware Lightweights.

Elena Veale was honored multiple times this past field hockey season as the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week, and at the end of the season was named to the All-CC second team. She is a sophomore at Haverford College.

Elena had 13 goals and two assists, for 28 points on the season, good for seventh in the conference in goals and ninth in points. Her first career hat trick helped her team into the playoffs; she also scored four game-winning goals, tied for second in Haverford field hockey history.

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Eight questions for Men’s Basketball’s Malcolm and Marcus Delpeche Posted Mar 12, 2015

Marcus Delpeche ’17 and Malcolm Delpeche ’17 from Wilmington, Del., are identical twins and starting players on the 2015 Bates men’s basketball team, heading into Sweet Sixteen play on Friday, March 13 [2015] vs. Trinity.

Marcus is a 6-foot-7 forward averaging 9 points, 7 rebounds and one block per game. Malcolm is a 6-foot-8 center, averaging 7 points, 6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.

Separately, each answered a few questions just before practice yesterday.

Favorite place to study?

Marcus: Pettengill Hall, third floor computer lounge.

You go there around 9 at night and there’s not a lot of people there.

Malcolm: Basement of Pettengill, Room G52. No one seems to go down there at night. I like the space.

What do people not know about Bates back home?

Marcus: They don’t know where it is or why you would go to a place where there’s snow. But when I go home to Delaware and it’s 40 degrees, they’re all in jackets and I’m in shorts and a T-shirt. It’s so nice today! [It was 45 degrees.]

Malcolm: They know Bates has rigorous academics but they don’t know about our sports. We’re minding our P’s and Q’s in athletics too. They’re seeing that now. They’re all watching the livestream down there.

Favorite moment of the season?

Marcus: Tie between when I saw Graham [Safford ’15] get his first dunk, against Bowdoin, or when Billy [Selmon ’15] dunked on that dude against Tufts. That was a mean hammer. I just lost it. It was the most hyped I’ve ever been.

Malcolm: Beating Babson early in the year. We all had our minds on that game because they’re a really nice team. Some guys cried. The win told us we were a talented team and to believe in our talent.

Favorite professor?

Marcus: Amy Douglass [professor of psychology].

She’s my adviser, and I’m a psych major. She tells really hilarious stories about her twin daughters.

She’s an excellent teacher, and she’s proactive. She’s already moved up my weekly quiz so I don’t have to stress about missing it [because of travel].

Malcolm: Michael Rocque [assistant professor of sociology]. I’m taking Sociology 101. I really like how he interacts with students.

Marcus Delpeche ’17 (left) and Malcolm Delpeche ’17, identical twin brothers from Wilmington, Del., before practice in Alumni Gymnasium on March 11, 2015. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)

Favorite TV show?

Marcus: I haven’t been watching TV lately.

Mostly school work.

Malcolm: Walking Dead, Game of Thrones.

[He laughs when told that Marcus says he’s too busy studying.] I try to study ahead of time.

What other Bates sports would you like to play if not basketball?

Marcus: Football. My biggest regret in high school was not staying with football. Played freshman year. Would love to play wide receiver, out-jumping guys.

Malcolm: Football. My biggest regret is not playing football. But basketball took so much time.

Any unusual hobby or talent?

Marcus: I can juggle. My high school chemistry teacher taught me. He was in the circus a little bit, so he had a bunch of juggling balls in his classroom. If I’m chilling, I just like to juggle.

Malcolm: Juggling. It’s a party trick.

Favorite Commons food?

Marcus: Pasta. They never have the same kind back to back, so you can’t go wrong! I like meat sauce but [teammate] Jerome [Darling ’17] put me onto alfredo sauce.

Malcolm: Pasta. It never fails. I like the chicken meatball marinara sauce. That’s always a go-to. Commons serves great food, but pasta never lets you down. (reprinted with permission)

IN MEMORY

Class of 2000 (continued) and thus began my pursuit to be an occupational therapist. I will graduate in May 2016 with a Master’s Degree. In December, my fiancé, Joseph Bosik IV, and I plan to marry at Rockwood Carriage House. Joe is an attorney at Gordon, Fournaris & Mammarella, P.A. We currently live in Hockessin.” Karen said of Friends, “Wilmington Friends taught me about responsibility and hard work. I have always valued the Quaker education, and find it a substantial influence in my life still today.”

