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Fall/Winter 2005-2006

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Elmwood Franklin School is Western New York’s oldest pre-primarythrough eighth grade independent school, emphasizing high academic

achievement, good study skills, and positive character development.Elmwood Franklin accepts qualified students without regard to race,

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Corrections: The names of Michael Price ’97 and Robert Price ’01were listed incorrectly under Alumni News.

Annual Report: Bruce and Susan Baird’s grandchild is Jack Stephen.

Front cover: watercolor by eighth grader Carol Sullivan

ContentsFeatures

alumni profile 11Adam Lippes ’87

faculty profile 5Meet our team of scientists

thinking beyond 7How EFS students become scientificthinkers

student perspective 9David D’Agostino: a voice for childrenon Capitol Hill

learning along 13Learn with the EFS second graders atthe Butterfly Conservatory

day to day 17See what the students have been up to in the classroom and around town

modern history 21Honoring our dedicated faculty andstaff who have worked here at EFS 15or more years

news of noteDr. Michael G. Thompson, author ofThe Pressured Child, visits EFS 4 EFS honors its history 15

names in the news 16From students to faculty to parents,learn what's been going on in the EFScommunity

sports review 23See our students in action

Departments

from the headmaster 1Learn about the history of our greatschool

from development 20Welcoming Julie Raynsford as our newDirector of Development

alumni news 27Catch up with fellow alums

upcoming events 20

crossword puzzle 25

Dear Elmwood Franklin Community:

The other day, Ziggy and I drove to 235 West Utica Street to try to find thehouse where Jessica Beers and Emma Gibbons developed the first kindergartenin Buffalo that they called the Elmwood School. To our delight the house andits neighbor, 237 West Utica, which housed the school in its second year, stillstand today, looking much like they did in the photographs of the school 116years ago. Though they are now single family homes, we caught a tug of historystaring at them. We both realized that we were players in a long tradition ofearly childhood education in Buffalo, and we felt a kinship with Miss Beers andMiss Gibbons. In these plain houses, long ago, they were engaged in many ofthe same activities that we do today at EFS; they were also caught by the samechallenges and hopes and worries.

Elmwood Franklin, as an institution, has always been a restless soul. It beganwith the new vision of how to best educate young children, this “way” importedfrom Germany, called kindergarten. Invented by Friedrich Froebel to providestructured education to children before the age of seven, the aims ofkindergarten were summarized by Froebel’s protégé, Bertha von Marenholtz-Bulow:

The kindergarten method satisfies 1. The need for physical movement, throughgymnastic games that develop the limbs; 2. A child’s need to occupy oneself in a

fromtheheadmaster

The Franklin School moved to 146 Park Street in 1894 where itwould remain until its merger withthe Elmwood School in 1941.

We wish to extend special

thanks to the family of

Elizabeth Young, Franklin

School Class of 1924, for

use of her personal

journals providing all

historical photographs in

this publication.

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plastic fashion, through exercises that produce manual dexterityand develop the senses; 3. A child’s need to create throughsmall tasks that develop one’s artistic faculties; 4. A child’sneed to know, or natural curiosity, engaging in observing,examining, comparing (which is how intellectual development isbrought about); 5. A child’s tendencies to cultivate and care for,through gardening and carrying out small tasks, which result inthe development of the heart and conscience; 6. The need tosing, through games and songs, which produce the developmentof feelings and esthetic taste; 7. The need to live in society,through life in the kindergarten community: this mode ofexistence produces social virtues; 8. The deepest need of thesoul: to find the reason behind things, to find God.1

Minus the religious overtones of the final clause,Marenholtz-Bulow’s formulation couldserve today as the manifest for Prep Iand Prep II. When Miss Gibbons andMiss Beers moved to Buffalo from theEthical Culture School in New YorkCity they built a school in that smallhouse on West Utica Street to enactthis approach for the first time ever inWestern New York. After two years, thetwo women wanted to return toManhattan. The Executive Committee,consisting of Mrs. Adelbert Moot, Mrs.Austin Preston, Mrs. Louis Bull, Mrs.Charles Sweet, and Mrs. AlexanderCurtis stepped in and convinced MissBeers to stay, marking the first amongmany times the board of trustees hasintervened to save the school andmake it serve a grander vision.Together they built a new schoolbuilding, for 30,000 dollars, on BryantStreet near the site of the present day Children’s Hospital.The new school was well equipped to expand the gradesand to provide such curricular innovations as athletics forgirls, Swedish woodworking, science classes, field trips, andsewing. Elmwood’s radical and progressive approach toeducation began to attract national notice. In 1893, forinstance, The Sunday Morning Eagle of Grand Rapids,Michigan ran a story with the headline “The NewEducation,” about the Elmwood School. In the article thewriter exclaimed: “The precious human flock whichflourishes in this fertile soil has been rescued . . . Progressin educational affairs has been proportionate with ourmaterial progress and the Elmwood School is abreast of theage.”

The Franklin School’s rise was no less progressive andhistoric. Beginning in January 1891 in a bedroom at 432Franklin Street, Jessica Beers instructed six pupils in thisapproach called kindergarten. With increased enrollment,Miss Beers moved the school down to the living room andthen to a new home at 499 Delaware Avenue. In 1894, abeautiful school was constructed at 146 Park Street. Thefirst Board of Trustees included Charles Stockton,

In the Spring of 1918,students of the FranklinSchool march in theRed Cross Parade.

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235 West Utica as itstands today. This homeis the former site of theElmwood School whichhoused the very firstkindergarten in Buffalo,

Montgomery Crockett, Seward Simons, Robert Fryer, Frank Williams,William Rogers, Charlotte Glenny, Mary Rochester, Elizabeth Mann, andHarriet Green. The renowned educator Nicholas Murray Butler ofColumbia University served as an advisor. Dr. Butler recruited Dr. FrankMcMurry to serve as headmaster. Dr. McMurry was succeeded by severalshort-term headmasters. In 1899, Miss Bertha Keyes came to theFranklin School and stayed until 1938. During her long tenure, Franklinestablished itself as a premier academic institution known for its focuson the whole child and its intellectually curious faculty.

The two schools were essentially pursuing the same mission and in 1941they merged and moved to our present campus in 1951. Since then, EFShas undergone even more change as it expanded its campus andfacilities, made its upper school coeducational, and added moreprograms and athletic activities. In the past six years, 75% of thecampus has been renovated.

