2009-2010 annual report

Annual Report2009 – 2010

THE DWIGHT SCHOOLFOUNDATION

A Year of Trips and Explorations

Each year Dwight students - from our youngest preschoolers to our graduating seniors - take part in a variety of trips and explorations. Some may be local day trips that enhance the curriculum, like the third grade’s field trip to the Science Barge in Yonkers, New York. Others are cultural immersions in a foreign country, like the WISER Club’s two-week journey to Kenya to volunteer at a unique girls’ boarding school. Regardless of the setting, each exploration enables students to embark on an important voyage of self-discovery. Ultimately, we hope that all our students will use their “spark of genius” to build a better world - both near and far. This Annual Report spotlights some of the local and global trips that Dwight students took last year.

Cover photo locations (clockwise from upper left): Vancouver Island, Kenya, London, Peru.

Table of Contents 3 LetterfromtheChancellor

6 LetterfromTheDwightSchool FoundationTrusteeChair

8 SummaryofFinancials

10 AnnualGiving

14 InternationalSociety

20 CurrentParentAnnualGiving

29 Classof2010SeniorGift Donors

38 AlumniAnnualGiving

43 AlumniParents,Friends,and LovedOnesAnnualGiving

44 FacultyandStaffAnnualGiving

46 RooftopGreenhouse

48 SpringBenefitandAuction

58 CapitalGiving

60 OtherIn-KindDonors andVolunteers

65 ParentsAssociation

70 BoardofTrustees

Dwight students in Peru finally reach the summit of Machu Picchu

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Where did Dwight students travel last year?

Middle School Outdoor ExplorationVancouver Island, Canada,

Community Service ProgramLima, Peru, Page 5

Historic Tour of Our Nation’s CapitalWashington, DC, Page 13

Cultural Trip to JapanJapan, Page 27

Journey to KenyaMuhuru Bay, Kenya, Page 37

Fifth Grade ExchangeLondon, England, Page 42

Public Health ProgramIquitos, Peru, Page 51

Preschool ExplorationRiverside Park, New York, Page 52

Upperschool Leadership CampVancouver Island, Canada, Page 55

Third Grade Science Barge TripYonkers, New York, Page 63

Ninth Grade Visit to Buddhist TempleNew York, New York, Page 64

Global Initiatives Network ConferenceGeneva, Switzerland, Page 72

Dear Parents, Alumni, and Friends of Dwight and Woodside,

Letter from the Chancellor

Dwight is a passionate community of learners who give tirelessly to assure each student learns life skills. Dwight’s three pillars are a rigorous International Bacca-laureate program, a person-alized process that nurtures and celebrates every student’s “Spark of Genius,” and a fo-cus on student leadership. These provide the unshake-

able foundation for a meaningful life. Parents, teachers, alumni and students working together are the glue that makes a Dwight education special.

It is through your extraordinary generosity that the Dwight School Foundation had another record year and continues to have a major positive impact on the educational experience of every student. The Foundation’s Annual Fund Committee, under the leadership of Trustee Susan Kessler (Parent ’10), Au-drey Zinman (Parent ’11), and Sam Droulias (Parent ’23) raised a record $1,233,268 from 522 donors. Part of this total came from the Senior Committee, co-chaired by Toni Bernstein and Liz Schiff, which

raised $207,900 and enabled us to renovate the 89th Street entryway and stairwell. Another part came from a growing number of alumni donors thanks to the efforts of Alumni Council member Blain Namm ’97 and a strong team of alumni volunteers. Our Spring Benefit Committee co-chairs Jane McEvoy-Petrycki (Parent ’11), Hege Eriksen (Parent ’21), and Heather Barrett-Babich (Parent ’24) organized a wonderful auction at The Rubin Museum that raised an additional $254,497 to support our programs. Finally, thanks to the efforts of Trustee Richard Zin-man, Dwight also received $1,513,333 in capital gifts enabling us to begin Phase I of the brownstone reno-vation project.

We are enormously grateful to all of you for donat-ing your dollars, time, and other resources to strength-en our School. We will continue to explore ways to ensure a world-class education where children learn to use their “Spark of Genius” to build a better world. Thank you for your continued support on this won-derful journey.

Fondly,

Stephen Spahn, Chancellor

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Middle School Outdoor Exploration in Vancouver

Last June, middle school students participated in a outdoor exploration camp at Dwight International School, which occupies twenty-three beautiful acres of rain forest on the shores of Vancouver’s Lake Shawnigan. Students explored the natural history of the island through a variety of outdoor activities including kayaking, canoeing, hiking, swimming, and sailing.4

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Community Service Program in Peru

Last summer, sixteen students traveled to Lima, Peru, as part of a cultural immersion and community service program. Students stayed with Peruvian families, took part in daily Spanish classes, and built houses in the low income Lima suburb of Pamplona.

It is a privilege to work with our dedicated Foundation Trustees to en-sure that Dwight students and faculty have the finest resources possible. The growing generosity of the Dwight-Woodside community has truly been inspiring.

Our success would not be possible without the hard work of numerous volunteers besides our Trustees who have dedicated significant time and effort to support the Foundation’s various initiatives: the Annual Fund Committee, Senior Gift Committee, Spring Benefit Committee, the Par-ents Association, and the Alumni Council. Nor would our success be pos-sible without the many donors whose contributions have enriched the Dwight-Woodside experience for all students.

We are most grateful to Chancellor Stephen H. Spahn whose vision and unwavering belief that every student has a “Spark of Genius” inspires us all. We look forward to another amazing year. On behalf of the students and faculty of The Dwight School, thank you!

Best regards,

Susan Kessler (Parent ’10) Dwight School Foundation, Trustee Board Chair

Susan Kessler

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Letter from The Dwight School Foundation Trustee Chair

Dear Fellow Parents, Alumni, and Friends of The Dwight School,

The Rigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. Dwight is one of only two independent schools

in Manhattan to offer the prestigious IB program and was

the first in North America to offer the full IB program from

pre-k to twelfth grade. The IB provides students with an in-

ternational benchmark recognized around the globe to assess

their performance. It challenges them to undertake projects

and research papers which will draw on various academic dis-

ciplines. It makes them reflect on their own learning process,

and it pushes them to use all their talents to serve their com-

munity. The IB Program truly prepares students to be leaders

locally and globally. Nearly half of Dwight’s Class of 2010

graduated with the full IB Diploma.

Diverse Students and Faculty. While two-thirds of

our student population is from New York, the other third

draws students from nearly forty countries. Approximately

twenty-five countries are represented in the faculty. This mix

of different minds and different perspectives leads to great

learning and self-discovery.

Personalized Learning – the “Spark of Genius.”

While the IB provides a rigorous, well-structured program to

follow, Dwight always puts the student – and their strengths

and interests – first. No two students are alike, and the School

will go out of its way to find and nurture each child’s unique

‘Spark of Genius.’ One may be a budding photographer, an-

other a future architect or engineer, and still another a great

comedian in the making. To help them on their path, Dwight

may craft a unique study abroad program for just one student,

fashion a one-of-a-kind physical workout regime supporting

a particular child’s dreams, partner a student with an industry

leader for a rare mentorship, or provide a one-on-one tutorial

to help a student overcome a specific academic challenge. No

two journeys at Dwight are the same.

Core Strengths of The School

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Core Strengths of The School

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Summary of Financials

For the second year in a row, the Dwight School Foundation received more than $3,000,000 in cash gifts.

Dwight’s Development history 2002-2010 Fiscal year

DwightSchoolFoundation 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10GiftSupportAnnual Fund $332,105 $441,315 $777,272 $781,187 $1,017,620 $1,208,177 $1,147,781 $1,233,268

Senior Gift (included in Annual Fund) N/A $31,885 $147,004 $156,768 $261,527 $176,189 $201,885 $207,900

Spring Benefit (Net) $176,718 $283,670 $321,418 $426.873 $537,275 $426,893 $316,212 $254,497

Other Contributions $155,820 $200,000

Total Giving to Current Operations $508,823 $724,985 $1,098,690 $1,363,880 $1,554,895 $1,635,069 $1,663,993 $1,487,765

Radomir Kovacevic Endowment $25,105 $150 $0 $0

Gifts for Capital Purposes $344,541 $1,196,000 $746,201 $1,415,333 $1,513,333

Total Cash Contributions $508,823 $724,985 $1,098,690 $1,708,421 $2,776,000 $2,381,420 $3,079,326 $3,001,098

Total Non-Cash Contributions $435,000 $0 $0

Total Contributions $508,823 $724,985 $1,098,690 $1,708,421 $2,776,000 $2,816,420 $3,079,326 $3,001,098

Dwight’s total giving growth 2002-2010

School YearTo

tal

Cas

h G

ifts

Rec

eive

d

$3,500,000

$3,000,000

$2,500,000

$2,000,000

$1,500,000

$1,000,000

$500,000

$02002-03

$508,823

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

$724,985$1,098,690

$1,708,421

$2,776,000

$2,381,420

$3,079,326 $3,001,098

2009-10

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Summary of Financials

1Represents accounts received from Anglo-American International School, a 501(c)3 organization, in order to fund scholarships ac-cording to the original consortium agreement with The Dwight School in 1993.

Dwight school FounDation Financial results

RevenuesandGains 2008-09 2009-10Contributions $3,079,326 $3,001,098Interest and Dividends $240,420 $223,947Realized and Unrealized Net Gain on Investments -$119,871 $29,560

Total Revenues and Gains $3,199,875 $3,254,605

Expenses 2008-09 2009-10Support to Dwight and Woodside Student Financial Aid $873,481 $750,000 Faculty Professional Development $423,500 $421,500 Other Enrichment Items $177,888 $120,043Publications $134,671 $142,242Other Foundation Expenses $382,383 $499,811

Total Expenses $1,991,922 $1,933,596

Net Income $1,207,953 $1,321,009Foundation Net Assets as of 6/30 $8,594,195 $9,915,204

Dwight school Financial results

RevenuesandSupport 2008-09 2009-10 Tuition and Fees $18,397,322 $19,376,512 Less Financial Aid -$1,492,367 -$1,663,334 Net tuition and fees $16,904,955 $17,713,178 Contributions - Dwight School Foundation $1,316,388 $1,291,543 Contributions - Anglo American School1 $150,000 $150,000 Interest and Dividends $91,890 $10,083

Total Revenues and Support $18,463,233 $19,164,804

Expenses 2008-09 2009-10 Human Resources $10,265,346 $10,540,607 Operating Expenses $3,432,187 $4,158,032 Occupancy Expenses $3,114,651 $2,816,094 Annual Contingency Reserve $742,972 $742,532 Capital Reserve $908,077 $907,539

Total Expenses $18,463,233 $19,164,804

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Annual Giving

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Annual Fund Committee

Annual Fund Committee Co-chairsSusan Kessler – Twelfth Grade Audrey Zinman – Eleventh Grade Sam Droulias – Fours

Dwight CommitteeKindergartenJohn Halpern Alena Paltina Ravi Singh Charles Welsh

First GradeEduardo Cukier John Halpern Michael MacDougall Marat Rosenberg Charles Welsh

Second GradeRachel Bardhan Eric Segal and Karen Shoplik

Third GradeGeraldine Frenchman Kim Heppard Michael MacDougall

Fourth GradeKimberly Dickerson Alena Paltina

Fifth GradeRachel Bardhan Halina Chmiel Geraldine Frenchman Stefani Langel Elva Stamatakis

Sixth GradeKaty Kaplan Charles Welsh

Seventh GradeFrancine Kane Marie Lippman Lolita Ryklin Val Schaffner Elva Stamatakis Erika Weinstein

Eighth GradeWally Lawrence Laura Paulson

Ninth GradeBonnie Auletta Alice Hackett Peter Jenkins Stefani Langel Michelle Loh Bill LoPinto and Mamak Shabhazi Tracy Semler

Tenth GradeCaroline Eagles Susan Gorelick Andrew Henderson David Magier Denise Mandelbaum Sara Schiff Erika Weinstein

Eleventh GradeAlice Hackett David Magier Richard Goldman

Dwight Senior Gift CommitteeToni Bernstein – Co-chair Liz Schiff – Co-chairBruce Addison Ellen Binder Linda Franchilli Victor Fuentes Nina Jody Matt Reiss Victoria Rovner

Woodside CommitteeTwosKurt Bermond Nadine Gerber Rachel Hee

Sally Masucci Rebekah Mercer Be Tam

ThreesChris Carton Jon Marotta Susan Robersong

FoursTricia Floro Kimberly Marshall Rebekah Mercer Mina Wattenberg

Alumni CommitteeBlain Namm ’97 – Chair

Alumni Phonathon VolunteersHakim Fajardo ’90Peter Timmins ’90Scott Hefler ’97Gregory Williamson ’97 David Ackers ’04Alexandre Elghanayan ’04Roger Erra ’04 Bonita Auletta (Parent ’13) Susan Gorelick (Parent ’12) Peter Jenkins (Parent ’10 and ’13)

Thanks to the leadership of our Co-chairs Susan Kessler, Audrey Zinman, and Sam Droulias as well as the efforts of our numerous volunteers, the Foundation raised a record $1,233,268.

