CLASS NOTES
2005
Katie Adams married Joel Schlender on September 5, 2015. The wedding was at The Woodlands in Bozeman, MT. The couple lives in Bozeman and both work in the Real Estate and Building Industry. (See photos.) Ricki Kaplan wrote to let us know that she and Meredith Seitz were both married in 2015. They were also each other’s attendants of honor in their respective weddings.
Bride Ricki Kaplan ’05 with her maid of honor, Meredith Seitz ’05. Above, many Friends alumni and current students attended the DC wedding of Katie Hunt Weaver ’06 and her husband, Josh. Bottom Row: Conner Brennan ’28, Sophie Brennan ’23, Alex Brennan ’23, Ryan Tattersall ’25, Robby Tattersall ’23. Middle Row: Grace Heck ’06, Diane Hoffmann Heck ’79, Karen Cashman Hunt ’80, bride Katie Hunt Weaver ’06, groom Josh Weaver, Elissa Cashman Dalton ’07, Susie Tattersall Davis ’84, Diane Tattersall. Back Row: Bob Davis ’83, Holly Woodward Thatcher ’80, Hunter Witmer ’10, Haley Cashman ’09, Chris Cashman ’78, Rob Tattersall ’91, Linda Cashman ’81, Connor Dalton ’08, Bob Tattersall.
Various teachers were more than happy to serve as mentors, but again, it was your decision to reach out and take the time to build those relationships. WFS taught me to be independent, to seek challenges, and to own my career. You cannot control everything that happens in your life. However, I have learned that you can own your decisions to react, choose, and persevere.” Chelsea’s volunteer work is related to her work; as she described it, “In my current role, I am leading our Rio16 Olympics legacy plan. We’re partnering with the City of Rio to inspire the next generation of athletes and drive change through sport. Learn more about our partnership with Rio and its Olympic Villages here: http://news.nike.com/news/rio-s-olympic-villages-inspire-the-nextgeneration-of-athletes.” Ellie Kelsey attended the University of Delaware and received a BS in Health Behavior Science in 2013 followed by a BS in Dietetics in 2015. She wrote, “I am completing the dietetic internship in Washington, DC, and will become a registered dietitian this summer. I am currently roommates with my older sister, Anne Kelsey, WFS class of 2007.” She continued, “Mr. Kittle is who I remember most about Friends. He taught me that doing what you love, along with hard work and a great attitude, will get you where you want to be in life. He also taught me how to laugh at myself and that a sense of humor will sometimes be more important then your intellect. Friends gave me a desire to be the best and to always search for learning opportunities from my life experiences. This led me to a college career that ended with two bachelors degrees, an award for academic success and leadership from my department, as well as the respect of my professors.” Part of Ellie’s internship was at an organization named Food and Friends, which delivers free nutrition counseling and food to people with life challenging illnesses such as cancer and HIV/AIDS. Maya Koretzky received a BA from Cornell University in 2013. She wrote, “Following Cornell, I worked for two years as a fellow in the
Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health. I’m currently in my first year of an MD/PhD at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. My PhD will be in the history of medicine, and I am planning to specialize clinically in psychiatry of infectious disease. I also just adopted a wonderful dog named D’Arcy!” Asked about her WFS experience, Maya responded, “I really appreciated the Quaker emphasis on commitment to service and community, which I have tried to emphasize in my own life and choice of career. Running cross country in high school also taught me the perseverance (and masochism) necessary for medical school!” Maya volunteers for an organization called CASE, teaching sex education to middle school students in the city of Baltimore. She has also been involved with Charm City Clinic, a free medical clinic in East Baltimore, and volunteers in her neighborhood (Patterson Park) with nature education and sports activities for local kids. Kieran Reichert earned a BA in English Literature from Swarthmore College in 2013. He wrote, “After graduating from Swarthmore in the spring of 2013, I moved to Madrid, Spain, to teach English, which I did until the following summer, when I returned to the States for an internship at a literary agency in New York. After several months of editing book proposals and manuscripts, I took a job with fast-growing startup WeWork, living in Brooklyn and working in Manhattan until the summer of 2015. Around that time, I decided to pursue a life of writing more directly. I moved first to the Delaware beaches to build and polish my fiction portfolio for MFA programs in creative writing, and now, I am continuing that while living in New Haven, CT, working in a coffee shop part time, and waiting to hear back from those MFA programs.” Julia Roberts attended Washington University in St. Louis and received a BS in Architecture and Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where she earned a Masters in Architecture.
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