Reading and contemplating the history of our great school, you realizethat the Elmwood and Franklin schools have always been changing,building, experimenting, moving and adapting. There are several reasonsfor this. One, The Board of Trustees has always been a strategic boardwho realized that their primary obligation is to serve the future and toleave the operations of the school to the headmaster and the faculty.The trustees have built and expanded when needed, but they havestewarded the finances of the school magnificently so that we, today,enjoy a solid fiscal foundation and a happy and supported faculty. Two,Elmwood Franklin has always been able to attract talented, committedfaculty members. Feeling the support of the Board, the teachers here arefree to grow and to explore and to teach the values of the school. And

last, the school has always attracted parents who have a sophisticatedand nuanced view of education. Not content with simplistic approaches,the parents at Elmwood Franklin have always wanted their children tograduate with an appreciation for the fullness of life and with the skillsand confidence to pursue their passions. Elmwood Franklin parents findjoy in their children’s independence. An early Elmwood history put it thisway: “If the child is helped to face each day’s problem squarely, if he ismade to solve it in the light of the best he knows today, he may face thecoming years with the certainty that he will have wisdom in meeting theproblems of tomorrow.” Our community has always believed that anindependent child is a happy and a strong child and will, thus, become afulfilled and productive adult.

So we say thank you to the headmistresses and headmasters andteachers and parents and children and staff and trustees who have filledthese halls for 116 years. We stand on your shoulders today with faith inthe future.

Yours truly,

Keith W. FromeHeadmaster

1. As quoted in Norman Brosterman, Inventing Kindergarten. NY: Harry N.Abrams, Inc., 1997, pp. 30-32.

May 29, 1923. Girls pose on and around the Franklin School mascot, “the Blue Streak”, during the school picnic.

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“ ThePressuredChild”

comes to Elmwood Franklin

The EFS Parent Council Speaker Series welcomed noted psychologist and author MichaelThompson to the Johnston Theatre on October 11 for the benefit of our teachers, parents andWestern New York educators. Mr. Thompson, whose latest book is The Pressured Child: HelpingYour Child Find Success in School and Life, spoke to an afternoon audience of teachers andadministrators and an evening audience of EFS parents as well as the general public.

In order to write the book, Mr. Thompson went back to school and followed a number ofchildren as they navigated their school schedules, teachers’ expectations, peer group pressures,and parents’ desires. His book reminds us that as adults we have forgotten what it is like to getthrough a school day: its many transitions, its numerous interactions with people of all kinds,the variety of tasks you have to master. In the adult world of work, we do not expect ourselvesto be equally proficient at any and every professional role, and instead become “specialists,”choosing a specific capacity that is consistent with our own individual abilities and interests. Inschool, on the other hand, we tend to expect “excellence” from our students at all times,requiring consistent achievement throughout the entire curriculum, in math and science,language and literature, arts and drama, physical education and competitive sports.

Mr. Thompson points out that very few brains work at this level, and very few brains develop inthe linear fashion outlined by the traditional school curriculum. He told the parents that in hisestimation, only one third of all children are physiologically and psychologically well suited forschool, another third are somewhat wired for school life, and the other third can never succeedin school in the way it is typically organized. This reflects not a lack of motivation in the child, alack of ability in the teacher, or a lack of efficacy in the school, but simply the varying internaldisposition of each child. He also argued, because of different brain structures anddevelopmental sequences in children, a parent can never predict just how his or her child willnavigate school and academic life. It is not only “bad science” but potentially destructiveparenting to plot out a three-year-old’s course of life the way many of us tend to do, i.e. themost “academic” elementary school will lead to the “best” high school which will then yield anIvy League diploma and then—success! As Mr. Thompson found out, few children perceive thisshining path day-to-day nor do they try to follow one. Instead they are just trying to getthrough the day as best they can, and we need to respect their journey and who they are ashuman beings.

Mr. Thompson encourages schools to abandon bottom-line assessments of success, like testscores or admissions to the “right” colleges, and instead provide cultures where all children canfeel respected by their teachers and at least some of their peers; feel connected to a teacherand at least some of their peers; and experience a sense of mastery in their social andacademic expectations, that is, a feeling that they are growing and learning.

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facultyprofile

Years at EFS: 3Place of birth: Derby, EnglandEducation: BSc in biology and American studiesfrom Keele University, Post Graduate Certificate inEducation from University of Reading, Master ofEducation from Plymouth State University(continuing)Favorite book: Shadow Divers: The True Adventureof Two Americans Who Risked Everything to SolveOne of the Last Mysteries of World War II by RobertKursonFavorite movie: Steel MagnoliasWhy science? “I think it may be partially genetic!My dad and my sister are also scientists, alongwith my fiancée Caine. I love the aspect ofdiscovery and that it is an ever-evolving subject.You can never get bored.”Special area of interest: oceanographyScientific discovery she’d like to make:“Chocolate that’s like celery—it requires morecalories to eat it than are actually in it. I’ll makemillions!”If Clare wasn’t a teacher, she’d probably be: a

professional SCUBA diverHobbies: SCUBA diving, playing rugby, scrap-booking, and hanging out with her dog, BusterHeroes: Clare credits her high school biologyteacher, Magda Barness, with inspiring her topursue science and with fostering her interest inteaching. She also cites Margaret Thatcher, thefirst female British prime minister, for taking on amale-dominated environment and running thecountry for eleven years, as well as her father. “Hehas always worked hard and had a positiveoutlook on life. He supported me in whateverchoices I have made, even when I was a rebelliousteenager with pink hair and a nose ring!”A few things you may not know about Clare:Last year, Clare spent Thanksgiving in Bonairewith a dive research team identifying fish for theREEF project, a grass-roots, non-profitorganization of recreational divers who voluntarilyconduct fish biodiversity and abundance surveysduring their dives. In the winter, Clare enjoys icediving in Lake Erie.