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Snapshot of Annual Fund Giving

giving level number oF giFts amount

InternationalSocietyLevel Presidents’Circle:$25,000+ 16 $476,956 PrimeMinisters’Circle:$15,000+ 12 $103,000 ForeignMinisters’Circle:$10,000+ 10 $126,300 Ambassadors’Circle:$5,000+ 32 $171,500 ConsulGenerals’Circle:$2,500+ 26 $70,290 Diplomats’Circle:$1,000+ 89 $109,266

$500+ 67 $36,950

$250+ 78 $20,297

Upto$249 192 $17,510

ToTal 522 $1,233,268

constituency** number oF giFts amount

TrusteesandGovernors 19 $244,700

SeniorGift 52 $207,900

CurrentParents–k-11 253 $871,505

CurrentParents–Woodside 122 $130,770

Alumni 88 $58,037

AlumniParents 50 $281,536

Friends&Faculty 50 $38,205

LovedOnes 3 $8,000

ToTal 637 $1,840,653

** Donors are counted in all of their constituencies so the total will exceed the actual total.

$1,400,000

$1,200,000

$1,000,000

$800,000

$600,000

$400,000

$200,000

$02002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06

AnnualFundGrowth

2006-07

$1,017,620

$781,187$777,272

$332,105

$441,315

Do

llar

sR

aise

d

$1,208,177

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

$1,147,781

$1,233,268

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Historic Tour of Our Nation’s CapitalIn April, as part of History class, the seventh grade traveled to Washington, D.C. Over three days, the class toured “the three Ms”: museums, monuments, and memorials.

The International Society recognizes those who have supported Dwight and Woodside’s mission with generous gifts of $1,000 or more to the 2009-10 Annual Fund. Nearly 200 International Society donors supported the Schools with gifts amounting to $1,057,312, or 94% of the total dollars raised. The Foundation thanks all members for their won-derful commitment to Dwight and Woodside.

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Presidents’Circle,$25,000+

Anonymous (3)

Zaur and Dilara Akhundov

Marlene and Daniel Arbess

Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann

Gary and Amy Churgin

Toni and Jean Goutal

Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Kellen

Susan and Peter Kessler

David Magier

Alexander and Tatiana Migdal

Lynn Schneider and Family

Robert and Donna Shafir

Ravi Singh

Chancellor and Mrs. Stephen H. Spahn

PrimeMinisters’Circle,$15,000-$24,999

Anonymous

Agbo and Lisa Abiola

Toni and Seth Bernstein

Sonia and Ricardo Braga

Donald and Madoka Duet

Rebekah Mercer and Sylvain Mirochnikoff

Eugene and Katharine Prentice

Jacqueline and Mortimer D. A. Sackler ’94

Val and Min-Myn Schaffner

Louis and Kimiko Vigden

Charles and Emmanuelle Welsh

Richard and Audrey Zinman

ForeignMinisters’Circle,$10,000-$14,999

Jonathan Auerbach and Ann Luce-Auerbach

Jennifer Betz – Dickinson College’s Teachers for Tomorrow Grant

Nahid De Camillis

Sean and Katie Gallagher

Matthew Haines ’72 and Francine Kane

Robert and Lorna Kamen

Marie and Harley Lippman

The MacDougall Family

Shelly and Neil Mitchell Family Foundation

Victoria and Jack Rovner

Robin Davis and Scott Segal ’73

Ambassadors’Circle,$5,000-$9,999

Anonymous (2)

Bruce W. Addison

Lori and Richard Berke - In honor of Marina Bernstein

International Society Leadership Donors

Kurt and Diethild Bock

Dmitry and Olga Bronfman

Sandrine and Thomas Droumenq

Kristi Carney-Dunkley and Stephen Dunkley

Gwen and Robert Eide

Jill and Howard Fife

Dr. Silvia Formenti

Don and Linda Franchilli

Dorian and Gary Fuhrman ’79

Sharon and Richard Goldman

Yelena and Anatoly Golubchik

Jeff Gordon and Ingrid Vandebosch

George Green and Wilma Jordan

John and Mirinha Halpern

Heidi M. Holterbosch

Peter Jenkins and Mary Marwick

Elizabeth Schiff and Andrew Kaufman

Olga and Igor Kroutoi

Gerry Milligan and Mindy Everett

Fredric and Jennifer Nelson

Gennadi and Alena Pesselev

Andrew C. and Annette Alvarez Pizzo

Steven Alan Reiss and Mary A. Mattingly

Rosanna Scotto and Louis Ruggiero

Lisa Gustavson and Christopher Sales

Robert and Susan Hays Stern

Kazuhito and Mami Yoshii

Devon Fredericks and Eli Zabar

Ada Zambetti

ConsulGenerals’Circle,$2,500-$4,999

Anonymous (2)

William Abramson and Susan Buchbinder

Lynne Halliday and B. H. Barry

Jennifer and Charles Baum

Mauricio and Cecilia Gatto Bellora

Carolyn and John Benitez

Norman S. Benzaquen

Mae Buchbinder

Matthew Chua and Be Tam

Mr. Robert D. Coven and Ms. Joanne Zaiac

Hege and Mikkel Eriksen

Ray and Susan Godfrey

Steven and Sarah Knox

Randall and Li Li Lambert

William and Mamak Lo Pinto

Serena and John Moon

Juan Luis Perez and Ines Alvarez-Pallete

Harry and Cathy Rubin

Nina S. Runsdorf

Victor Schwartz, Franklin ’58

Michael and Gabi Shields

Jacob Steinberg and Sari Miller

Juan and Ariadne Villareal

Wayne M. Winnick

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin A. Yellin

Diplomats’Circle,$1,000-$2,499

Anonymous

Alton L. Abramowitz and Susan J. Gorelick

Richard and Nina Adago

Michael Archer and Elizabeth Nieto

Rula and Omar Asali

Ann and Steven Asciutto

Rachael and Guy Bennett

Kurt and Danielle Bermond

Chris and Kristen Bevilacqua

Dominic Biggs and Beryl Cook

Christopher and Sladja Carton

Cliff and Helen Chao

Andrew Chrisomalis

Greg and Vivian Cioffi

Lisa and John Cokinos

Eduardo and Lisa Cukier

Rafael and Sandra de Fex

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International Society Leadership Donors

Rene Dickens

Sam Droulias and Christine Farkas

Sharon Feldman and Alan Eidler

Andrew Fabricant and Laura Paulson

Susan von Kutzner and James Ferguson III

Craig and Denise Folise

Nancy and Richard Frank ’58

Leonid Frants

Colin Gaines and Joyce Goldenberg

Richard Geller

Dr. Enrique Goytizolo and Silvana de Aguiar

Kathy Jennings and David Gray

Terry and Hal Greenberg

Ulrike and Pierre Guigui

Thomas P. Gybel and Patricia A. Floro

Rella and Joe Hartman

Andrew and Anna Ho

Jon and Liz Houchin

Gardner Jackson and Morag Sutherland

Michael Kalnick

Dan and Kim Kelleher

Susan and Robert Kempler

Shoko and Tokuyuki Komiyama

Stefani and Josef Langel

Maxine and Ron Levi

Mr. and Ms. C. M. Lewin

Yanhua Li

Kari Loya and Ximena Allub

Michael and Denise Mandelbaum Family Foundation

Giuseppe Manica and Lucia Barletta

Laurel and Joel Marcus

Sally and Pete Masucci

Stuart and Vicki Match Suna

Jane McEvoy Petrycki

Nigel and Caroline Mellor

Tara and Philip Minardo

Daniel J. Moriarty ’59 - In memory of Winton L. Miller

Steven and J’Ossyan Musumeci

N. P. and Silu Narvekar

Vinny and Toni Pascal

Gregory Petrick and Cynthia Smith

Michael Petrycki

David and Tasha Rawlings

Anali Reggi Neustadt

Tom and Janet Resele-Tiden

Gabriel and Catherine Riopel

Marat Rosenberg and Natalia Klimentova

Lolita Ryklin

Dr. Mina Elahi and Dr. Joseph Salim

The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld ’75 Foundation

Sara and Carl Schiff

Lauren Braver Schiller ’94

Ami Schulman

Eric Segal and Karen Shoplik

Rosario Buendia and Umberto Serrano

Keizo and Akiko Shimizu

Maryll and Blake Spahn ’89

Kirk Spahn ’95

Marc and Michal Sperling

Joseph and Robin Sporn

Melanie Srour

Ann Myers and Bradley Steere

Nicholas and Julie Stratopoulos

Ellen Binder and Robert Sussman

Francesco and Ornella Talo

Jacqueline and Mark Tanz

Hans and Anne Thijs-Leenards

Chris and Tomoko Tsutsui

Elena Sukacheva and Tigran Vardanian

Shiv Vasisht ’95

Christiane Celle and Antoine Verglas

Milton Waner and Teresa O

Gregg and Mina Wattenberg

Erika and Seth Weinstein

YoungExplorer’sCircle(AlumniFrom10MostRecentClasses),$100+Lawrence Cinamon ’00

Patrick and Katie Rogan ’00

Ashley Davis Sachakov ’02

David Ackers ’04

Alexandre Elghanayan ’04

Samantha Levy ’04

Blake Liguori ’04

A. Conner Boyd ’06

Austin D. Haight ’07

Brent Lipsitz ’07

Jake M. Cohen ’08

Matthew Grogan ’08

Hilary Shaw Standish ’08

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$500-$999

Anonymous (2)

