park bulletin fall 2013

The Park SchoolFall Bulletin 2013

Annual Report Issue

Board of Trustees 2013–14

OfficersSuzie Tapson ChairMartin Mannion Vice ChairLanny Thorndike Vice ChairLee Englert SecretaryJohn Connaughton Treasurer

David Ball ’85Margaret Boasberg*Marcus CherryVincent ChiangPolly Crozier*Atul DhirJulia Lloyd Johannsen ’93Edward Johnson IVHeidi JohnsonPatti KraftConan Laughlin*Katie McWeenyAnne MitchellScott NathanStephanie Neal-JohnsonKate OlmstedPeter PhilipPeter RiehlHappy RoweGarrett Solomon ’86Kerry Noone SwordsSuzie Tapson Edward “E.J.” Whelan*Sam Wilderman

*nominated for election September 2013 and profiled in this issue

Ex OfficioMichael RobinsonHead of School

Kimberly BoydAssistant Head for Finance & Operations

Cynthia A. HarmonAssistant Head for Program & Professional Development

Board Chairs EmeritiKennett F. BurnesDavid D. CrollCharles C. Cunningham, Jr.George P. Denny IIIDavid G. FubiniM. Dozier GardnerJohn L. Hall IIKevin J. MaroniJ. Michael MaynardAnne Worthington PrescottDeborah Jackson Weiss

Headmaster EmeritusRobert S. Hurlbut, Jr.

Alumni Committee 2013–14

Abbott Lawrence ’85 Co-ChairRebecca Lewin Scott ’89 Co-Chair

Diego Alvarado ’01John Barkan ’85Peter Barkan ’86Kathrene Tiffany Bell ’96Bob Bray ’53Spencer Bush-Brown ’00Emily Potts Callejas ’89Gregory Cope ’71Lilla Curran ’95Melissa Deland ’95Tam DeVaughn ’96Sara Leventhal Fleiss ’95David Glynn ’91Abigail Ross Goodman ’91Anne Collins Goodyear ’84Jennifer Segal Herman ’82Julia Lloyd Johannsen ’93Gregory Kadetsky ’96Bob Kenerson ’53Joan Amick Kelly ’83Amy Lampert ’63Eve Wadsworth Lehrman ’95Nia Lutch ’97Melissa Daniels Madden ’85Amy Lloyd McCarthy ’86Allison Morse ’89Chip Pierce ’81Meredith Ross ’86Katharine Burrage Schmitt ’95Alyssa Burrage Scott ’92Jordan Scott ’89Sarah Shoukimas ’97Garrett J. Solomon ’86Thacher Tiffany ’93Diana Walcott ’85Laura Church Wilmerding ’84Phoebe Gallagher Winder ’84

Fall Bulletin 2013Annual Report of Giving 2012–13

EditorKate LaPine

DesignIrene Chu

PhotographyCoffee Pond PhotographyFlo FarrellKate LaPineClare Wibiralske

PrintingHannaford & Dumas

The Bulletin is published twice yearly for the alumni, parents, and friends of The Park School. We welcome your comments and ideas.

The Park School171 Goddard AvenueBrookline, Massachusetts 02445

To contact the Bulletin:Kate LaPineDirector of [email protected]

To report alumni news:Rena LaRusso ’04 Director of Alumni [email protected]

To support Park: Beatrix SandersDirector of [email protected]

To report address changes:Peter SteinmetzDevelopment Office [email protected]

Park is a coeducational school that admits quali-fied students without regard to race, religion,national origin, disabilities, sexual orientation, or family composition. Our educational policies,financial aid, and other school-sponsored pro-grams are administered in a nondiscriminatorymanner in conformance with applicable law.

FRONT COVER: Happy birthday, Park! In honor of the School’s 125th Anniversary, all 557 students and 150 members of the faculty and staff gathered for a historicpanoramic photo on Tuesday, September 10. The whole school then sang “HappyBirthday” to Park, followed by a ceremonial birthday cake cutting. Head of SchoolMichael Robinson, Betsy Ball (who has been at Park in one capacity or another since 1954!), and our youngest Pre–K student, Samora Nogueira Sanca ’24 and ouroldest Grade IX student, Rohan Dhir ’14, did the honors. Because the cake was reallyjust ‘for show,’ Park’s Food Service Manager Sean Callahan and his crew prepared700 homemade cupcakes for everyone to enjoy!

In this issue:

2 Park’s Constant Core

125 Years of Memories and Traditions

9 Meet Park’s 12th Head of School:

Michael Robinson

15 Around Park

Cool Globes in BostonFaculty & Staff 2013 –14 UpdatesNew Grade-Level Assistants in Grades I–VWelcome, Rena LaRusso ’04!