Clare Wagstaff, Upper School science teacher

Years at EFS: 4Place of birth: Saginaw, MichiganEducation: BS in biology from KalamazooCollege, Master’s in environmental education fromthe Audubon Expedition Institute of LesleyUniversityWhy science? “My dad is a doctor, and I plannedon becoming one too. I was a pre-med major, butI realized that I wanted a different lifestyle, onethat was more closely tied to nature andecology.”Favorite book: The Lorax by Dr. SeussFavorite movie: the Star Wars trilogySpecial areas of interest: ecology, ornithology,sustainable development and alternative energydevelopmentScientific discovery he’d like to make: “I’d like todiscover a renewable, clean-burning fuel that’scheap and abundant.”Hobbies: mountain biking, playing and/orlistening to music, runningIf Steve wasn’t a teacher, he’d probably be: anorganic vegetable farmer

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our teamScientistsof

Heroes: “My personal hero was my uncle B.K., thecoolest guy, who taught me to always think withan open mind.” Steve also cites biologist DavidOrr, a professor at Oberlin College who hasdeveloped a green building on the campus there,as well as “all writers, artists, musicians,politicians, scientists, teachers, and studentsaround the world who speak out against injusticeand inequality and work toward a more peacefuland sustainable future.”A few things you may not know about Steve: Heholds honors in two very different enterprises: Infourth grade, he won his school’s break-dancingcompetition, and then in college, his tennis teamwon the national championship. In pursuit of hisMaster’s degree, he participated in anexperiential, traveling learning program thatfocused on one bio-region of the country eachsemester. He lived on a converted school bus andcamped outside every night, even in December inColorado. If you want to hear something reallyinteresting, ask him about his compostingexperiences.

Steven Rao,Upper School science teacher

Diane Evans,Lower School science teacher

Years at EFS: 20Place of birth: Jamestown, New YorkEducation: BA in elementary education fromMount Union College, MS in environmentaleducation from Ohio State UniversityWhy science? “I’ve always been curious aboutthe world around me, and I’ve always lovednature and the outdoors, so science was anatural for me.”Favorite book: Reason for Hope by Jane GoodallFavorite movie: Whale RiderSpecial area of interest: environmentaleducation and biology Scientific discovery she’d like to make: “Ratherthan make a discovery, I’d like to leave alegacy—of tree planting, or wildflower gardens,or a scholarship fund for environmentaleducation, or a generation of students who careabout the environment and make wise decisionsabout its use.”Hobbies: canoeing, hiking, taking photographsof spring wildflowers, gardening, singing, playing

piano, reading, and traveling. “I love to traveland bring back my knowledge and experience tomy students. Thanks to EFS, I have been toPeru, Belize and Mexico, where I learned first-hand about animal, plant, and human life inthose places.”If Diane wasn’t a teacher, she’d probably be: apark ranger (Actually, she was at one time!)Heroes: Diane names Jane Goodall, the famousscientist, author and chimpanzee researcher, andRachael Carson, the marine biologist creditedwith launching the modern environmentalmovement. She also mentions Stephen Bishopand her grandmother.A few things you may not know about Diane:Diane guided people through Kentucky’sMammoth Cave during her three summers as apark ranger. Now she enjoys annual trips to theNorth Woods of Algonquin Park, during whichshe and her friends take everything they needfor one week in their canoes.

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When you think of the great scientific advancements of the modern age, you areprobably not picturing a bunch of third graders peering into a pool of crayfish. Or fifthgraders trying to determine the pulpiest orange juice. Or eighth graders sellingtimeshares on Mars.

But when you think of science from an educational perspective, you see how these reallyare great advancements—advancements in the scientific thinking of these students—and how, in this sense, Elmwood Franklin is a hotbed of scientific discovery. From theearliest of grades, kids are taught that science is more than a collection of facts to learnand memorize—science involves asking questions, observing, organizing, testing, solvingproblems, even changing the world.

“Children all love science when they’re little. They have so much eagerness andenthusiasm to learn about the world around them,” said Diane Evans, Lower Schoolscience teacher. “I love seeing the students’ faces light up when they discover something,make a connection, or realize some really neat fact.” Diane has been watching these lightbulbs go off in the minds of young EFS students for twenty years. It’s what she calls herniche, teaching science to young children, and it’s a rather unusual opportunity to find ina school. A dedicated science class in the early grades sets the right tone to helpElmwood Franklin students become successful science students and scientific thinkers.

Classroom study is enhanced by hands-on field trips. Fourth graders recently went on anexciting field trip to the Penn Dixie Site in Hamburg. Third graders had a differentexperience, collecting living organisms from the cattail marsh at Tifft Nature Preserve.The second grade visited the Butterfly Conservatory in Ontario, and the first gradevisited the Botanical Gardens to investigate the plants of the rainforest and the desert.

By the time they reach Upper School, students are well-prepared for the more advancedscientific topics that await them. Steven Rao, who teaches science to grades five andseven, and Clare Wagstaff, who teaches grades six and eight, tackle complex subjectssuch as particle theory, cell structure, electricity, and environmental sustainability. Theissues get more sophisticated, and the kids’ interest rises to the challenge.

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A highlight of the Upper School experience is the annual Science Fair, which promotesthe scientific endeavors of all the students in an evening of entertaining education. Fifthgraders present the results of their extensive consumer product testing; sixth gradersdisplay their original inventions; seventh graders share the findings of environmentalresearch; and eighth graders perform live chemistry, physics and earth sciencedemonstrations.

There are other exciting projects and field trips throughout the year. “Our eighth gradewinter project is to build a planet to scale and produce a PowerPoint presentation tryingto sell it as a vacation location,” said Clare. “A sixth grade trip to the Power Vista followsfrom a course on energy and leads into electricity. It involves hands-on exhibits, a look atone of the largest hydroelectric power plants in the country and a massive Van de Graafgenerator to make the kids’ hair stand on end!” Students also go to the Niagara FallsAquarium as part of the eighth grade’s oceanography study, where they look at howanimals are adapted to the chemical and physical properties of living in salt water.

Steve oversees the seventh graders as they design and conduct an independent plantgrowth project, for which they test different growing conditions of a particular vegetableplant. “The seventh graders also conduct a dissection of an earthworm and participate inthe ‘Fungal Olympics,’ which involves tasting, art projects, microscope study, andidentification of different fungi,” said Steve. “The fifth graders get to do differentmicroscope studies of cells, and they have to create a three-dimensional model of a plantor animal cell. They do a hands-on investigation of mammals (scat, fur, skulls, prints), andpractice their observation skills by observing live animal adaptations in fish, reptiles, andamphibians.”

Evidence of a “gender divide” in science isn’t seen by any of the teachers at EFS, thoughaccording to Clare, parents are still often pleased to find that their children have a femalescience teacher at this stage, to serve as a role model and as confirmation that womenand science do in fact mix. It is one science lesson the students seem to have alreadylearned: girl or boy, young or old, science has something for everyone.

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studentperspective

a voice for

Every politician and lobbyist knows well the power words have to change the world. EFS fourthgrader David D’Agostino understands that power too, and used it to inform and persuadelawmakers in Washington about a nationwide school food allergy bill now before Congress.