Dr. Elliot and Alla Belenkov

Scott and Becky Beltran

Eleanor and Matt Berry

Susan Beyrle

Alfred and Beth Blitzer

Douglas Boxer ’91

Angela and Matthew Breckenridge

Elizabeth Callaway

Raphael Castoriano

Steven Chao and Cheryl Goss

Shu Chin

Amy and John Chough

Mr. and Ms. James M. Christian

Gary and Judy Clare

Marc and Andrea Cohen

Lucy and Ridge Culver

Marwan and Hana Dalloul

George P. Davison and Judith Rivkin

Marco and Cecilia de Freitas

Sarah Lenart and Drew Deutsch

Kimberly Dickerson

Richard Dickson ’86

Paul and Maria Evseroff

Michael T. Fiur ’77

Francesca and Franz Frechen

Robert and Geraldine Frenchman

Richard Geller

Richard C. Goodwin ’46

Patricia Enright and Frank Grunberg

JP and Emily Hanson

Max Herrnstein and Danielle Curi

The Hochberg Family

Kathleen and Harold Hogstrom ’64

Christian and Shawna Holzer

Jack and Christine Iacovone

Michele and Jeffrey Jacob

Brian and Alicia Janiak

Beth Handler and Lawrence Kahn

Karsten and Heather Kibbe

Susan Cullman and John Kirby

Tom Krouwer

Weber Lauh ’67

Stan Luxenberg

Kathryn Bello and Daniel Marcuccio

Karen and Jon Marotta

Andrei and Valentina Maslennikov

The McEvoy Family

Phil and Dawn Nadeau

Andrew and Anne Namm

David and Laurie Pauker

Erika and Scott Pintoff

David and Susan Roberson


Chris and Catrine Salz

Raymond Sanchez

Paul and Kim Scialabba

Sandra and Chuck Smith

Steven and Hiroko Taffel

Marian and Aaron Tenenbein

Meade and Tomomi Thomson

Scott Travers ’79

AnneMarie Straathof and Andreas Van der Linden

Sergio and Carolina Villamizar

Barbara and Robert Wallner

Marjan and Cyrus Yaraghi

Jennifer and William Yu

$250-$499

Anonymous (5)

Jeffrey Alves and Sandra Baron-Alves

Graham and Boin Arader

Rick and Heather Babich

Debbie and Rajiv Bahl

Xiaohong and Brad Banks

Kevin and Jyotsna Bean ’96

Bill and Melissa Belleville

Lori and Ken Bloomberg

Michelle Brock

Edward and Karen Cape

Michael and Jessica Capiraso

Ann Shipley and Benjamin Dean

Dr. Timothy Deyer and Bernadette Mastrangel

Mark and Moira Domaille

Amy and David Dubin

Pia Gallo

Scott and Lauren Gaynor

Ellen and Wayne Glaubinger

Susan Goldfarb and Lawrence Pidgeon

Jonathan and Lorin Gordon

Lyn and David Grogan

Melissa and Scott Halpern

Lauraine Henry

Kimberly Hardy Heppard

Shannon and Meridith Hill

Ian and Holly Hughes

Ethelin Jenkins

Brian and Hatsumi Jones

John Kang and Nancy Kim

Larry and Janine Kaplan

I. Kaplounov, MD

Mitchell and Michelle Kessler

Jee-Young Shin and Sun Kim

A. Ourusoff and M. Klebnikov

Sandra and Andreas Klocke

Ning Kon and Wenhui Jijn

Shari and Robert Kornstein

John Kunin ’81

Other Gift Levels

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Other Gift Levels

The Lehner Family

Margo Messinger and Matthew Levine

Anne and Steve Lewent

Anita Madeira

Richard May, Franklin ’63


Thomas McDermott and Susan White

The McEvoy Family

Emily and Art McGrath

Kevin and Emily Merritt

Gus Mininberg ’78

Roberta and Marc Moser

Alisa and Michael Newey

Isabelle Picco

George and Lenore Price

Manjeev and Namrita Puri

Abraham and Inna Pustilnik

Jonah and Veronica Rockoff

The Salemo Family

Sherwood Allen Salvan

Tamar Davir Schulte and Matthew Schulte

Sheila Sedghi

Ronald Shechtman and Lynne Meadow

Paul and Millie Shen

Mei Shibata and Jun Shimada

Gerard Stroomer and Rachele J. Boldewijn

Jerome and Duyum Ryan

Marjorie Adams and Brian Sullivan


Jason and Audrey Thompson

Peter W. Timmins ’90

Marian and Edward Toy

Facundo and Maria I. Vazquez

Francesca and Jerry Vittoria

Maggie Petrosky and Michael Weitzman

Sybil Wailand and Barry Willner

Andrew and Deborah Zuckerman

Up to $249

Anonymous (14)

Robert and Maria Abrahamsen

Jill S. Abrams

David Ackers ’04

Arlene and Anthony Alicea

Kathryn Alisbah

Abigail Allen ’97

Wallace Arthur, Franklin ’49

Jean-Pierre and Valerie Aubin

Bonnie Auletta

Donna Baird

Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Barbero

Arnold Barkman, Franklin ’59

Sara Beck

Brandon Harry Berkis ’07

William O. Berkis III ’05

Meredith Berkley

P. Thompson Biggs

Laura L. Bohnenberger

David and Lisa Booker

Courtney and Bret Bowerman

Ara and Hasmik Boyadjian


Neil Brier

Daniel and Nancy Burwasser

Mary G. Campbell

Glenn and Tara Campbell

Stephen and Brandy Carbone

Dr. Elaine A. Chambart

Steve and Shubha Chick

Carol Chisolm, Franklin ’79

Tadeusz and Halina Chmiel

Jan Christiansen

Lawrence Cinamon ’00

Amir Cohen ’04

Jake M. Cohen ’08

Natalie Columbo

Frank Cooper ’79

Timothy and Paula Oppenheim Cope ’71

Jamie K. Covello

Ahrash and Sinead Daneshvar

Sandy Darzy

Glenn and Pam Denning

Robert and Mary Dobbie

Dianne Drew

Diana B. Dreyfus

Claudia A. Egli


Mark and Pamela Elias

Samual and Aleta Estreicher

Irma Farrell

Amanda E. Feinberg ’03

Susan Fernandez & Deborah Cole

Keith and Karie Fleischmann

Anthony Foster

John and Bonnie Fraker

Barbara and Jeffrey Frankel

Stuart Friedman, Franklin ’73

Lisa and Austin Gelbard ’95

Nadine and Michael Gerber

Lena Zimet Gershenov ’82

John Goldman, Franklin ’59

Craig and Lori Gordon

Carol Manning Graham ’74

Jill and John Greenbaum



Annette Harchik

Bruce and Sabrina Hecker

Elliott and Gail Hefler

Scott A. Hefler ’97

Drs. Andrew and Flor Henderson

Ira Heppard

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John J. Hess, Franklin ’63

Danielle Hollenberg

Fiona Imboden

Judith Jackson and Marc Hyman

Alton and Coleen Janeway

Jon and Lillian Jaroker

Helene Jean-Michel

Jay P. Joseph, Franklin ’51

Jonathan Katz ’04

Karen Kearns

Jeannie Kedas

Zaheen Khan ’04

Louis Klein, Franklin ’54

Juliette Kleinman and David Bershod

Savka Kovacevic

Jordan Kutcher

Monica Leardi, Franklin ’80

David Ledy ’66

Christopher and Helena Lee

Tae M. Lee

William Leeds and Diana Loomis

Elaine Yudkovitz and Jeffrey Levine

Samantha Levy ’04

Matthew Lewis and Claudette Lopez-Lewis

Leonard and Christina Li

Blake Liguori ’04

Christine Lippman

Barry and Harriet Lipsitz

Brent Lipsitz ’07

Bill Lipson ’85

Michelle Y. Loh

Larry Malitzky and Caryn Gorden

The Martin Family

Heather McRay and Joel Hodes

Suzy Nachman Mercado ’82

Jim and Audrey Miller

Amy Shapiro Moffatt ’77

Rina Mondlin

Aryeh Mor

Blain Hart Namm ’97

Elaine Natalicchi

R. and S. Nelson

Susan and James O’Leary

Tine Olesen and Hans Lilja

Michael and Jessica O’Mary

Mr. and Mrs. Liam O’Neil

Paul M. Onish, Franklin ’64

Azra and Ismet Osmanovic

Vedad Osmanovic ’98

Gregg A. Ostroff ’97

Filiz Ozak-Sevil

Bernard and JoAnn Park

Kristin and Newt Pate

Steve R. Pieczenik, Franklin ’60

Sandra A. Plummer-Cambridge

Deborah Polayes, Franklin ’74


Enver and Fatmira Purovic

Rayna Rapp

Leah Reid

John Richards and Michelle Westcott-Richards

James E. Robinson ’79


Tavy Ronen

Abbey and Neil Rosen

Gregory Rosenberg and Caroline Walsh

Jeremy Rosenberg ’95

Jamie Rossen

Elena and Gary Rothfeld

Rafael Salazar and Michelle Pyles

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Samuels

Paul Sanders

Gail Sankarsingh-Foley

Burt Schaffer, Franklin ’58

Esther and Howard Schott

Diane and Edwin Schottenstein

James and Judith Schultz

Glenna and Norris Settlemyre

C. and K. Shamieh

Jonathan Shechtman ’03

Michael J. Sheerer, Anglo ’83

Charles Shuttleworth

Susan L. Siegel Reuveni, Franklin ’79

Randee and Albert Sigal

Scott J. Sigal ’95 and Tracy Sigal

Annie Sigal Medina ’93 and Julian Medina

Jaclyn Silvestri

Adam Skollar ’04

Jeremy Smart

Kezia Snyder

Robert Soloway and Nina Jody

Tom and Hilary Stabb

Elva Stamatakis


Austin Stark ’97

Jason Stone

Dan and Angela Sullivan

Bill Thomashower, Franklin ’66

Amanda Thompson

Trent and Sabrina Ulicny

Charles and Margaret Van Cott

Tetsushi and Rika Wakita

Alyson Waldman

Polly and Dave Weisberger

Greg Williamson ‘97

Stephen Z. Williamson ‘91

Richard S. Wilson ‘53

Mr. and Mrs. Ahmar M. Zaman

Other Gift Levels

Current Parent Annual Giving

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Woodside Parents

Twos (Class of 2025)75% ParticipationAnonymous (4)

Kathryn Alisbah

Jean-Pierre and Valerie Aubin

Bill and Melissa Belleville

Kurt and Danielle Bermond

Courtney and Bret Bowerman

Angela and Matthew Breckenridge


Steven Chao and Cheryl Goss

Matthew Chua and Be Tam

Lisa and John Cokinos

Lucy and Ridge Culver

Ahrash and Sinead Daneshvar


Sarah Lenart and Drew Deutsch

Dr. Timothy Deyer and Bernadette Mastrangel

Keith and Karie Fleischmann


Nadine and Michael Gerber


Craig and Lori Gordon

Kathy Jennings and David Gray

JP and Emily Hanson

Jack and Christine Iacovone

John Kang and Nancy Kim

Mitchell and Michelle Kessler

Karsten and Heather Kibbe

Jee-Young Shin and Sun Kim

Steven and Sarah Knox

Shari and Robert Kornstein

The Lehner Family

Leonard and Christina Li


Kevin and Emily Merritt

Gerry Milligan and Mindy Everett

Tara and Philip Minardo


Michael and Jessica O’Mary

Erika and Scott Pintoff

John Richards and Michelle Westcott-Richards

Jerome and Duyum Ryan



Dan and Angela Sullivan


Current Parent Giving by Grade

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Meade and Tomomi Thomson

Milton Waner and Teresa O

Jennifer and William Yu

Mr. and Mrs. Ahmar M. Zaman

Threes (Class of 2024)67% ParticipationAnonymous (2)

William Abramson and Susan Buchbinder

Arlene and Anthony Alicea

Rick and Heather Babich

Debbie and Rajiv Bahl


Scott and Becky Beltran

Chris and Kristen Bevilacqua

Lori and Ken Bloomberg

David and Lisa Booker

Glenn and Tara Campbell

Edward and Karen Cape

Stephen and Brandy Carbone


Steve and Shubha Chick

Amy and John Chough

Marwan and Hana Dalloul

Paul and Maria Evseroff

Craig and Denise Folise

Melissa and Scott Halpern

Max Herrnstein and Danielle Curi

Shannon and Meridith Hill

Jon and Liz Houchin

Gardner Jackson and Morag Sutherland

Jeannie Kedas

Dan and Kim Kelleher

Karen and Jon Marotta


Steven and J’Ossyan Musumeci

Phil and Dawn Nadeau

N. P. and Silu Narvekar

Alisa and Michael Newey

Mr. and Mrs. Liam O’Neil

Filiz Ozak-Sevil

David and Tasha Rawlings

Gabriel and Catherine Riopel

David and Susan Roberson

Jonah and Veronica Rockoff

Jamie Rossen

Rafael Salazar and Michelle Pyles

Chris and Catrine Salz

Tamar Davir Schulte and Matthew Schulte

Marc and Michal Sperling


Facundo and Maria I. Vazquez

Sergio and Carolina Villamizar

Fours (Class of 2023)62% ParticipationAnonymous (2)