18 New Trustees

Margaret BoasbergPolly CrozierConan LaughlinEJ Whelan

20 Graduation 2013

Graduation Address: Jacob Aduama ’07Class of 2013 Graduation Speakers: Mikaela Cox and Chloë LeStage

30 Reunion 2013

33 Alumni Notes

Alumni Service Award 2013: Lanny Thorndike ’81Alumni Achievement Award 2013: Josh David ’78

The Park SchoolFall Bulletin 2013

2 The Park Bulletin | Fall 2013

125 YEARS AGO, in the fall of , MissCaroline Augusta Pierce opened the doors toa new school. Located in one half of adouble house at - Walnut Street, thissmall proprietary school served children ofvarious ages from neighboring families inBrookline. Today’s Park School—with students from over 30 cities and towns—is adirect descendent of that first class.

years later, The Park School isthriving. We invite you to join us as wecelebrate the incredible history and successesof this unique institution at special schoolevents and year-long anniversary festivities.

Please share with us your favorite Park School Memory. In honor of Park’sth Anniversary this year, we are collecting stories from alumni about theirfavorite Park School traditions, memories,and experiences.

To add your voice to the collection,please send your recollections to:

Park School MemoriesAttn: Kate LaPineThe Park School Goddard Avenue, Brookline, MA

[email protected]

The Park Bulletin | Fall 2013 3

n many ways, Park is the same school we remem-ber. It’s a school where relationships, community,creativity, ideas, and core values come first. It’s a

school where children and adults work hard AND havefun. It’s a school where learning how to think, problemsolve, analyze, connect, and create is at the center ofwhat we do. It’s a school where incredible things happenevery single day. And yet, just as the world has changedsince the ’s and ’s, so has Park. So, what’s stayedthe same and what’s changed?

We still begin the day with Morning Meeting. Westill have announcements and presentations. But we nolonger sing each day. Now, every Friday, ninth gradersrun Morning Meeting. And just like way back when,every day we still end with a moment of silence.

The sixth graders still do the House Project. But weno longer have kids working at home—with architectparents giving their kiddos a distinct advantage. The kids

I


Park students have beencompeting in interscholasticathletics since the School’searliest days. Football was amainstay for the boys untilit was discontinued in 1969,in favor of soccer.

Sixth graders have beendesigning and constructingfantastic model dwellingsfor decades. Today’s HouseProject integrates math concepts and environmen-tal science into a three-dayhands-on marathon priorto March vacation.

now build at school for the three days prior to Marchvacation, they all use the same materials, and the mathclassrooms in the new West Building are turned intoconstruction zones—complete with individualized workpermits.

We still have May Day. The third graders are stillthe stars of the show, but now both boys and girls do themaypole dance AND the stick dance. Last year we hadfour different maypoles. We still sing the May Day carol.

We still wear green and white when we play otherschools, but the look is much updated. There is no moregym show, but we do have soccer, field hockey, crosscountry, wrestling, basketball, and lacrosse tournaments.Thankfully, there are no more tunics and bloomers.

We still have an Anthology and a Yearbook, and theStudent Council, Helping Hand, and One World Club(now called “Pangea”) are alive and well. We don’t have amountain club any more, but we have do a green club,

continued on page


Each year, on the Friday nearest to May 1, Park’s youngest students entertain theirteachers and families with flowers, songs, anddances to herald the arrival of spring. In theearly days girls danced around the May Pole,and boys performed the Morris stick dance;both dances are now thoroughly co-ed.

always loved Morning Meeting. What a way tokick off the day—surrounded by your bestfriends, classmates, older kids and younger kids!

Every year you moved a level up the ladder. The youngerkids watched the boisterous older kids in awe, and then,one year, you finally get to sit in the top seats of theauditorium in the role you always admired. MorningMeeting was loud, light, and rambunctious. From Mr.Walsh’s Friday sing-along, to that old school projectorthat was used to show schedules or announcements . . .Morning Meeting was a tradition that perfectly capturedthe Park spirit. In my day, there were some legendaryskits that were absolutely unforgettable. My favorite onewas when Mr. Roach and Mr. Jones would dress up likeHans and Franz from Saturday Night Live and say intheir best German accents, “We are going to pump . . .YOU up!” To this day that sketch still kills me!

Daphne Johnson Berger

Class of

I

“My favorite Morning Meetingwas when Mr. Roach and Mr. Jones would dress up likeHans and Franz from SaturdayNight Live and say in their bestGerman accents, ‘We are goingto pump . . . YOU up!’”

Students in Grades V–IX begin their school dayin the theater with Morning Meeting.


film club, improv club, an a capella ensemble, mathteams, a gay straight alliance, a computer club, and arocket club.