David was one of 70 children from across the country selected to take part in a new programsponsored by the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN). Called the FAAN Kids’ Congresson Capitol Hill, it is designed to give kids the opportunity to tell their personal stories of livingwith food allergies and why research, education and legislation is vital to the 11 million Americanswho have food allergies.

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David was chosen to participate because of thewinning essay he submitted, an essay which talkedabout what it was like to live with a food allergy.(David also has a younger brother with multiple foodallergies.) His agenda in Washington was quiteformidable: he met personally with representativesfrom the offices of Congressman Thomas Reynolds,Congressman James Walsh, and Senator HillaryRodham Clinton. During the meetings, David andothers from the state described their experiences withfood allergies and asked House Members to co-sponsor the Food Allergy and AnaphylaxisManagement Act of 2005. This bill would direct theSecretary of Health and Human Services to establishguidelines for schools to prevent exposure to foodallergens and ensure a prompt response when a childsuffers a potentially fatal anaphylactic reaction. Thebill wouldn’t be a mandate for schools; rather it wouldsimply establish a federal standard regarding schoolmanagement plans for children who are at risk.Senators were asked to sponsor a similar measure inthe Senate.

Food allergy is a growing food safety concern in theU.S., with physicians reporting an increase in thenumber of food allergy patients in the country. Eventrace amounts of the allergen, as little as one five-thousandth of a teaspoon, can cause a reaction, andsome people may even react to just touching orinhaling the allergen. With no cure, strict avoidance ofthe allergy-causing food is the only way to prevent apotentially life-threatening reaction, which can beparticularly difficult in a school setting. By providingschools across the country with uniform guidance onhow to create appropriate management andemergency plans for children with this illness,exposures can be decreased and lives potentiallysaved.

David, who has an allergy to milk, doesn’t relish thespecial attention having a food allergy can bring. Buthe understands the importance of this particular pieceof legislation and was eager to take the two-day tripto Washington, D.C. along with his mom. “When I sentmy essay in, I never thought that I would win. Then Idid, and I got a little nervous,” David said. “But nowI’m really glad I did it.”

To learn more about the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Networkvisit www.foodallergy.org.

“When I sent my essayin, I never thought that Iwould win. Then I did,and I got a littlenervous. But now I’mreally glad I did it.”

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alumniprofile

a d a m + l i p p e s ’ 8 7In the EFS Class of 1987 eighth grade class poll, Adam Lippes was not voted “Most Likely toLaunch an Outrageously Successful Line of Ultra-Posh Underwear.” But he should have been.

Of course, now that’s only half the story, since adam+eve, the company he founded in thespring of 2004, just evolved into a full collection of casual, though utterly luxurious, sportswearfor women and men. To say the label is popular is an understatement—it has a large celebrityfollowing and has been featured in every fashion magazine worth its ink: Vogue, Elle, Harper’sBazaar, W, GQ, Cargo, DNA and others.

Sold in more than 125 stores in six countries across the globe, adam+eve made its Buffalodebut in November, with a glitzy affair at Tony Walker & Co. in Williamsville. Friends, family,Elmwood Franklin faculty and just plain fans were among the huge crowd there to celebrate thehomecoming of this Buffalo boy who has brought us, without question, the world’s mostirresistible undershirt.

“The idea was to start a company based on basics,” Adam said in an interview with The BuffaloNews about his clothing line. “A lot of companies start with fashion, and then they work back tobasics as sort of an afterthought. Today, basics are such a key part of how everyone dresses—at-shirt and a pair of jeans. So we decided to start with the perfect t-shirt … the best, finest-fabric, most perfectly fit, softest t-shirt.” That perfect t-shirt was accompanied by a full line ofboxed basics, all made from incredibly soft Peruvian pima cotton jersey, designed with subtleand unique details, and packaged in unique, high-gloss white boxes. Prices, beginning at $25,are decidedly lower than other high-end designer offerings.

A favorite of Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Courtney Cox, Nicole Kidman, Jessica Simpson, andDavid Bowie, the adam+eve line is divided into two collections: a+dam for men and a+eve forwomen. And now there is a complete seasonal collection of men's and women's fashion. Like thebasic t-shirts and underwear, the fashion collection is casual and chic, consisting of a variety ofdesigner clothes in the most inviting fabrics, including cashmere sweaters, velvet jackets, silktops, Alpaca knit tops, merino wool cardigans, coyote fur vests, and wax wear trousers.

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Adam founded the company nearly two years ago and now serves as the chiefexecutive officer and creative director. He previously worked as the creative directorfor Oscar de la Renta, where he was the youngest person to hold that position at aleading international design house. Working at Oscar de la Renta from 1996 to2003, Adam was involved in various aspects of the business, including licensing,sourcing, marketing and business development. Before that, he worked for RalphLauren after graduating from Cornell University, where he majored in psychology.

Adam is remembered by those at Elmwood Franklin as a kind, smart and thoughtfulboy, who was very well liked by his teachers and classmates. In an old yearbook he’slisted as vice president of the SCC and a member of the soccer team. Google hisname now and you find an abundance of references from style magazines andfashion industry sources, touting his designs, his talent and his creative vision. Youcan also uncover a photograph of Adam playing chess with Oscar de la Renta,which makes you wonder two things about this rising star alum: Did he learn toplay chess here at Elmwood Franklin? And what will his next move be?

“So we decided to start with the

perfect t-shirt…thebest, finest-fabric, most perfectly

fit, softest t-shirt.”

Adam Lippes,on starting adam+eve

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Adam in 1987.

* Adam is offering a 15% discount to all alumni, parents and friends of EFS through February 1, 2006. Simply visit www.adampluseve.com to start shopping and type in promotional code EFS05 before checking out!

Come alongand learnwith the EFSsecondgraders on their trip to the Butterfly Conservatory

Two thousand live, free-flying butterflies surround the second grade.The children move slowly, step gently, gaze all around as two thousandlive, free-flying butterflies lift and land and lift off again.

The second graders are on their annual field trip to the Niagara ParksButterfly Conservatory in Ontario. The experience is a thrill for anyyoung entomologist: an 111,000 square-foot enclosed tropical forest,the largest of its kind in North America, complete with a waterfall,pathways meandering 600 feet, and more than 45 different species ofbutterflies fluttering freely about the children’s faces.

Having studied the insects in science class, raising their very own fromsmall painted lady caterpillars, the students already know plenty aboutthese fluttering creatures, but it’s impossible not to learn somethingnew here. What would you like to know?

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Butterfly Basics

That’ s a fact!Did you know?

Grow your ownbutterfly garden!