Laura L. Bohnenberger

Michelle Brock



Ann Shipley and Benjamin Dean

Sam Droulias and Christine Farkas

Jonathan and Lorin Gordon

Thomas P. Gybel and Patricia A. Floro

JP and Emily Hanson

The Hochberg Family

Michele and Jeffrey Jacob

Jon and Lillian Jaroker

The Lehner Family


Serena and John Moon

Bernard and JoAnn Park

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Gregory Rosenberg and Caroline Walsh

Marat Rosenberg


Rosario Buendia and Umberto Serrano

Paul and Millie Shen



Marjorie Adams and Brian Sullivan



Dwight Parents

Kindergarten (Class of 2022)53% ParticipationWilliam Abramson and Susan Buchbinder




Gary and Judy Clare

Marco and Cecilia de Freitas




Brian and Hatsumi Jones

Margo Messinger and Matthew Levine


Marat Rosenberg and Natalia Klimentova

Mei Shibata and Jun Shimada

Ravi Singh




First Grade (Class of 2021)56% ParticipationAnonymous



Michelle Brock

Dmitry and Olga Bronfman

Eduardo and Lisa Cukier



Susan Goldfarb and Lawrence Pidgeon


Christian and Shawna Holzer

Olga and Igor Kroutoi


Anali Reggi Neustadt

Marat Rosenberg

Paul and Kim Scialabba

C. and K. Shamieh



Second Grade (Class of 2020)35% ParticipationAnonymous (2)


Randall and Li Li Lambert

Eric Segal and Karen Shoplik



Third Grade (Class of 2019) 61% ParticipationAnn and Steven Asciutto


Jennifer and Charles Baum

Greg and Vivian Cioffi



Lauraine Henry

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Kimberly Hardy Heppard

Ira Heppard




Fourth Grade (Class of 2018)86% ParticipationGraham and Boin Arader


Raphael Castoriano

Kimberly Dickerson

Donald and Madoka Duet




Tavy Ronen


Raymond Sanchez


Fifth Grade (Class of 2017)54% ParticipationAnonymous



Ann and Steven Asciutto


Leonid Frants






Elva Stamatakis


Sixth Grade (Class of 2016)44% ParticipationAnonymous


Rula and Omar Asali

Sharon Feldman and Alan Eidler

Scott and Lauren Gaynor

Dr. Enrique Goytizolo and Silvana de Aguiar

Yanhua Li



Ann Myers and Bradley Steere

Gerard Stroomer and Rachele J. Boldewijn

Charles and Margaret Van Cott



Seventh Grade (Class of 2015)64% ParticipationAnonymous

Dr. Elliot and Alla Belenkov

Ulrike and Pierre Guigui

Matthew Haines ’72 and Francine Kane

Ning Kon and Wenhui Jijn


The McEvoy Family - In Honor of Adam Lippman’s Bar Mitzvah

Nigel and Caroline Mellor

Isabelle Picco


Abraham and Inna Pustilnik

Leah Reid

Tom and Janet Resele-Tiden

Lolita Ryklin



C. and K. Shamieh

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Elva Stamatakis



Christiane Celle and Antoine Verglas



Eighth Grade (Class of 2014)66% ParticipationAnonymous (2)


Rula and Omar Asali

Andrew Fabricant and Laura Paulson


Francesca and Franz Frechen

George Green and Wilma Jordan

Patricia Enright and Frank Grunberg


Lauraine Henry

Ethelin Jenkins


Juliette Kleinman and David Bershod


Stuart and Vicki Match Suna

David and Laurie Pauker


Keizo and Akiko Shimizu

Ninth Grade (Class of 2013)57% ParticipationAnonymous (4)

Robert and Maria Abrahamsen



Bonnie Auletta

Norman S. Benzaquen

Alfred and Beth Blitzer

Nahid De Camillis


Claudia A. Egli

Barbara and Jeffrey Frankel

Pia Gallo



Maxine and Ron Levi


William and Mamak Lo Pinto

Michelle Y. Loh





Elena and Gary Rothfeld

Harry and Cathy Rubin

Jason Stone


Juan and Ariadne Villareal

Tenth Grade (Class of 2012)59% ParticipationAnonymous

Alton L. Abramowitz and Susan J. Gorelick

Mauricio and Cecilia Gatto Bellora

Ara and Hasmik Boyadjian

Daniel and Nancy Burwasser

Shu Chin

Mark and Moira Domaille


Irma Farrell

Terry and Hal Greenberg

Rella and Joe Hartman

Drs. Andrew and Flor Henderson

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Andrew and Anna Ho

Ian and Holly Hughes

Beth Handler and Lawrence Kahn

I. Kaplounov, MD

Anne and Steve Lewent

David Magier

Michael and Denise Mandelbaum Family Foundation

The McEvoy Family - In Honor of Alexandra’s 15th Birthday



Tine Olesen and Hans Lilja



Abbey and Neil Rosen


Nina S. Runsdorf

Gail Sankarsingh-Foley

Sheila Sedghi

Glenna and Norris Settlemyre

Melanie Srour

Chris and Tomoko Tsutsui


Barbara and Robert Wallner


Eleventh Grade (Class of 2011)56% ParticipationAnonymous (5)


Kurt and Diethild Bock


Mary G. Campbell

Cliff and Helen Chao


Jamie K. Covello

Mr. Robert D. Coven and Ms. Joanne Zaiac

Rene Dickens

Amy and David Dubin


Mark and Pamela Elias

Susan Fernandez and Deborah Cole

Ellen and Wayne Glaubinger

Sharon and Richard Goldman

Toni and Jean Goutal

Jill and John Greenbaum

Danielle Hollenberg

Fiona Imboden

Alton and Coleen Janeway




Stan Luxenberg

Anita Madeira

David Magier


Kathryn Bello and Daniel Marcuccio



Heather McRay and Joel Hodes

R. and S. Nelson

Michael Petrycki




Kezia Snyder



Wayne M. Winnick

Kazuhito and Mami Yoshii


Andrew and Deborah Zuckerman

Last March, twelve upper school students embarked on a ten-day trip to Japan, the focus of which was Asian cultural traditions. Students studied calligraphy, learned how to make sushi, and spent time analyzing and drawing Asian architecture.

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Cultural Trip to Japan

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Class of 2010

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Class of 2010 Senior Gift Donors

Thanks to the wonderful efforts of Senior Committee Co-chairs Toni Bernstein and Liz Schiff and the rest of the Senior Committee, the Class of 2010 families raised $207,500 for the Senior Gift, the second largest Senior Gift total ever. The funds were used to renovate the 89th Street entryway and stairwell - and we have already received rave reviews of this beautified corridor.

Anonymous (3)

Jill S. Abrams

Bruce W. Addison

Michael Archer and Elizabeth Nieto

Donna Baird


Carolyn and John Benitez

Toni and Seth Bernstein


Glenn and Pam Denning

Robert and Mary Dobbie



Jill and Howard Fife

Dr. Silvia Formenti


Colin Gaines and Joyce Goldenberg

Richard Geller

Heidi M. Holterbosch

Helene Jean-Michel



Larry and Janine Kaplan



Sandra and Andreas Klocke

Savka Kovacevic


Tae M. Lee

William Leeds and Diana Loomis

Maxine and Ron Levi

Thomas McDermott and Susan White

Emily and Art McGrath


Roberta and Marc Moser


Rayna Rapp

Steven Alan Reiss and Mary A. Mattingly

Victoria and Jack Rovner

Sherwood Allen Salvan


Ami Schulman

James and Judith Schultz

Robert Soloway and Nina Jody


Ellen Binder and Robert Sussman

Hans and Anne Thijs-Leenards

Louis and Kimiko Vigden

Tetsushi and Rika Wakita

Maggie Petrosky and Michael Weitzman

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin A. Yellin

Twelfth Grade (Class of 2010)69% Participation

Class of 2010 Senior Gift

30The new stairwell includes gallery lighting, granite floors, ceramic wainscoting, and other details which have transformed the space.

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Class of 2010 Senior Gift

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Dwight’s Map Collection

• The Ratzer Map. Plan of the City of New York, in North America: Surveyed in the Years 1766 & 1767.

• Jeffreys & Faden. Plan of the City of New York and its Environs. 1776.

• Stanislav Stucchi inc. Europe del sig lapie. c. 1825.

• Jeffrys & Faden. Plan of the City of New York in North America. 1766.

• George Frederick Cruchley. Map of Europe. 1856.

• Michael Stein. Map of Nuremberg. 1779.

• Richard Ware & William Taylor. A Map of the Holy Land divided into the XII Tribes of Israel, Wherin is Exactly Marked the Travels of Jesus Christ. c. 1725.

• St. de Beautieu. Map of Rottenbourg. 1645.

• Philippus Brietius. Roman Empire Map: A New and Exact Mappe of ye Romane Empire. c. 17th c.

• Stanislav Stucchi inc. Europa.

• Abraham Ortelius. Americae Sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio (America, or New World, Newly Described). c. 1587.

• B.F. Stevens’s Facsimile of the Unpublished British Head Quarters Couloured Manuscript of New York of Environs [1782]. Reproduced from the Original Drawing in the War Office, London.

• G. pozzi & G. Maina inc. Carta Geometrica della Toscana. c. 1820.

• R.W. Seale. A Map of American with all the European Settlements & whatever else remarkable from the latest and best observations. c. 1750.

• Antonio Zatta. Orbis Veteribus Notus Venice: 1785.

• Charles Smith. Central Asia. 1808.

• William Clark & Merriweather Lewis. Map of Lewis and Clark’s Track Across the Western Portion of North America.

• Samuel Augustus Mitchell. A New Map of Texas, Oregon, and California. 1846.

• Samuel de Champlain. Carte Geographique de la Nouvelle Franse. 1613.

• Justus Danckers. Novi Belgii. c. 1690.

• Victor Levasseur. Planisphere. 1849-1856.

• Victor Levasseur. Amerique Septrionale. 1849-1856.

• Victor Levasseur. Asie. 1849-1856.

• Victor Levasseur. Europe. 1849-1856.

• Victor Levasseur. Oceanie. 1849-1856.

• John Ogilby. The Road from the City of Salisbury com. Wilts to Campden com. Gloc. 1675-98.

• Montresor. Plan de New York et Des Environs. 1775.

The maps lining the 89th Street stairwell represent one of the finest map collections at any independent school in the world. This teaching tool encompasses local and international geographies, reflects important historical events, and spans over three centuries of global exploration.

Featuredinthesestairwells:

These maps were a provided to The Dwight School by Graham Arader, father of Abigail ’18 and Alexander ’23. Mr. Arader is the owner of Arader Galleries, which specializes in prints, paintings, rare books, and antique maps.

Dwight’s Map Collection

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Commencement 2010

The Class of 2010 was proud to hold their Commencement at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 27, 2010.