Please note that in order to include as many memorial tributes as possible, original obituaries may be edited. We make every effort to recognize connections of survivors to Friends School, but know that our records may not be perfect. Please help us to correct any errors or omissions by emailing info@wilmingtonfriends.org. Thank you.

Danielle Greenberg Riedel received a BA from Sarah Lawrence College. She wrote, “I live in downtown Phoenixville with my husband, Matthew Riedel. We met in 2009 and were married last year. We have two wonderful cats. I spent five years working as a counselor after spending most of my time in college studying psychology. Almost three years ago, I realized that working in an office was stifling my creativity, so I boldly chose to give up my counseling career and devote my time to writing, acting, and community service….I am serving as second vice president on the executive board of the Forge Theatre in Phoenixville. The Forge Theatre is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing quality live theater to the community. It has been around for 54 years and currently does six productions per year—a mixture of comedies, dramas, and musicals. I am also regularly on stage there and am currently starring as Janet Weiss in Richard O’Brien’s classic, The Rocky Horror Show.” She continued, “My experience at Friends showed me that, unlike my previous experiences in public school, there are wonderful teachers in the world who care about not only their students’ education, but their personal well-being. My small classroom experiences prepared me very well for the academic rigor of Sarah Lawrence, and the academic enrichment I received from both institutions has given me a deeper appreciation of literature and the other fine arts.”

Louise Wescott White, 94, died on October 7, 2015 of complications from pneumonia.

She had been a resident of Los Alamos for 67 years. She was an editor of the Whittier Miscellany in 1937-38. Alice Louise Wescott grew up during the Depression. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1942 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, and worked for the DuPont Company as a paint chemist during and post-WWII. The first woman accepted for graduate study in chemistry at Brown University, she graduated in 1949 with a Master’s Degree.

David Scofield attended Wake Forest University and received a BS in Biology. He wrote, “I have become a founding partner and veterinarian at Select Breeders Services-Veterinary Services in Chesapeake City, MD. My wife, a small animal veterinarian, and I live in a small town on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.” About his volunteer work, David said, “Madeline and I are active in the Kent County Ducks Unlimited Committee and help organize an annual fundraising dinner. My company supports the Delaware Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund.”

Kate Stark graduated from the University of Delaware with a BA and an MA in French literature and pedagogy. She wrote, “I’m in my eighth year teaching middle school world languages in Cecil County, MD. I love it. Three years ago I helped revive our school’s drama club, and we’re looking forward to a great show this year. I still live in Wilmington, not that far from WFS. Two cats, no kids.”

Louise Wescott White ’38

Married to George Nichols White, Jr. in 1948, they moved to Los Alamos in 1950 when he accepted a position at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a mathematician. Louise devoted much of her time to raising a family, and was active in a variety of local organizations. She served as a Den Mother for local Cub Scouts and was a long-standing member of the League of Women Voters (LWV). She assisted with a variety of voter education projects, and worked with the LWV to establish the Los Alamos Farmer’s Market in 1970, one of the first in the country specifically limited to locally grown fresh produce. Louise is survived by three sons and their families, and by many other relatives and friends.

Deborah Cox Harrington ’39 Deborah Cox Harrington (Debbie), age 93, of Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on August 20, 2015 at Foulk Manor North in Wilmington. Debbie graduated from GoldeyBeacom, and was employed by E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company during World War II. In 1943, she married her loving husband of 71 years, Joseph S. Harrington.

Debbie was a very active member of New Castle Presbyterian Church for 65 years and was involved in Women’s Noon Circle, teaching Sunday School, and assisted in organizing the annual New Castle Presbyterian Church’s Antique Show. She was also an honorary member of the Wilmington Manor Lions Club and volunteered with the Junior Board of Christiana Care. Debbie was a summer resident of Indian Beach, DE, for many years.

She was active in the community and served as Mayor. She was a long-time member of Alcoholics Anonymous and held numerous leadership positions at the local, state, and national level. She was most fulfilled and felt her greatest achievements were in helping others.

Mrs. Harrington is survived by her son, Joseph (Jay) S. Harrington, Jr., and his wife, Pamela W. Harrington; her daughter, Joanne H. Speakman ’67, and her husband, H. Porter Speakman ’63; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Wills Passmore ’45 Wills Passmore, farmer and agricultural preservationist, died on October 13, 2015, at Crozer-Chester Medical Center. He was 88. A lifelong resident of Delaware, Wills grew up working on his father’s dairy farm on Concord Pike, known as Lynthwaite Farm. In the 1930s and 1940s, the farm produced and delivered milk in the Wilmington area, and later operated Lynthwaite Farm Ice Cream serving delicious homemade ice cream to generations of Wilmingtonians.