Butterflies go through four stages oflife:

• An adult butterfly lays an egg. • The egg hatches into a larva. • The caterpillar forms the chrysalis or pupa.

• The chrysalis matures into a butterfly.

The adult lifespan of a butterflyvaries from one species to the next.On the short end of the scale, somebutterfly species will live only a fewdays, while the migratinggenerations of Monarchs can live sixto eight months. On average,

butterflies live between two andthree weeks.

Butterflies have highly developedsenses. They smell with theirantennae, taste with their feet, andfeel their food with hairy organs onthe sides of their mouths calledpulpi. Their compound eyes, madeup of thousands of different lenses,are among the most intricate visionsystems known by scientists.Butterflies are even able to seesomething humans can’t: ultravioletlight, which helps them todistinguish females from males.

Butterflies and moths make up theorder of insects known asLepidoptera. With about 165,000known species, this order is secondin numbers only to beetles.Butterflies and moths have severalobservable differences:

• Most butterflies fly by day, and most moths by night.

• Most butterflies hold their wings together above their bodies at rest, while moths tend to rest with their wings

flat.• Butterfly antennae are long

and slender; moth antennae are wide and feathery.

While these traits are all observabledifferences, there is not one singlefeature that separates all butterfliesfrom all moths.

• The female Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing is the largest butterfly – its wingspan can measure up to 11 inches.

• Some Hawkmoths can fly at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour.

• A migrating Monarch butterfly can fly 80 miles per day, at a height of 400 feet above ground.

• Vampire moths from Asia can puncture skin and suck blood.

• The wing tips of the Giant Silkmoth look like snakes’ heads.

• Caterpillars of some Arctic butterfly species can take more than three years to mature.

• South American Water Tiger caterpillars live underwater.

• The caterpillars and chrysalides of the Birdwing species are eaten as delicacies in New Guinea.

A butterfly garden, large or small,can attract butterflies to yourbackyard. Here are some tips forcreating your own garden:

• A bountiful butterfly garden willhave sunny spots for basking,shelter from wind and rain andsources of fresh water. Mud or sandpuddles are used by adult malebutterflies to obtain essential salts,needed for reproduction.

• You’ll want plants for nectar toprovide food for a variety of adultbutterflies, and also plants forhosting, which supply caterpillarswith food. Caterpillars eat host

plants like milkweed, marigolds,Queen Anne’s lace, and violets.Butterflies like nectar plants, such asthe butterfly bush, the beauty bush,sunflowers, lilacs, snapdragons, andzinnias.

• Choose plants that will bloomat different times throughout theseason. Try experimenting with avariety of plants that appeal todifferent butterfly species.

• Pesticides can harm butterflies,so avoid using them wheneverpossible.

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newsofnote

Elmwood Franklin School celebrated 110

years in November at a gathering at the

Larkin Exchange Building in Buffalo that

brought EFS parents, alumni, former

parents, faculty and staff and trustees

together to honor and remember our

school’s long history, captured in a

slideshow presentation.

ElmwoodFranklinHonors ItsHistory

The EFS Jazz Bandentertained, withspecial guestperformers DerekRobins ’05 (above)and JavierBuscaglia-Pesquera’04 (left).

Katherine Wheeler of the Class of 1937chatted with HeadmasterKeith Frome.

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Tiftickjian, boys Blue co-captain; and JackKnox, boys Gray co-captain.

Parent NewsMembers of the 2005-2006 ExecutiveCommittee of the Parent Council are LoriBassett, President; Cathy Alsheimer, Vice

President; Kathleen Loree,Treasurer; Lisa Hotung, Secretary;and Joanne Brannen, Room RepCoordinator.

Chairs of the 2006 EFS auction,themed Saturday Night Fever, areKate Foley, Janet DiMichele andSue Liptak.

The original watercolor artwork of EFS parentand corporation member Leslie Zemskywas on display in the Anderson Lobby of theJohnston Theatre throughout the fall of 2005. EFS welcomes submissions of artwork by

parents, alumni, faculty and staff for futuredisplay.

CEPA Gallery of Buffalo invited 100 of WesternNew York’s VIP’s (Very Interesting People, thatis) to submit photographs for a specialexhibition and auction called “Visions ofGreater Buffalo.” Included in the project wasKeith Frome, Headmaster and parent; MichaelJoseph, Board Chair and parent; HowardZemsky, parent; Gerald Lippes, CorporationMember and former parent; Lana Benatovich,former parent; and Linda Gellman, formerparent.

Faculty and Staff NewsNew faculty for the 2005-2006 school yearare Marny Karassik in Prep I and NeilConnelly in the Upper School mathdepartment. Departing faculty were Prep IIteacher Lisa Fitzpatrick, who relocated toNorth Carolina with her family after 22 yearsof teaching at EFS, and Upper School mathteacher Leo Mosier, who has taken a breakfrom teaching to travel the country.

Math teacher Clare Barry welcomed son JudeThomas Barry on August 19, 2005.

Prep teacher Joy Cianciosa welcomed son JohnAndrew Cianciosa on October 17, 2005.

Student NewsOur EFS students responded with anoutpouring of concern and generosity to thedevastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Theeighth grade organized a carwash inSeptember, washing and rinsing their way to asizeable donation of $1246 for the AmericanRed Cross disaster relief efforts. Otherfundraising efforts included a coin driveorganized by the fourth graders, whocollected change in jars placed throughout theschool, totaling nearly $700. Sixth gradersGrace Clauss and Sukie Cleary raised morethan $150 with a lemonade stand.Pushing Up the Sky awards winners forNovember 2005 are Kenny Lipke, Kyle

Cramer, Sukie Cleary, Grace Clauss, RyanTick, Kilby Bronstein, Carol Sullivan, KevinAcker, Michael DiMichele, and the SeventhGrade Outdoor Ed Campers.SCC officers for the year are Kilby Bronsteinand Ed Spangenthal, Co-Presidents; AllisonJoseph, Vice President; Dillon Joseph,Treasurer; and Hannah Sorgi, Secretary.

Blue-Gray captains for the year are GraceNiswander, girls Blue captain; Carol Sullivan,girls Gray captain; Jake Cappuccino, boys Bluecaptain; Ramsey Gayles, boys Gray captain.Bue-Gray co-captains for the first semester areSarah Collins, girls Blue co-captain; AlexandraMathews, girls Gray co-captain; Will

Corporation LuncheonLife Members of the Elmwood Franklin School Corporation convened for lunchin the EFS library on October 20, 2005.This year the Corporation welcomed newmembers Janie Urban Constantine ’62and Pamela Righter.