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Class of 2010

Dieter August Addison

Dai Ibrahim Al-Naimi

Earsdale Ash

Caitlin Jane Baird +*

Reya Benitez

Samuel Cutler Bernstein *

Brian Blank

Alexander Evan Bohm +

Camille Inbar Bohm

Rodrigo Braga +*

Kyra Maeve Breslin

Samuel Britton Burr

Orr Chalamish +

AimÉe Louise Katherina Daniels +*

Camille Alexandra Denning +

Andrew Stuart Dobbie

Stephen Harry Dunkley

William Scott Ezor +*

Magnus Kutzner Ferguson +*

Samuel Robert Fife

Philip Nicholas Formenti-Ujlaki +

Sebastian Nicolas Fuentes

Gabrielle Carol Gaines

Danielle Lynne Geller

Austin Lucas Goldstein +

Olivia Katherine Luba Halliday

Phoebe Sadie Happ +*

Rachel Sarah Jean-Michel

Declan Joseph Jenkins

Maxwell Schneider Joseph +*

Vittoria Sutton Kamen +

Joshua Kaplan

Jacob Rene Kaufman

Stephen Haldan Kessler +

Samuel Caleb Kilroy-Kugelberg

JiWook Kim

Marc Andreas Klocke +

Aleksandra Kovacevic

Perun Kovacevic

Benjamin Aaron Lavin +*

Eumi Jane Lee +

Jennifer Lee +*

Jackson Leeds

Hannah Rose Levi +*

Emma Mariel Mandelbaum

Arman Ranjan Marwah +

Maxwell Blake McDermott

Adam Louis Mitchell

Maite Cecilia Montes-Nieto

Joseph Adam Morer

Erica Rachel Moser

Lukas G. Pascal

Nicole Denise Rainteau +*

Teo Rapp-Olsson +*

Tyler Brennan Reiss +

Kyle Wesley Roth +*

Nicolas James Rovner +

Sacha Yasmin Rupall +

Hope Abrams Salvan

Brandon Joseph Schultz

Luke Soloway

Isaac Eli Steinberg

Zachary Philip Sussman +

Valeriya Tatisheva +*

Annemarie Elisabeth Thijs +

Alexandra Marie Varacchi

Leonard Yosuke Vigden +

Yo Michael Wakita

Noah Weitzman +

Anthony Peter Whittam +*

Katharine Yellin

+ IB Diploma Recipients * National Honor Society

*American University (3)

*Boston University (3)

*Bowdoin College

*Brown University

*College of William and Mary (2)

*Columbia Universtiy

*Cornell University (2)

*CUNY (2)

*Dartmouth College

*Emory University (3)

*George Washington University (7)

*Goucher College (2)

*Hobart and William Smith Colleges

*Hofstra University (3)

*Ithaca College

*La Salle Universty

*Lafayette College

*University of British Columbia

*University of California, Berkeley

*University of Edinburgh

Allegheny College

American University of Paris

Bard College (2)

Bates College

Bentley University

Berklee College of Music

Boston College

Bucknell University

Clark University

Colgate University

College of Charleston

College of the Holy Cross

Colorado College (2)

Dickinson College

Drew University (4)

Drexel University (2)

Duke University

Elon University

Eugene Lang College, the New School

Fairfield University

Fordham University

Franklin and Marshall College

Lehigh University

*Lesley University

*McGill University (3)

*New York Institute of Technology

*New York University (4)

*Northwestern University

*Pitzer College

*Rollins College (2)

*Skidmore College

*Skidmore College (4)

*St. John’s University

*University of Massachusetts, Amherst

*University of Miami (6)

*University of Michigan (3)

*University of Pennsylvania

*University of Rhode Island

*University of Vermont (4)

*Vanderbilt University (2)

Geneseo College, SUNY

Macalester College

Muhlenberg College

Northeastern University

Pennsylvania State University

Pratt Institute

Providence College

Purchase College

Rennsselear Polytechnic Institute

Rider University (2)

Rutgers State University

SUNY New Palz

Syracuse University (6)

The Catholic University of America

Tulane University

Union College

University of Colorado at Boulder

*University of Edinburgh

University of Michigan (3)

University of Notre Dame

University of Southern California (2)

University of Virginia

University of Wisconsin at Madison

Institutions at which Dwight Students matriculated are marked with *

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Class of 2010 College Acceptances

Journey to Kenya

Last March, nine Dwight students spent ten days in Muhuru Bay, Kenya, at WISER (Women’s Institute for Secondary Education and Research), with whom Dwight became a Partner School in 2009. Acting as jour-nalists, students created video documentaries, through which they told the personal stories of five of the WISER girls. Hannah Levi ’10 took this photograph as the group was departing to return back to New York.

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Alumni Annual Giving

Alumni Annual Giving

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The Dwight SchoolAnonymous (3)

Richard C. Goodwin ’46

Richard S. Wilson ’53

Nancy and Richard Frank ’58

Daniel J. Moriarty ’59 - In memory of Winton L. Miller

Kathleen and Harold Hogstrom ’64

David Ledy ’66

Weber Lauh ’67

Timothy and Paula Oppenheim Cope ’71

Robin Davis and Scott Segal ’73

Carol Manning Graham ’74

The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld ’75 Foundation

Michael T. Fiur ’77

Amy Shapiro Moffatt ’77

Gus Mininberg ’78

Frank Cooper ’79


James E. Robinson ’79

Scott Travers ’79

John Kunin ’81

Lena Zimet Gershenov ’82

Suzy Nachman Mercado ’82

Bill Lipson ’85

Richard Dickson ’86

Blake Spahn ’89

Peter W. Timmins ’90

Douglas Boxer ’91

Stephen Z. Williamson ’91

Annie Sigal Medina ’93 and Julian Medina


Lauren Braver Schiller ’94

Lisa and Austin Gelbard ’95

Kirk Spahn ’95

Jeremy Rosenberg ’95

Scott J. Sigal ’95 and Tracy Sigal

Shiv Vasisht ’95

Kevin and Jyotsna Bean ’96

Abigail Allen ’97

Scott A. Hefler ’97

Blain Hart Namm ’97

Gregg A. Ostroff ’97

Austin Stark ’97

Greg Williamson ’97

Vedad Osmanovic ’98

Lawrence Cinamon ’00



Amanda E. Feinberg ’03

Jonathan Shechtman ’03

David Ackers ’04

Amir Cohen ’04


Jonathan Katz ’04

Zaheen Khan ’04

Samantha Levy ’04

Blake Liguori ’04

Adam Skollar ’04

William O. Berkis III ’05


Brandon Harry Berkis ’07


Brent Lipsitz ’07

Jake M. Cohen ’08



The Franklin SchoolAnonymous

The McEvoy Family

Wallace Arthur, Franklin ’49

Jay P. Joseph, Franklin ’51

Louis Klein, Franklin ’54

Burt Schaffer, Franklin ’58

Victor Schwartz, Franklin ’58

Arnold Barkman, Franklin ’59

John Goldman, Franklin ’59

Steve R. Pieczenik, Franklin ’60

John J. Hess, Franklin ’63


Paul M. Onish, Franklin ’64

Bill Thomashower, Franklin ’66

Stuart Friedman, Franklin ’73

Deborah Polayes, Franklin ’74

Carol Chisolm, Franklin ’79

Susan L. Siegel Reuveni, Franklin ’79

Monica Leardi, Franklin ’80

The Anglo-American SchoolMichael J. Sheerer, Anglo ’83

Alumni Giving

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Alumni Council and Landmark Year Class Representatives

Alumni Council 2009-10Paula Cope ’71, President, Peter Timmins ’90, Vice-President, Alexis Cooper, Anglo-American ’82, Aubrey Hodges ’99,

Sibile Morency ’01, Blain Namm ’97, Victor Schwartz, Franklin ’58, Annie Sigal Medina ’93, Jyotsna Vasisht ’96

Landmark Year Class Representatives 2009-10Mr. Scott Leach, Anglo ’84, Mrs. Elysa Levinson, Anglo ’84, Ms. Vanessa Freeman, Anglo ’89, Mr. Andrew Kaye, Anglo ’89, Mr. Samuel Goldstein ’59,

Mr. Allen Lippman ’59, Ms. Ronni Eisenberg ’69, Mrs. Joan Muss ’69, Mr. Bruce Warshaw ’74, Ms. Marla Anthony ’79, Ms. Emily Kurtz ’79, Mr. Scott Travers ’79, Ms. Constance Papavasiliou ’84, Ms. Ariel Hyatt ’89, Ms. Nicole Nelson ’89, Mr. and Mrs. Blake Spahn ’89, Mr. Dogan Baruh ’94, Mrs. Lisa Grossman ’94. Mrs. Laurie Krasik ’94, Mr. Aubrey Hodges ’99, Ms. Marissa Sappho ’99, Ms. Alicia Schaeffer Riley ’99, Mr. David Ackers ’04,

Mr. Amir Cohen ’04, Mr. Zaheen Khan ’04, Mr. Paul Onish, Franklin ’64, Mr. Barry Dordick, Franklin ’69, Mr. James Thomashower, Franklin ’69, Ms. Sue Levey, Franklin ’74, Mr. Bruce Feniger, Franklin ’79, Ms. Cheryl Staggers, Franklin ’79

Alumni Council 2010-11Paula Cope ’71, President, Peter Timmins ’90, Vice-President

Communications Committee Victor Schwartz, Franklin ’58, Vanessa Freeman, Anglo ’89, Sandy Smith Feldman ’71

Fundraising Committee Aubrey Hodges ’99, Blain Namm ’97, Scott Hefler ’97

Special Events Committee Annie Sigal Medina ’93, Sibile Morency ’01, David Ackers ’04, Greg Williamson ’97

Career & College Committee Jyotsna Vasisht Bean ’96

Landmark Year Class Representatives 2010-11Mr. Peter Abbott ’60, Mr. Steven Cornfield ’65, Ms. Gina Bloome ’75, Ms. Jane Siegel ’80, Mr. Ethan Silverman ’80, Mr. Jonathan Blyth ’85,

Mr. William Lipson ’85, Mrs. Jennifer Pasinetti ’90, Mr. Peter Timmins ’90, Ms. Ursula Farrell ’95, Mr. Tyson Toussant ’95, Mr. Bradley Zeifman ’95, Ms. Laura Giraldo ’00, Mr. Reza Sarbakhsh ’00, Mr. William Berkis III ’05, Ms. Jessica Salzer ’05,

Ms. Lynne Alper, Franklin ’60, Ms. Claire Evans, Franklin ’60, Michael Frizzell, Franklin ’65, Mr. Barry Kallenberg, Franklin ’70, Mr. Jay Levy, Franklin ’75, Ms. Anou Mirkine, Franklin ’75

Many thanks to our Alumni Council and Class Representatives for working tirelessly to strengthen our Dwight, Franklin, and Anglo-American alumni community and make Dwight even stronger today.