In 1953, Wills married Joanne Ouweneel (1927-2005), who was his wife and business partner for 52 years. Joanne was also a former Trustee of Wilmington Friends School.

In 1963, the couple bought a farm in New Castle County south of Odessa, which was also named Lynthwaite Farm. Together, they owned and operated the farm until her death in 2005. They were instrumental in helping establish agricultural preservation districts in Delaware, and permanently preserved Lynthwaite farmlands for agriculture and its forests and marshlands for wildlife.

In 2006, Wills married Grace Shorts Caulk, a farmer from Woodside, DE, and fellow Grange member. Together, they continued to be active in the statewide agricultural community, and maintained Lynthwaite’s historic barns and farmhouse dating to the early 1800s. Wills was a leader in the Grange, 4-H and numerous agricultural and community organizations. He was the past master of the Delaware State Grange (1980-1986) and a past trustee of the University of Delaware.

He was appointed to the state Farmland Evaluation Advisory Committee by Governor Thomas Carper (1995-1998, 1999-2002), to the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Farmland Preservation by Governor Pete Dupont (1980), and to the Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation by Governor Michael Castle (1991-1993).

A Quaker, Wills attended Appoquinimink Meeting in Odessa. He was the heart and anchor of that modest place of worship for many years, helping to preserve its facilities and spiritual community. Wills’ stewardship of the land, dedication to living a productive life, and unfailing fair-mindedness made his little corner of the world a better place. He will be sorely missed by his family, friends and community. He is survived by his wife of nine years, Grace Caulk Passmore; daughter Cynthia Passmore Rolfe ’81 and husband Andy Rolfe; daughter Judith Passmore ’75; daughter Susan Passmore ’72 and husband Malcolm Bedell; a grandson and two stepgranddaughters.

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IN MEMORY

The Passmore family kindly included Wilmington Friends School (for Financial Aid or endowment honoring the Class of 1945) among the suggested memorial donations.

William T. Lynam III ’52 William T. Lynam passed away on June 18, 2015. He is survived by his wife, two children, two step-children, and eight grandchildren.

He was predeceased by his sister, Mary Jane Lynam Dill ’45, who also attended Wilmington Friends School. Memorial donations may be made to Tidewell Hospice.

Marcia Stirling Quillen ’56 Marcia Everhart Stirling Quillen, age 77, died on July 19, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, William (Bill) Tatem Quillen ’52; her daughters, Carol Everhart Quillen ’79 (George McLendon) and Tracey Tatem Quillen ’80 (John Carney); her grandchildren, Caitlin Everhart Lohrenz, Samuel Quillen Carney ’13, and James Tatem Stirling Carney ’15; her sister-in-law, Barbara Flinn Quillen ’47; niece Anne Quillen Donecker ’73 and her family; beloved cousins and friends.

She was pre-deceased by her beloved brotherin-law Jim Quillen ’47 and nephew Bob Quillen ’79, as well as her parents.

Despite her persistent assertion that she would never wage a “courageous battle” against any illness, that’s exactly what Marcia did—as always, much more for the people she loved than for herself—fighting through 14 months of treatment for cancer. And during what she called “my year,” she was able to attend her daughter’s wedding, two grandchildren’s graduations, a WFS high-school musical and Final Assembly, laugh-filled lunches and family celebrations, including her 77th birthday party; and she added to her record of cheering (with her WFS bleacher buddies) at grandchildren’s athletic events, a minimum of 45 a year, right through the spring season.

Marcia remained close friends with her fellow Friends “56’ers” throughout her life. She attended Wellesley College, where she was a Wellesley Scholar, 1956-1959, before leaving to marry Bill as he began service in the Air Force. She worked part-time at Abilities Inc. and attended Hofstra University while they were stationed in New York, where Carol was born in 1961; Tracey was born in 1962 at the Dover Air Force Base. The family lived in New Castle for many years, and the Quillens always considered New Castle their home.

Marcia completed her college education while raising her children and serving the community, earning a B.A. from the University of Delaware in 1977.