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daytodayHalloween thehealthy way: Prepstudents and theirparents celebratedHalloween in theclassroom with all ofthe fun but none ofthe junk. Kidsfearlessly munched onhealthy snacks—andweren’t haunted bystomachachesafterward.

Taking the plunge: Thesedaring souls are the eighthgrade "Grand Peres" of the PolarBear club from this year'sPathfinder trip. To be a grandpere, one must be brave andhardy enough to take a dip inthe lake every morning beforebreakfast.

An apple a day: Second gradersenjoyed fall’s bounty on their

apple picking excursion to BeckerFarms in October. Besides

perfecting the proper pickingtechnique (there actually is one),

the kids learned the history of thefarm and of apples in general.

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Bon appetit: The eighth grade Frenchstudents went to Martin’s in Amherst on

November 7 for a lesson in preparinginternational cuisine. They learned how to

make an African chicken dish, Caribbeancouscous and crème caramel from France.

How’s the weather inFrance? Third gradeFrench studentspromoted NationalFrench Week inNovember with atelevision appearanceon Channel 7’sWeather Outsidesegment.

That’s the spirit: Beautiful weatherwelcomed Upper School students andfaculty to the Blue-Gray picnic atBeaver Island Park on Sept. 30. Startedin 1946, the Blue-Gray competitionpromotes good sportsmanship,teamwork and school spirit.

Living history: Sixth and seventh graderscelebrated French Heritage Day inNovember with a visit to Old Fort Niagara.The French first established a post at thefort back in 1679.

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Boys’ club: The men of Elmwood Franklin (minus three—canyou guess who?) get chummy at the Blue-Gray picnic. Fromleft to right is Neil Connelly, Tom Ryan, Ziggy Piadlo, BobFoster, Steve Rao, Jon Carlson, and Pete Johnson. (Themissing males are Keith Frome, Tom Jordan and PatrickKilian.)

Around the world through books: The Book Fairbrought out everyone’s love of literature, as students andtheir parents browsed the titles for their favorites.Proceeds from the sale support the Parent Council, whichin turn supports the school.

The Joy of Reading: Fourth graders love reading booksso much that they want everyone in Buffalo to join them.In an effort to support tutoring services to children andadults who need help learning to read, the students soldMagnetic Poetry Kits, donating their profits to theLiteracy Volunteers of Buffalo and Erie County.

Grandparents go backto school:Grandparents joinedtheir beloved Prepstersfor a morning of stories,crafts and snacks onGrandparents’ Day inNovember.

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Barnyard buddies: Prep II had a taste ofthe simple life on their trip to KelkenbergFarm in October, where they took a bumpyhayride, picked pumpkins, petted sheep andrabbits, and even milked a goat.

Dear Readers,

A definite history theme has emergedthroughout this issue of the Bulletin Board,sparked by the Elmwood Franklin 110thanniversary celebration we held in November.

Organizing a party in honor of that muchhistory is a challenging task for a newcomer likemyself. But as my staff and I began to gathermementos from the past, I found the endeavorto be similar to a crash course in this school’sconstitution—EFS 101. I learned aboutElmwood Franklin’s beginnings, what haschanged through the years, what things haveremained constant. It helps to know this largerpicture as I work so closely each day with thefiner details of annual fund contributions,auction acquisitions, grant opportunities andthe like.

I came to EFS in July from the Syracuse area,where I previously worked as a Major GiftsOfficer and Assistant Director of Annual Givingat Hamilton College. Since then, I’ve been outin the community as much as possible, meetingour Board, parents and alumni, while alsogetting to know a host of new colleagues, from

fromdevelopment

Upcoming Events

Prep/Lower School Ice Cream Social

Thursday, January 12 @ 6:00 p.m.

Open House

Tuesday, January 24 @ 8:45 a.m.

Upper School Science Fair

Thursday, February 2 @6:00 p.m.

2006 Auction, Saturday Night Fever

Saturday, February 25 @ 6:00 p.m.

Grades 5 and 6 Play

Thursday, March 23 @ 3:30 p.m.

Friday, March 24 @ 6:30 p.m.

Upper School Band/Choral Concert

Friday, May 12 @ 6:30 p.m.

Prep and Lower School Closing Program

Friday, June 2 @ 9:00 a.m.

Class Day

Tuesday, June 6 @ 11:00 a.m.

Commencement

Wednesday, June 7 @ 3:00 p.m.

Annual Fund Comes to a Close

Friday, June 30

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“It occurs to me thatthis ‘day to day’business is whatbuilds ElmwoodFranklin history, andI’m proud andexcited to be a partof it.”

administration and staff to our dedicatedfaculty (you can check out page 21 to see justhow dedicated they are!). By all measures, I amamazed by the support and dedication of ourparents, volunteers, and Board Members. I ammost grateful for your generosity

Right now my staff and I are busily focused onannual giving for all members of the EFScommunity and coordinating a profitableauction program, in addition to producing thisBulletin Board you’re reading. We’re alsolooking to revamp our website this coming year,sponsor more alumni events, and explore newcapital projects.

It occurs to me that this “day to day” businessis what builds Elmwood Franklin history, and I’mproud and excited to be a part of it. Thank youfor your role in making it happen.

Sincerely,

Julie A. RaynsfordDirector of Development

modernhistory

As Elmwood Franklin celebrated its 110th anniversary in November,we learned that history isn’t always relegated to the past. When youlook at the number of faculty, administrators and staff that haveworked in this school for 15 years or more, you see there’s a largepart of our history right here before our eyes! The following peopleaccount for 583 collective years of Elmwood Franklin history. How fardo your memories go back?

Sitting L to R: Rose Gardon, 34 years; Cricket Gordon, 16 years;Maria DiMarco, 15 years; Deborah Clark, 28 years; Clare Buchheit-Edson, 25 years; Molly Clauss, 19 years; Patricia Scaffidi, 22 years;Susan Green, 34 years; Eileen McCarthy, 23 years; Kathryn Murray,18 years; Sue Bensman, 18 years; Mary Jane Waltz, 27 years. Standing L to R: Patricia Petersen, 18 years; Marigrace Papagni, 27years; Dee Drew, 21 years; Judy Jurnack, 27 years; Laurie Mourgas, 21years; Tom Jordan, 26 years; Judy Gerich, 18 years; Cheri Truax, 17years; Ziggy Piadlo, 24 years; Sybil McGennis, 33 years; Diane Evans,20 years.