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Alumni Council 2010-11

Alumni Council 2010-11

Victor Schwartz, Franklin ’58 Annie Sigal Medina ’93 Jyotsna Vasisht Bean ’96 Greg Williamson ’97Blain Namm ’97

Aubrey Hodges ’99 Sibile Morency ’01Scott Hefler ’97Vanessa Freeman, Anglo ’89

Paula Cope ’71, President Peter Timmins ’90, Vice-President

David Ackers ’04

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Fifth Grade Exchange in London

In April, the fifth grade class traveled to London as part of an exchange with our sister school, The North London International School. Students participated in classes and toured historic London throughout the week. The trip is a highlight of the culminating year of the lower school, building confidence and devel-oping independence in our future middle school students. 42

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Alumni Parents, Friends, and Loved Ones Annual Giving

Anonymous (2)

Zaur and Dilara Akhundov

Eleanor and Matt Berry

Susan Beyrle

Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann

Mae Buchbinder

Andrew Chrisomalis


Marc and Andrea Cohen

George P. Davison and Judith Rivkin


Samual and Aleta Estreicher

John and Bonnie Fraker


Ray and Susan Godfrey

Lyn and David Grogan


Elliott and Gail Hefler

Judith Jackson and Marc Hyman

Michael Kalnick


Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Kellen

Susan Cullman and John Kirby

Savka Kovacevic

Tom Krouwer

Elaine Yudkovitz and Jeffrey Levine

Barry and Harriet Lipsitz

Larry Malitzky and Caryn Gorden

The Martin Family

Andrew and Anne Namm

Elaine Natalicchi

Susan and James O’Leary




Eugene and Katharine Prentice


The Salemo Family

Sara and Carl Schiff


Diane and Edwin Schottenstein

Ami Schulman


Ronald Shechtman and Lynne Meadow

Randee and Albert Sigal

Sandra and Chuck Smith



Marian and Aaron Tenenbein



Sybil Wailand and Barry Willner


Devon Fredericks and Eli Zabar

Ada Zambetti

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Faculty and Staff Annual Giving

Anonymous (3)

Sara Beck


Meredith Berkley

P. Thompson Biggs

Neil Brier

Dr. Elaine A. Chambart

Jan Christiansen

Natalie Columbo

Sandy Darzy

Dianne Drew

Diana B. Dreyfus

Anthony Foster

Annette Harchik


Brian and Alicia Janiak

Karen Kearns


Savka Kovacevic

Jordan Kutcher


Christine Lippman

Kari Loya and Ximena Allub


Rina Mondlin

Aryeh Mor

Elaine Natalicchi


Filiz Ozak-Sevil

Kristin and Newt Pate


Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Samuels

Paul Sanders

Esther and Howard Schott

Charles Shuttleworth

Jaclyn Silvestri

Jeremy Smart



Amanda Thompson


Alyson and Matthew Waldman

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Gifts of Securities/Matching Gifts/ Foundations and Charitable Trusts

SecuritiesWayne M. Winnick

Matching Gift CompaniesAmerican Express Charitable Fund

American International Group, Inc.

Austin Community Foundation

Bank of America Foundation

Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation

The Broadbridge Foundation

Citizens Charitable Foundation

Davis Selected Advisers Matching Gift Program

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

ING Financial Services Corporation

ITG, Inc. Matching Gift Fund

JP Morgan Chase Foundation

Marubeni America Corporation

MasterCard International Matching Gifts Program

Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.

Microsoft Giving Campaign

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program

TPG Capital

UBS Matching Gift Program

Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation

Foundations and Charitable TrustsAmerican Express Charitable Fund

Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation

The Auerbach Family Foundation

The Braver Philanthropic Fund

The Chutorian-Semler Family Foundation

Community Foundation of New Jersey

Dickinson College

The Duet Family Fund

F. M. Kirby Foundation, Inc.

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

The Goldman Family Foundation, Inc.

Goldman Sachs Gives

Goodwin Foundation, LLC

The Hampton Foundation

Harry, Cathy, Gabriella and James Rubin Foundation

Jewish Communal Fund

The Joelson Foundation

The Larry and Jane Scheinfeld Foundation

Michael and Denise Mandelbaum Family Foundation, Inc.

Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Giving Fund

The Mortimer D. Sackler Foundation, Inc.

The Namm Foundation, Inc.

The Schaffner Family Foundation

The Segal & Davis Family Foundation, Inc.

The Shafir Family Fund


Stanley and Kathleen Grumbacher Foundation, Inc.

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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The Rooftop Greenhouse

This was the question I posed to my fifth grade Take Action Club members one winter day last year. As a member of Dickinson College’s Teachers for Tomor-row Program, I had been awarded a grant to enhance The Dwight School’s curricu-lum and community. While it might have been more straightforward to use the grant for expensive school supplies or an amaz-ing field trip, I felt that it would be best used to empower my students to take so-cial action.

After teaching elementary-school stu-dents for seven years, I have found that fundraising is often the preferred method of helping others in need. Perhaps it’s easier to send money to charitable organizations, but I wanted my students to grapple with understanding complex problems, devel-oping potentials solutions, and getting physically involved with initiating change.

After researching various local and in-ternational community issues, my students thought that constructing a greenhouse on Dwight’s roof would be an effective way to model sustainable practices to their peers, parents, teachers, and community mem-bers. They decided that vegetables grown in the greenhouse would be harvested and donated to a local homeless shelter.

With the help of twelve faculty mem-bers and students, we finally assembled our greenhouse in July. We have already harvested tomatoes, basil, lettuce, and peppers, but we are far from finished; it is our hope that our project will continue to serve our school and local community for years to come. It is also my hope that this project will instill an understanding in my students that making a difference is more than fundraising; it’s about making an ac-tive effort to bring about change.

The $10,000 QuestionBy Jennifer Betz, Second Grade Teacher

What would you do if you could spend $10,000 to make a difference?

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The Rooftop Greenhouse

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Spring Benefit and Auction

The 2010 Spring Benefit and Auction was held in the beautiful, Himalayan-themed Rubin Museum of Art. Thanks to the hard work of the Spring Benefit Committee and the support of the Dwight-Woodside community, the evening netted $254,497 to support student financial aid, faculty professional development, and other enrichment to further the mission of the School.

Honorary ChairpersonsChancellor and Mrs. Stephen H. Spahn (Parent ’89 and ’95) Amy Churgin (Parent ’07 and ’11)

Benefit Co-ChairsHege Eriksen (Parent ’21) Jane McEvoy Petrycki (Parent ’11)

Woodside Preschool Co-ChairHeather Barrett-Babich (Parent ’24)

Benefit CoordinatorsMichelle Anthony Diana Dreyfus

CommitteeSumru Aricanli (Parent ’23)

Debbie Bahl (Parent ’24)

Mary Bradley (Parent ’22)

Michelle Chung Kang (Parent ’24)

Anta Cisse-Green (Parent ’22)

Cristina Diamond (Parent ’25)

Isabel Fascetto (Parent ’18)

Patricia Floro (Parent ’23)

Katie Gallagher (Parent ’22 and ’25)

Pia Gallo (Parent ’13)

Coleen Janeway (Parent ’11)

Susan Kempler (Parent ’11)

Birgit Kleinfeld (Parent ’11)

Elise Leopold (Parent ’13)

The Dwight School Foundation 2010 Spring Benefit and Auction Committee

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Spring Benefit and Auction

Director of DevelopmentKari Loya

CommunicationsRachael Bennett, Director of Communications (Parent ’23)

Audrey Miller, Director of Creative Design (Parent ’12)

Parents Association PresidentFiona Imboden (Parent ’11)

Yvonne Mitchell (Parent ’23)

Deborah Morer (Parent ’10)

Jennifer Nelson (Sean ’12)

Sally & Roger Nelson (Parent ’11)

Kim Scialabba (Parent ’21)

Gabi Shields (Parent ’23)

Angela Sullivan (Parent ’25)

Jacqueline Tanz (Parent ’20)

Michelle Westcott-Richards (Parent ’25)

Sandra Wright (Parent ’24)

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Sapphire BenefactorsRobert W. Johnson IV Charitable Trust

Ian Schrager


Diamond BenefactorsSteven and Ann Berzin

Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Seegal

Platinum BenefactorsWilliam Abramson and Susan Buchbinder



Norman S. Benzaquen

Dr. and Mrs. Dmitry Bronfman

Mae Buchbinder

Amy and Gary Churgin

Drs. Christina Hift and Leon Demar



Diana Giuseppone

Richard and Sharon Goldman


Ronald and Amy Guttman




David Magier

Henry F. Owsley III and Alexa Van de Walle

Cary and Nina Roth


George Rush and Joanna Molloy Rush

Peter Siris and Barbara Wyckoff Siris






Other ContibutorsAnonymous



Kristi Feldman


Joseph Flicek and Melinda Porter

Lynne Gugenheim Gregory

Weber S. Lauh ’67

Brian Lubliner and Alice Hackett

The McEvoy Family

Rommel and Lisa Nacino


Catherine Nyarady and Gabriel Riopel


Peter and Susan Solomon



Adam and Maria Williams

Spring Benefit VolunteersPerry Adago ’11

Charlotte Grotell ’12

Gabe Frankel ’13

Travis Janeway ’11

Danielle Kaye ’12

Lena Kleinfeld ’12

Michelle Loh

Charlotte Masters ’13

Sibile Morency ’01

Jim Noh ’12

Amanda Rosenthal

Spring Benefit Benefactors, Underwriters, and Volunteers

Public Health Program in Peru

Last summer, three upper school students traveled to Iquitos, Peru as part of a unique public health program with the Malaria Research Project. The team trained with doctors and medical students in a community clinic, analyzed data with cutting-edge laboratory techniques, and organized a major community public health initiative. Karl Bahceci ’11 took this photograph while visiting one of the Amazon River’s tributaries.

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Preschool Exploration of Riverside ParkAs part of the threes class Tiny Creatures unit, preschool students took a walking trip to Riverside Park and embarked on a scavenger hunt to find a myriad of “tiny creatures.” Using magnifying glasses, they explored the park grounds in search of ants, worms, ladybugs, and other insects.

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Spring Benefit Supporting Businesses

AccuTutor

Amanyara Resorts

American Ballet Theatre

Ann Taylor Stores Corp

Annie Sez

Aquavit New York

Arader Galleries

B. Lee Events LLC

Bergdorf Goodman

Bowery Wine Company

Bradford Renaissance Portraits Corp.

Broadway Wellness Center/Dr. Ronald Bland

Bumble and bumble.

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy

Clarins Skin Spa

Collection XIIX, Ltd.

Columbia Business School

Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa

Flywheel Sports

Fox 5 News

Frederick Goldman, Inc.

Fresco Restaurant

Harry Cipriani

Hermes of Paris, Inc.

Honora

Infinite Inc.

Jack E Ohs NYC

Jeff Gordon, Inc.

Jenny Ng Designs

JG Fitness

Johnny Love

Kamen Estate Wines

Katie Jane Parker Photography

Kavita Wholistic

L’Artusi

The Little Gym of Harlem

Mario Badescu Skincare

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Productions, Inc.

The Metropolitan Opera

Mikimoto America

MTV Networks

New York Post

NY Botanical Garden

NYC Art Tours

Organize Living

Patrick Melville Salon

The Pawsitive Chick LLC

Perfect Formula LLC

PRADA USA Corp.

The Rachael Ray Show

Ripley Odell Narrative Portraiture

Roberto Coin Inc.

Rolex Watch USA, Inc.

Rosenthal/Apa Group

Ruby et Violette

Sam’s Fine Clothing for Men and Boys

Sardi’s

The Sedgewood Club

SELF Magazine

The Sherry Netherland Hotel

Shutter Sisters Images

Six Sigma Winery

Socialsklz

Space.NK.apothecary

Spring Lake Day Camp

Sterling Optical

Warren-Tricomi Salon

Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton USA

West Side Tennis Club

Yoshii Gallery

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Spring Benefit Faculty Grant Donors

Contribution of $10,000Ronald and Amy Guttman

Klaus and Birgit Kleinfeld

Contribution of $5,000Susan and Peter Kessler


Evan Sturza and Stephanie Guilpin

Contribution of $1,000Brian Lubliner and Alice Hackett

Stuart and Vicki Match-Suna

Peter Siris and Barbara Wyckoff

Brandon Short

William and Mamak LoPinto

Shiv Vasisht ’95

At the end of this year’s Live Auction, an appeal was made directly in support of our wonderful teachers. The following donors deserve special recognition for responding to this important ini-tiative for faculty professional development.