In 1979, Marcia became Director of Development at Friends School, and she then served in the development office and in community relations, leading the downtown Wilmington location, for the University of Delaware. Her community involvement included long-time

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membership in the choir and service in numerous leadership roles, including Elder, at New Castle Presbyterian Church and in the New Castle Presbytery. Hers was an eloquent and determined voice for equity and diversity in the Presbyterian Church. Other volunteer work included service as a Head Start and Delaware Adolescent Program Inc. (DAPI) teacher, as the Community Relations Chair and Director of the Singing Group of the Junior League of Wilmington, as a volunteer at the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence in Washington, DC, and on the Boards of the YMCA of Wilmington and New Castle County and the Florence Crittendon Home.

She and Joseph H. Geoghegan ’45 were the first two non-Quakers to serve on the Board of Trustees of Wilmington Friends School; they were appointed together in 1972.

Marcia’s love of music began with her parents’ singing parties and involvement in The Brandywiners, and continued through school, college, church, and community performing groups—and her own legendary singing parties in New Castle. She was one of those women who could do it all, from playing the piano to cooking and decorating, from finishing the Sunday Times crossword puzzle to enjoying the most un-Shakespearean comedy, to gardening, drawing, and knitting. But her greatest gift and defining inclination was to care for others, in times of need and celebration, and just to spoil her family and friends in New Castle and at the Pink House in Ocean City, NJ. She was a devoted daughter, wife, mother, and friend; but the meeting of her talents and passions no doubt peaked as a grandmother. Everyone should have a “Gran” like Marcia. She was her grandchildren’s greatest champion, best confidant, and biggest fan. The family kindly included Wilmington Friends School among suggested memorial donations.

John Boyd Sparks ’62 John Boyd Sparks passed away on July 5, 2015 at home from complications of lung cancer. He was surrounded by his wife, Adele, and his children, Andrea and Michael. He is also survived by his daughter-in-law, Lisa and three grandchildren.

Robert P. Hukill, Jr. ’75 Robert Peverley Hukill, Jr. (Bob), 58, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2015, with family by his side. Bob was born in Bucks County, PA, on August 17, 1957. He was the second of four children born to Robert Peverley Hukill, Sr. ’49, and Jane Ellet Hukill. Bob grew up in Chadds Ford, PA. Bob attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and played football as offensive lineman. Graduating in 1979, he was drafted by the National Football League to the Dallas Cowboys and later traded to the San Francisco 49ers. After retiring from football, he was a commercial lender at Wachovia Bank and spent 33 years at GrandBridge Real Estate Capital, eventually becoming senior vice president.

Bob was avid about sports and the outdoors.

He loved football long after his playing days, attending most UNC football games over the years. He traveled widely to scuba dive, boat, hunt, and fish. He frequently visited the Eastern Shore of Maryland for outdoor activities and to spend time with his family. Fannie, his faithful Labrador, could usually be found at his side.

Bob is survived by his wife, Wanda; sons Robert Peverley Hukill III (Robbie) and his wife, Bethany, and Taylor Hukill; and daughter Katherine Hukill; two step-daughters; two grandsons; his mother, Jane; sisters Peverley Hukill ’74 (Jon Spain) and Elizabeth Hukill ’76; and brother Timothy Hukill ’78 (Robin), along with nieces and nephews, lifelong friends, and family members too numerous to mention. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert. He is also survived by his first cousin, Susan Prince ’82, and predeceased by his first cousin, James Prince ’84.

For memorial donations, the family requested that friends please consider a donation to UNC Lineberger Cancer Center Head and Neck Cancer Research, Transitions Life Care (Hospice of Wake County), or Wilmington Friends School, Hukill Endowment. Condolences may be sent to the family at www. bryan-lee funeralhome.com.

IN CLOSING

Kiss Me, Kate – presented in the Friends Theater, 1RYHPEHU Thanks for a “wunderbar� production—to GLUHFWRUV 0DUJDUHW $QQH %XWWHUˋHOG DQG Lauren Gutstein and to the entire production team; to the talented cast, crew, and pit band; to the wonderful parent volunteers; and to our audience.

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Wednesday, March 9 Fifth Grade Musical

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:HGQHVGD\ $SULO IB and Visual Arts Major Exhibition Reception

Friday, May 6 Lower School Grandparents & Special Friends Day

6DWXUGD\ 0D\ Alumni Spring Fling — Stay Tuned for Details!

Fall/Winter 2015-2016 • QuakerMatters

Top left, at our Halloween Homecoming.

Left, Board Clerk Susan Kelley and Head of School Ken Aldridge at the dedication of the new Global Learning Center.