Not pictured: Rosemarie Beres, 28 years, and Tom Ryan, 22 years.Special mention is given to former Prep teacher Lisa Fitzpatrick whorelocated last year after 22 years at EFS.

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1975 was the year when disco really took off.

February 25, 2006 is the nightwhen it comes back.

February 25, 20066:00 P.M.

If you would like tosupport the auctionby donating an itemor placing an ad inthe auction catalog,

please call theDevelopment Officeat 716-877-5035.

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We asked our three 30+ year veteransabout what things have changed andwhat things have stayed the same overthe course of their careers. Here’s whatthey have observed:

Susan Green, Head of Lower Schoolwhat has changed: “So many positivechanges—more programs have beenadded, much more diversity in every way,and an updated physical plant thatretains the feel of the old.”what hasn’t: “Our wonderful teachersand caring parents; our strongleadership; our connectedness betweenthe past and present through theCorporation; our mission of educatingthe whole child; and our strongacademics with support.”

Rose Gardon, First Grade teacherwhat has changed: “Many of thefacilities—library, computers, theatre,special classes—wow! They’re first rate!”

what hasn’t: “It’s remained a place forchildren to learn and thrive byexperiencing a well-rounded educationthat includes academics, athletics andthe arts.”

Sybil McGennis, Third Grade teacherwhat has changed: “Thirty years ago,we were an institution that rested on thereputation and traditions establishedmany years before. Presently, we are aninstitution that continues to value theroots of our school, but we are alwaysstriving to meet the needs of a changingenvironment and to grow and to bloominto the best school that we can providefor our community.”what hasn’t: “We continue to stress theimportance of developing the wholechild. We provide an excellent academicprogram and offer outstanding personaldevelopment guidelines that nurture theintellectual, moral, and emotional growthof each child.”

Sports, fitness, and fun are three things our

sports department take very seriously. Every

fall and winter, the Upper School students

participate on a variety of interscholastic

teams, including boys and girls soccer, girls

field hockey, and boys and girls basketball. Our

student athletes put in a great amount of

effort, commitment and enthusiasm, making

each season a great success.

This fall season our soccer and field hockey

teams played in 32 games, ending with 20

wins, 9 losses and 3 tied games.

This winter, in addition to our Upper School

basketball teams, we will be adding a new team

to our line-up. Parent John Zachau is coaching

a group of third and fourth grade basketball

players under the direction of our physical

education department. “We started this team

to increase student involvement, skill

development, and team play in a fun

environment. These young athletes have so

much dedication and so much enthusiasm for

the sport,” said phys. ed. teacher Pete Johnson.

sportsreview

New this year to the EFSsport’s line-up is a boys’basketball team for third andfourth graders coached byparent John Zachau. This newteam prepares our youngerathletes for interscholasticplay by fostering team workand skill development.

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1. One of the founders of EFS,she also taught at the FranklinSchool.

2. This science teacher’sfavorite book is The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.

3. The Elmwood School wasthe first in Buffalo to have anorganized council of these.

4. Abbrev. for Food Allergy andAnaphylaxis Network.

5. The number of faculty/administrators who have beenat EFS for 30 or more years.

6. First location of ElmwoodSchool, 235 West _________ St.

7. “Around the ______ throughBooks” was this year’s Book Fairtheme.

8. German who inventedkindergarten.

9. This science teacher hasspent time with a dive researchteam.

10. Number of pupils JessicaBeers instructed in the firstFranklin School kindergarten.

11. This parent’s art was ondisplay in the Anderson Lobbyof the Johnston Theatrethroughout the fall.

12. The “Grand ________” ofthe Polar Bear club are brave

enough to endure a dip inSource Lake every morningduring the Pathfinder Trip.

13. “Pushing up the ______”award is given to Upper Schoolstudents whose character andactions exemplify the missionand spirit of EFS.

14. The ___________ luncheonwas held at EFS in October tobring together Life Members ofElmwood Franklin School.

15. This author of ThePressured Child came to EFS inOctober.

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down1. Colorful athletic competitionstarted in 1946.

2. School colors of the ElmwoodSchool were gray and this.

3. At this year’s auction, one luckyperson will win a three-year lease onthis model car.

4. Not surprisingly, the FranklinSchool had its start on this street.

6. Functional Headmistress of theFranklin School from 1900 to 1925.

7. This alum of the class of 1987started his own clothing line calledadam+eve.

8. This butterfly species can live upto eight months.

9. EFS held its 110th Celebration inthis building.

10. Eighth graders held a car washto raise funds for victims of thishurricane.

11. The second graders traveled tothe ________ Conservatory inNiagara Falls.

answersAcross: 1. Beers, 2. Rao, 3. Mothers, 4.FAAN, 5. Three, 6. Utica, 7. World, 8.Froebel, 9. Wagstaff, 10. Six, 11. Zemsky,12. Peres, 13. Sky, 14. Corporation, 15.Thomspon

Down: 1. BlueGray, 2. Scarlet, 3. Boxster,4. Franklin, 6. Keyes, 7. Lippes, 8. Monarch, 9. Larkin, 10. Katrina, 11. Butterfly

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Think your gift to theAnnual Fundis too small to

make a difference?

If 10 EFS Alums gave $25 each,it would be enough to purchase12 new books for the library.

If 20 EFS Parents gave $50 each,it would be enough to purchasea new computer for a classroom.

Make a small gift.Make a big difference.

It’ s amazing what$100 can get you!

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CIRCLE Z RANCHTrade your snow boots for cowboy boots.

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Circle ZRanch, resident managers Ginny and Jim Cosbey,former EFS parents, extend a special invitation tothe Elmwood Franklin School community tocome and experience a true Southwestern guestranch--and Arizona’s oldest.

Spend a weekend in January or February nestledin the remote foothills of the Santa Ritamountains and receive a special weekend rate(Thursday to Sunday), only $420/adult.

For every reservation made mentioning ElmwoodFranklin School, Circle Z will make a $100donation to the school!

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1946Lousie Gale Runnels enjoys time with hergrandchildren, ages 4 and 6. She spends herwinters in Texas and Florida, taking advantageof the warm weather for golf and tennis.

1981Brigit Baird is teaching part-time at RhodeIsland College. Her son, Theo, is two and lovesfall in New England. “We are thoroughlyenjoying the toddler years!”

1982Amy Habib Rittling was recognized for herprofessional success and communityinvolvement by Business First’s 40 Under Fortyawards luncheon in November. She is anattorney with the Law Offices of Thomas H.Burton.