Upper School Leadership Camp in Vancouver

Last August, over thirty students attended the first-ever ICL Summer Leadership Camp at the Dwight International School on Vancouver Island. Students developed leadership skills through teambuilding activities, service projects, and outdoor adventures. The most popular teambuilding activity was a card-board boat-building race across Lake Shawnigan. 55

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Spring Benefit Donors and Solicitors

Susan Gorelick Abramowitz

Marjorie Adams

Colin Allan

W. Graham Arader

Jon and Ann Auerbach

Bonnie Auletta

Meredith Berkley

Susan Bertram

Carmen Bilmen

Kurt Bock

Laura L. Bohenberger

Michael and Kylie Brauer


Brandy Carbone

Maureen Case

Shubha Chick

Tara Chitnis-Campbell and Glenn Campbell

Nishtha Chopra

Amy Churgin

Libby Clark

Nora Colwell

Paula Oppenheim Cope ’71

Dr. James Corregano, DC

Katherine Corsico

Sean Davidson

Edward Dellin

Pilar Deza

Sarah DiIorio

Alison DiVito

Diana Dreyfus

Mina Elahi

Mikkel and Hege Eriksen

Caroline Farrell

Michael Fergot

Karie Fleischmann

Elizabeth Frank

Rebekah Friedman

Nadine Gerber

Richard and Sharon Goldman


Shari Gottesman

Michael Gould

Teresa Greenberg

Ron and Amy Guttman

Thomas Gybel and Patricia Floro

Heidi Happ

Andrew Henderson

Zach Horvet

Lyndsay Hoyem

Coleen Janeway

Alicia Janiak

Peter Jenkins

Heather Johnston

Jason Jones and Samantha Bee

Rachel Joseph


Andrew and Kate Kaplan

Jeannie Kedas

Kim Kelleher

Robert and Susan Kempler

Michelle Kessler

Daren Khairule

David Kizirian

Klaus and Birgit Kleinfeld

Monica Lachman

Harley and Marie Lippman

Susan Lissim

Claudette Lopez-Lewis

Michael and Denise Mandelbaum

Jenna Martinez

Pamela Maryanski

Bernadette Mastrangel


Heather McRay

Rebekah Mercer

Rochelle Miller

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Spring Benefit Donors and Solicitors

Shauna Morris

Rebecca Myers

Elaine Natalicchi


Roger and Sally Nelson

Dan Nicholas

Alicia O’Connell-Cohen

Marianna Olszewski

Filiz Ozak

Melissa Pagano

Andrew and Annette Pizzo

Dr. Rock Positano

Manjeev Puri

Michelle Pyles

Carly Richard

Suzanne Rolfson

Rosanna Scotto

Neil Rosen

Amanda Rosenthal

Jack and Victoria Rovner

Rachel Rubin

Mortimer and Jacqueline Sackler ’94

Stan Schnier

Sheila Sedghi

Frederic and Robin Seegal

Eric Semler and Tracy Chutorian Semler

Norris and Glenna Settlemyre

Ashley Sharik

Ronald Shechtman


Tyran and Marquita Smith

Kezia Snyder

Matthew and Julie Somers

Kirk Spahn ’95

Stephen and Connie Spahn


Willam Sterns

Terese Taffer

Amanda Thompson

Peter Timmins ’90

Margo Tsoupros

Kari Van Ausdal

Margaret Van Cott

Antoine Verglas and Christiane Celle

Kimiko Vigden

Pandora Strasler Vitowsky

Dr. Milton Waner MD


Lord Piers Wedgwood

Michelle Westcott-Richards

Frances Wilson

Sandra Wright

Kazuhito Yoshii

Jennifer Yu

Homera Zaman

Capital Giving

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Rendition of the Great Hall, to be completed Fall 2011.

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We are deeply indebted to the following families for their capital cash gifts and pledge payments received between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. These generous gifts have been vital to enhancing the facilities at the School.

Capital Giving

Anonymous (3)

Roger Altman and Jurate Kazickas

Nahid De Camillis

Tom and Kathy Freston

Fribourg Family

Simon and Lina Garber

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kellen

Reno Family Charitable Foundation


Ian Schrager

Rob and Donna Shafir

James and Marilyn Simons


Sally and Marshall Tycher


Richard and Audrey ZinmanBrownstone facade

Other In-Kind Donors and Volunteers

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In-Kind Donors and Underwriters

Reunion Day

Mayan Axelrod ’91

Paula Cope ’71

Christian Pascal ’97 of Ark Restaurants

Annie Sigal Medina ’93

Bobby Shagrin ’75 of Crush Wines

Peter Timmins ’90

Distinguished Speaker Series

Jyotsna Vasisht Bean ’96 and UBS

Young Alumni “Rare View” Event

Doug Boxer ’91

Foundation Volunteer Thank You Reception


Annual Fund Committee Reception


Grade Level Reception Hosts

Charles and Emmanuelle Welsh - Kindergarten 1

Mei Shibata and Jun Shimada - Kindergarten 2

Charles and Emmanuelle Welsh - 1st Grade

Peter and Anita Kerr - 2nd Grade

Robert and Geraldine Frenchman - 3rd Grade

Graham and Boin Arader - 4th Grade

Joseph and Robin Sporn - 5th Grade

Andrew and Kate Kaplan - 6th Grade

Val and Min-Myn Schaffner - 7th Grade

Missing – 8th Grade

Harry and Cathy Rubin - 9th Grade

William and Kiem Esposito - 10th Grade

Manjeev and Namrita Puri - 11th Grade

Volunteers

Reunion Day

George Domaille ’12

Christian Foley ’12

Gabriel Frankel ’13

Alice Parker ’13

Anna Pedersen ’12

Madison Pugh ‘12

Nicholas Semler ’13

Distinguished Speaker Series

Mikkel Eriksen

Robert Kamen

Stuart Match-Suna

Rosanna Scotto

Annual Fund Phonathon

Alton Abramowitz

David Ackers ’04

Bonita Auletta


Roger Erra ’04

Hakim Fajardo ’90

Scott Hefler ’97

Peter Jenkins

Blain Namm ’97

Peter Timmins ’90

Gregory Williamson ’97

College Rendezvous/IB Panel

Mona Alsaidi ’09

Stanton Cambridge ’09

Tara Hill ’09

Ritu Madhok ’09

Emma Malitzky ’09

Abby Miles-Ruttenberg ’09

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Spirit Day

Haqikah Abdullah

Rowaida Ahmed

Layan AlNaimi ’13

Ragad AlNaimi ’12

Ann Luce-Auerbach

Jonas Bahceci ’13

Marina Braga ’11

Alexander Demar ’12

Kimberly Dickerson

George Domaille ’12

Donna Dwyer

Jaye Edelstein

Cleo Egli ’13

Christian Foley ’12

Katherine Gallagher

Cristina Garcia ’11

Alberto Giampaolo ’13

Lorena Goldberg

Grant Goldner ’11

Lidia Henderson ’12

William and Fiona Imboden

Sara Jedea Gdaia ’13

Imogen Jenkins ’13

Joshua Langel ’13

Stefani Langel

Michael Leopold

Rachel Lubliner ’11

Charlotte Masters ’13

Rachael Miller ’12

Deborah Morer

Phebe Neely

Jennifer Nelson

Sean Nelson ’12

Alice Parker ’13

Anna Pedersen ’12

Hailey Petrick ’13

James Rubin ’13

Sherwood Salvan

Emma Settlemyre ’12

Koko Shimizu ’14

Kezia Snyder

Robert Sweren

Annalisa Van Wagner ’13

Andreas Villarreal ’13

Host Families – North London International School

Anonymous (2)



Esther De La Fuente

Renata and Flavio Figueiredo

Leonid Frants


Daniel and Katherina Grollo



Elva Stamatakis

Shanley Sullivan and Caroline Arnold


Host Families – Peru

Anonymous

Peter and Anita Kerr

Michael and Masha Lakhter

Mainstage Production

BH Barry and Lynne Halliday


Third Grade Science Barge Trip

As part of their April unit on energy, the third grade class traveled to the Science Barge, a sustainable urban farm located on a barge in Yonkers. The barge uses only the energy it converts to grow over one ton of produce (melons, tomatoes, cucumbers, arugula, lettuce, and strawberries) that gets donated to homeless shelters.

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Ninth Grade Visit to Buddhist TempleLast April, Mr. Stabb’s ninth grade Asian History class visited a unique vestige of medieval Japanese culture in the New York Zendo on East 67th Street. This temple has maintained the same mediation practices as those developed when the Samurai first took an interest in Zen Buddhism.

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Parents Association

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2009-2010 Woodside Preschool Executive BoardEmily Hanson, PresidentSilu Narvekar, Vice PresidentJoAnn Park, TreasurerAudrey Thompson, SecretaryMetka Daly, Dwight Liaison

2009-2010 Woodside Class Representatives2s Blue Jays T/Th: Karie Fleischmann and Jennifer Lehner2s Blue Jays MWF: Mindy Everett and Rebekah Mercer2s Red Robins T/Th: Duyum Ryan2s Red Robins MWF: Lucy Culver and Lori Gordon2s Red Robins PM: Homera Zaman and Angela Sullivan2s Yellow Chicks T/Th: Michelle Westcott-Richards and Cristine Jaffe2s Yellow Chicks MWF: Sally Masucci and Lisa Gustavason3s Black Bears: Sandi Wright and Jennifer O’Neil3s Green Frogs: Lori Bloomberg and Melissa Halpern3s Brown Kangaroos AM: Dawn Nadeau3s Brown Kangraoos PM: Alvia Rahman3s White Rabbits AM: Karen Marotta and Stephanie Kincheloe3s White Rabbits PM: Chinthani Perera-Luneman4s Indigo Butterflies: Marjorie Adams and Melissa Motherway4s Orange Fireflies: Radhika Namburi and Mina Wattenberg4s Purple Dragonflies: Lorin Gordon and Caroline Walsh

2009-2010 Dwight Executive BoardFiona Imboden, PresidentBarbara Wallner, Vice President/Class Rep CoordinatorKathy Dillon Goldstein, SecretaryElena Rothfeld, TreasurerMary Bradley, Event CoordinatorSusan Gorelick, Safety Patrol CoordinatorSharon Feldman, Communications Liaison

Officers/Committee Chairs and Members

Jennifer Baum, Communications Committee ChairJill Abrams, Communications Committee MemberStefani Langel, Nominating Committee ChairAnn Asciutto, Nominating CommitteeElizabeth Gorai, Nominating CommitteeMonica Byrzek, Parents in Action & Parents League RepresentativeBarbara Wallner, Joint Schools Co-RepresentativeJill Abrams, Joint Schools Co-RepresentativeMary Bradley, Chocolate Sale ChairMary Bradley, Magazine Fundraiser ChairMary Bradley, Book Fair ChairMetka Daly, Book Fair Co-ChairElisabeth Ohman, Halloween Parties ChairAnita Kerr, Thanksgiving Basket Event ChairRenata Figueiredo, Valentine’s Breakfast ChairStefani Langel, Uniform Sale Chair

2009-2010 Dwight Class RepresentativesK-1 Metka Daly Ann VeronK-2 Anta Cisse-Green Mei Shibata1st Lisa Cukier Shawna Holzer Kylier Brauer Zeina Zuaiter2nd Winnie Parnes Marissa Priester3rd Jennifer Baum Suzanne Barbero4th Sabrina Ulicny Alena Paltina5th Robin Sporn Stefani Langel6th Cecelia Kuhn Polly Weisberger 7th Mina Elahi Janet Resele-Tiden8th Elizabeth Gorai Mark Edelstein9th Annie Auerbach Cathy Rubin10th Gail Sankarsingh Cynthia Smith11th Debbie Zukerman Susan Kempler12th Jill Abrams Rosemary Daniels

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Parents Association

2010-2011 Dwight Executive BoardBarbara Wallner, PresidentCynthia Smith, Vice President/Class Rep CoordinatorShawna Holzer, SecretaryElena Rothfeld, TreasurerLisa Cukier, Event CoordinatorSusan Gorelick, Safety Patrol CoordinatorSharon Feldman, Communications Liaison