Newell Nussbaumer was profiled in a BuffaloNews article in November about the magazineBuffalo Rising, which he helped to create andserves as publisher and project director.

1985Eric Saldanha has moved back to Buffalo fromSan Francisco after 16 years away. “I’m lookingforward to reconnecting with my classmatesand fellow alums in the areas.”

1986Brigid Hughes, the former executive editor ofThe Paris Review, has founded a newindependent quarterly magazine of literatureand culture called A Public Space. Forinformation, visitwww.apublicspace.org.

1987Brian Decillis and his wife

Gretchen welcomed their first child,Nicholas Zurn Decillis, on April 27, 2005. The

family lives in Long Valley, NJ and remainclosely tied to Buffalo.

Heidi Narins Suffoletto is an emergency roomphysician and fellow in sports medicine inBuffalo.

1989Monique Chantelle Leigh earned a BA inEnglish from Tulane University and an MA inintegrated marketing from Emerson College.She is the assistant manager of productdevelopment, specializing in crystal and silver,for Tiffany & Co. She lives in New York City.

1990Elizabeth Sadler married Kevin Cryer inSeptember. She is a municipal reporter for TheJournal News in Harrison, NY and lives in NewYork City. She is a graduate of VanderbiltUniversity and received a master’s degree injournalism from Columbia University.

1991Stacie Greenfield graduated with honors fromthe MBA program at the University of Michiganin 2004. She is currently living in London,England where she is the director of Internetmarket research and product development forHarris Interactive (HI Europe).

1992Tricia Barrett was promoted to senior accountexecutive at Crowley Webb and Associates, amarketing communications agency. Tricia joinedthe company in 2003 as account executive.

Matt Mariconda is working his fourth seasonas the director of basketball operations for theUniversity of Detroit.

1993Anaxet Jones spent the last two yearsteaching at Shandong University in Jinan,China and has traveled extensivelythroughout China. She now attends theGeorgetown University Law Center,focusing on international law.

1994Katherine Moore teaches ninth gradeEnglish at Amherst Central High School.

Raquel Denise Rodriguez VonHandorfgraduated with an EdM in science educationfrom Harvard University in 2003. She wedKevin VonHandorf, a civil engineer with theFIGG engineering group in July of 2004. Afterteaching in Tallahassee for two years, Raquelrecently moved to West Chester, PA, where shenow teaches high school physics.

1996Emily Santilli graduated magna cum laude inMay 2005 with a degree in architecture. Sheis currently a graduate student in architectureat Burt Hill in Butler, PA.

Sarah Santilli is the new choral director andassistant band director at Liberty-BentonSchools in Findlay, Oh. She also performedalongside her sisters in Amherst Central HighSchool’s Diamond Jubilee Celebration this pastJuly.

1997Mathew Greenfield has graduated magna cumlaude from Brown University. He won theWeston Fine Arts Award, which is given to thestudent with the most outstanding body ofartwork, and he was inducted into OmicronDelta Epsilon, an international honor societyfor students who attain outstandingachievements in economics. In addition tothese accolades, he was selected as a Fulbrightscholar to South Korea, funded by the U.S.Congress.

Nicky Raghavan lives in Pasadena and attendsthe University of Southern California.

1998Jon Celik, who now goes by the name Can,returned from his schooling in Turkey to attendCornell University, where he is now a juniormajoring in economics. Can, who speaksEnglish, Turkish and French, is now studyingJapanese. He made the drive all the way fromIthaca to Buffalo to visit his alma mater inSeptember.

2001Adam Goldfarb spent an exciting summerwaterskiing as Austin Powers and Inspector

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Brian Decillis (second from right) holds son

Nicholas during a visit with former classmate Andy

Mathias ’87 and his son, Benjamin Andrew Mathias.

Can Celik visitsEFS in September.

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Gadget. This fall he started his first semesterat Colby College in the “Colby in Dijon,France” program, and he looks forward toplaying squash for school and snowboarding.

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Lewin was named anoutstanding young Western New Yorker byThe Buffalo News in September. She is in herfreshman year at Fordham College at LincolnCenter in Manhattan.

Brendan Swift is attending BucknellUniversity, majoring in civic engineering. Heloves his new school, has made great friends,and is currently throwing himself into a newsport — rugby.

2002Hanna Gisel was a featured contributor toTraffic East magazine’s tenth issue. Her piece,entitled Pura Vida, documents her trip toCosta Rica.

2003Meryl Victoria Gellman performed at theBuffalo Philharmonic Orchestra holidayconcert with Marvin Hamlisch at Kleinhan’sMusic Hall. Meryl performed two solo pieces,

Ave Maria and Memory.

Eliza Friedman is a junior at Buffalo Seminary,where she plays field hockey and squash. Overthe summer she traveled to Costa Rica.

Daniel Swift is currently a junior at Nichols.He enjoyed an incredible summer at CampPathfinder as a CIT and will return next yearas a staff member.

2004Julia Friedman is dancing with the dancecompany at Miss Porter’s School inFarmington, CT, where she made honor roll.She rows with the varsity crew team.

Shahirah Gilllespie made the honor roll atMiss Porter’s School in Farmington, CT. Sherecently studied at the Instituto San Fernandode la Lengua Espanola in Cadiz, Spain.

in other news...Abigail Slone is in the eighth grade at KentDenver School in Colorado, where she is aStudent Council representative and plays altosax in the middle school R&B band.

I n M e m o r i u m

Mary Ann Anderson ’66, daughter of

former EFS headmaster Russell (Jean)

Anderson, passed away in August of 2005.

She is survived by siblings Thomas Anderson

’63, Michael Anderson ’65, Sarah Anderson

Mancini ’68, and Cathy Anderson Estes ’72.

John Friedlander, an Elmwood Franklin

parent and former trustee, passed away

unexpectedly on October 21, 2005. An

active community leader, Mr. Friedlander is

survived by his five children, Zoe ’04, Devin

’06, Alec ’09, Jaime, and Jennifer Sargent.

Martha Mitchell, mother of Margaret

Mitchell ’65, John “Jock” (Betsy ’65)

Mitchell, and Samuel Mitchell, passed away

on October 5, 2005. Mrs. Mitchell was the

grandmother of Sarah Mitchell ’90, John

Mitchell ’92, and Anne Mitchell ’95.

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EFS alumnae members of the Buffalo Seminary field hockey team posed for a picture during an October play day. L to R: Victoria Dann '05, Katie Dryden '03, Eliza Friedman '03, Michele Kujawa '04, Lauren Moloney '04, Zoe Friedlander '04, and Emma Papagni '04.

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