Officers/Committee Chairs and MembersStefani Langel, Nominating Committee ChairAnn Asciutto, Nominating CommitteeWinnie Parnes, Nominating Committee MemberMark Edelstein, Parents in Action and Parents League RepresentativeElise Udolf Leopold, Joint Schools Co-RepresentativeChristine Kornblatt, Joint Schools Co-RepresentativeMary Bradley, Book Fair ChairSandrine Droumenq, Book Fair Co-ChairKylie Brauer, Halloween Parties ChairAnita Kerr, Thanksgiving Basket Event ChairCarmen Bilmen, Valentine’s Breakfast ChairStefani Langel, Uniform Sale ChairBJ Cling, Theme EveningsSandra Alves, Skating Party

2010-2011 Dwight Class RepresentativesK-1 Kara Feifer Elizabeth NietoK-2 Diana Khatchikian Alexis Lombardo1st Mary Bradley

Alena Paltina Lisa Nacino Mei Shibata2nd Sandrine Droumenq Hege Christin Fossum Laura Kozelouek Zeina Zuitner3rd Winnie Parnes Barbara Wolfe4th Suzanne Barbero Jennifer Baum5th Tavy Ronen Sue Lewin6th Caroline Arnold Shoko Komiyama 7th Cecilia Kuhn Joanna Molloy8th Mina Elahi Inna Pustilnik9th Mark Edelstein Juliette Kleinman10th Annie Luce Auerbach Brigitte Ouakrat11th Gail Sankarsingh Caroline Eagles12th Susan Kempler Debbie Zuckerman

2010-2011 Woodside Preschool Executive BoardSilu Narvekar, PresidentRadhika Mehra Namburi, Vice PresidentRebekah Mercer, Treasurer

Jennifer Lehner, SecretaryGabi Shields, Dwight Liaison

2010-2011 Woodside Class Representatives2s Blue Jays T/Th: Kim Krieg and Stacy Reilly2s Blue Jays MWF: Dawn Nadeau and Lisa Kerson Frohlich2s Blue Jays PM: Julie Engerran and Elana Schwartzreich2s Red Robins 5 Days: Danielle Kalaau and Michelle Rubino2s Red Robins PM: Dena Pass and Linley Grandison2s Yellow Chicks T/Th: Erin Schumacher and Brandy Carbone2s Yellow Chicks MWF: Lori Bloomberg and Peggy Coward2s Yellow Chicks MWF: TBD3s Black Bears: Erika Pintoff and Emily Hanson3s Silver Elephants AM: Karie Fleischmann and Lucy Culver3s Silver Elephants PM: Pellin Almeraz and Heidi Kao3s Brown Kangaroos AM: Mindy Everett and Cheryl Gross3s Brown Kangraoos PM: Ronda Gilroy and Megan Schatz3s White Rabbits Full Day: Ariel Scott4s Orange Clownfish: Maria Turban and Metka Daly4s Gray Dolphins: Jennifer O’Neil and Veronica Rockoff4s Copper Sea Otters: Maureen Cavanagh and Becky Beltran4s Green Sea Turtles: Sally Masucci and Meridith Hill

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Parents Association

Back to School Evening — Volunteers hand out information packages and register parents.

Timothy/Bentley House Halloween Parties — Parents assist staff members in planning, setting up, chaperoning, and cleaning up after the event.

Bentley House Thanksgiving Basket Event — Each No-vember, Bentley House students gather to prepare Thanksgiving Dinner baskets for families who cannot afford a special holiday meal. Parents su-pervise the preparation of the baskets.

Book Fair — The annual Book Fair, which is held at the Barnes & Noble Superstore (Broadway and 82nd Street) is an important school-wide event that helps us raise money, provide books for our library and class-rooms, and buy gifts for family, friends, and ourselves. Volunteers help plan and publicize the Fair, obtain and distribute classroom wish lists and suggested reading lists, and act as chaperones during the event.

School Uniform Sale — Parents are asked to donate their children’s outgrown and gently used uniforms so that they may be re-sold to Dwight families at a very nominal charge. PA volunteers sort clothing and staff the sales.

Faculty Valentine’s Day Breakfast — On Valentine’s Day, the PA offers teachers and staff a special buffet breakfast to thank them for their dedication and hard work. Parents donate food items and help set up and serve breakfast.

Skating Party — The annual “Skating Under the Stars” ice-skating party takes place each March. Volunteers distribute skates and work at the registration table.

Safety Patrol Committee — The PA organizes and oversees an after-school Parent Safety Patrol to increase street safety for students as they make their way home from school each day. By taking an active role in this program parents help make the entire school community a safer and more enjoyable place. In addition to protecting school children on their way home from school, this program allows patrollers to get to know fel-low parents. Safety Patrol is a valuable service to our school.

Woodside Spring Fair — The Annual Woodside PA Spring Fair is awonderful time for Woodside families to come together on a weekend and celebrate the beautiful spring weather. Children participate in activities such as seed planting, cupcake making, t-shirt decorating, face painting, singing, and dancing. Parent volunteers set up and run each activity and help clean up after the event.

Parents and faculty members at the annual Valentine’s Day Breakfast.

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Volunteer Thank You Reception

The Dwight School Foundation’s mission is to bring additional resources to The Dwight School and its Woodside Preschool to ensure the highest quality ed-ucation possible. In June, Trustee Chair Susan Kessler generously hosted a reception at The Lotos Club to acknowledge the following groups who play a critical role in supporting this mission:

School Governors and Foundation Trustees advise and work in conjunction with the Chancellor to think critically about the future of the School and the resources needed to implement its Strategic Plan.

The Annual Fund Committee solicits gifts from all members of the Dwight community to provide support for student financial aid, faculty professional development, and other items which will enrich the experi-ence at Dwight and Woodside, above and beyond what is covered by tuition and fees.

The Senior Gift Committee solicits Annual Fund gifts from 12th grade families and earmarks the funds for key items they have chosen as a legacy gift to improve the School.

The Spring Benefit Committee plans and hosts a wonderful com-munity event, for which it solicits in-kind and monetary donations to raise dollars to supplement the Annual Fund.

The Dwight and Woodside Parents Associations welcome and connect parents to the community, promote volunteerism, encour-age attendance at school events, and help address parent concerns to support faculty and build community spirit.

The Alumni Council and Class Representatives help identify and promote meaningful ways for graduates to get involved with the School and stay connected with each other.

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Ways to Give

The Annual Fund is the backbone of The Dwight School Foundation’s fundraising efforts - and there are many different ways in which you can make a contribution:

Cash - All cash (including check and credit card) gifts are fully

tax-deductible. Gifts can be made using the attached pledge enve-

lope or online at www.dwight.edu/givingtodwight.

Securities - A gift of appreciated stock which has been held for

more than one year allows you to avoid the capital gains tax on

the appreciation. It also qualifies you for an income tax charitable

deduction based on the fair market value of the stock on the date

you make the gift.

Matching Gift - Matching gifts are an easy way to increase the

value of your contribution. If you and/or your spouse work for

a matching gift company, please obtain the necessary form from

your personnel office and send it along with your gift to The

Foundation.

Make a Pledge - Pledges can be fulfilled with one payment or

multiple payments and simply need to be completed in full by

June 30, 2011.

ForquestionsabouttheAnnualFund,pleasecontactJacquelineLeitzes,DirectorofAnnualGivingandMajorGifts,at(212)[email protected].

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Jonathan Auerbach

Jonathan is Manag-ing Director of Auerbach Grayson & Company, which provides international securities research, execution and settle-ment in over 100 countries. Elizabeth Callaway

Libby was Dean of Admissions for 22 years. She is also a Board Member of The Institute for Civic Leadership.

Andrew Chrisomalis, Secretary

Andrew is CEO of TY KU, LLC, an Asian Wine and Spirits Company based in New York.

Dwight School Foundation Board of Trustees

Marlene Arbess

Marlene has worked in accounting, man-agement consulting, commercial real estate and as a resource and patient advocae for families of children with pediatric illnesses.

The Dwight School Foundation Board of Trustees 2009-10Susan Kessler – Co-chair, Jonathan Auerbach, Libby Callaway, Andrew Chrisomalis – Secretary, Paula Cope ’71 – Ex-officio, Alumni

Council President, Fiona Imboden – Ex-officio, PA President, Michael Kalnick – Counsel, Marie Lippman, Michael MacDougall, David Magier, Alexander Migdal, Eric Semler, Robert Shafir, Shiv Vasisht ’95, Richard Zinman

Kari Loya – Development Director, Kristin Pate – Director of Alumni AffairsMichelle Anthony – Benefit Coordinator and Development Associate

Diana Dreyfus – Assistant Director of Annual Fund and Woodside Development LiaisonRachael Bennett – Director of Communications

Audrey Miller – Director of Creative Design

Development Office 2009-10

The Dwight School Foundation Board of Trustees 2010-11

The Dwight School Board of Governors 2009-10Stephen H. Spahn, Constance Spahn, Blake Spahn ’89

Kirk Spahn ’95, Paul Fribourg, Gary Fuhrman ’79, Andrew Chrisomalis

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Dwight School Foundation Board of Trustees

Michael MacDougall

Michael is a partner of Texas Pacific Group (TPG). Mr. Mac-Dougall also serves as the Chairman of the Board of The Oppor-tunity Network.

David Magier

David is CEO of Harlington Realty Co. LLC and special-izes in recognizing and acquiring under-utilized and poorly managed properties.

Eric Semler

Eric is Founder and President of TCS Capital Management, a New York-based hedge fund focused on media, internet, and telecom.

Robert Shafir

Robert is CEO of Asset Management at Credit Suisse and is a member of their Executive Board.

Barbara Wallner, Ex-Officio

Barbara is President of the Dwight Parents Association and is a Vice-President at Salovey & Associates, a real estate executive search firm.

Ravi Singh

Ravi is Head of the Liquid Alterna-tives business with the Asset Manage-ment Division of Credit-Suisse.

Shiv Vasisht ’95

Shiv is currently a Managing Director and Head of Equity-Linked Capital Mar-kets in the Americas for UBS Investment Bank.

Richard Zinman

Richard is Managing Director of Private Banking at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. He is former Chair of the Riverdale Country School.

Michael Kalnick, Counsel

Michael is senior partner in the law firm of Kalnick, Klee & Green, LLP, in New York City. He is also currently the Mayor of Kings Point, New York.

Susan Kessler, Chair

Susan serves on the Boards of The Auburn Theological Seminary, The Browning School, The Nightingale-Bamford School, Tibet House, and The Yorkville Common Pantry. Marie Lippman

Marie has been involved in numer-ous philanthropies, including an orphan-age in Cambodia, an Israeli hospital, political fundraisers, and several Jewish institutions. Paula Cope ’71,

Ex-Officio

Paula is President of the Alumni Council and President and CEO of Cope & Associates, Inc., a management consult-ing and training firm based in Vermont.

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Global Initiatives Network Conference in Geneva

In March, Dwight students participated in the Global Initiatives Network (GIN) conference in Geneva, Switzerland. Drawing students from all over the world, GIN was developed to help empower teenagers to work with their international peers to develop solutions for global issues. When not presenting or attend-ing sessions, our students enjoyed exploring Geneva’s historical neighborhoods.

This report gratefully acknowledges gifts between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. Names are listed as requested by each donor on the annual fund envelope. We have tried to ensure the accuracy of this report. If there are omissions or errors, please notify Michelle Anthony in the Development Office at 212.724.6360 ext. 230.

Photography by:

The Dwight School Faculty and Staff Piotr Redlinski Stan Schnier Printing by Queen City Printers Inc., Burlington, VT. Design by Audrey Miller Produced by the Development Office of The Dwight School.

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