The Library is still the center of the school. But inlibrary class, the kids also learn about informationtechnology, navigating the web and citing online sources.However, we still have books—lots and lots of books,and we have book groups for adults and students andeven a community read for the Upper Division studentsand faculty to begin the year. There are no more beanbagchairs or foam cubes; instead, we have a beautifulrenovated space that really works.

We still have advisory groups with time for walksand games and parties. But kids now see their advisorsevery day for either advisory or TEACH— a minuteblock which ends the day times a week and gives kids achance to begin homework, work on enrichmentactivities, or meet one on one with their teachers.

We still have a snack in the Dining Room at mid-morning, but gone are the waxed paper cups of juice andthe round sugar coated cookies. Thanks to the GreenClub, we use re-usable glasses and the snacks are

lthough I only attended Park for my first year of school, as far as I know I am the onlymember of Julia Ballantine Park’s family to go

there. She was among my grandfather’s four youngersisters who also taught or worked there: Julia BallantinePark, Caroline Winthrop Park, Alice Park, and EdithPark Turner.

My first year had an amazing effect on my wholeschool life. I began there in , turned five inNovember of that year, and in December—I recall thesmell of the library paste as we all were making Christmasgifts of red and green blotters—someone tapped me onthe shoulder and said, “Come along, dear.” I was placed

in second grade. Thus everythinghappened too young: I finished highschool at , and college at .

But my feelings about that yearare all good. I have learned that “AuntJul’s” school was a small brownbungalow there in Brookline, wherewe lived just two years. The very grandschool I visited some years later, wasnot even a dream then.

Natalie Park Schutz

Class of

Natalie’s Kindergarten class inDecember 1936.

Natalie and her younger sister Helen (who attended the Agassiz School), with their

parents David and Lydia Park.

A

The library has long been the center ofthe School. It underwent a major

renovation in 2008 so that students ofall ages can visit weekly for classes and

literally curl up with a good book.

continued on page


’ve realized, listening to some Gilbert and Sullivanon the radio, that I know almost every word andmelody from Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore,

Mikado, and Iolanthe. We all sat in on the rehearsals evenwhen only in the chorus, and in my memory they tookup our time for days. I remember afternoons up in a sortof attic at school making crepe paper cherry blossomsand gluing them to branches for Mikado. I’m interestedin what others remember about the plays we put on everyyear, under Mrs. Watson’s direction.

Ruth Vose

Class of

in the 1940s and 1950s, Mrs. Watson directed theentire Upper School in an annual Gilbert and Sullivanoperetta on the gym stage. Top: Mikado, 1957;Bottom: Pirates of Penzance, 1954.

I

“I remember afternoonsup in a sort of attic atschool making crepepaper cherry blossomsand gluing them tobranches for Mikado.”

y favorite memories of Park are Yule Festival and May Day. To thisday, during the holiday season, I

find myself singing proudly to my olderbrother, Todd, every word to “Children GoWhere I Send Thee,” and “Christmas in theTrenches,” while remembering my years atPark. I recall having a broken ankle one yearand being in a cast and on crutches the yearmy grade sang, “ for the six who couldn’t getfixed.” Ms. Allen incorporated my injury inthe song so I wouldn’t feel left out. She let mehobble onto the gym floor and display myhot pink cast. All my teachers at Park had away of making me feel special and important.I still feel their love all these years later.

Elizabeth Prives

Class of

M


healthier—pretzels, cheese sticks, and fruit. (By the way,you should see all of the choices in the Dining Room atlunch time!)

Upper Division students still study French andLatin—although there is no more Thibaut family onPlace D’Italie. Spanish has been added to the mix, andsince the fall of , Mandarin is offered, too. Now allof our ninth graders spend days on language trips inItaly, Spain, France … and beginning this March …China.

In many ways, Park is still Park. But it’s bigger. Andyou might not recognize some of the spaces. However,the concrete stairwells still smell the same, the kids eataround the same round butcher block tables in theDining Room, and teachers still have the same passionfor teaching and for inspiring their students to be thebest. For the School, the bottom line is still knowing andsupporting each child, and it’s still an amazing place forkids to learn and grow.

Alice Perera Lucey

Class of

“. . . Teachers still havethe same passion forteaching and for inspiringtheir studetns to be theirbest.”

Yule Festival’s origins lie with the traditional Christmas pageants Parkstudents performed in the 1940s. Today, the holiday assembly reflectsthe religiously and culturally diverse community that makes up themodern School. The program features songs from a variety oftraditions performed by students across Grades Pre-K through Grade IX,as well as reading that capture the principles and spirit of Chanukah,Christmas, and Kwanzaa.


Heads of The Park School

Caroline Augusta PiercePrincipal –

Mary Elizabeth WareCo-Principal –

Julia Ballantine ParkCo-Principal –Principal –

Alice Lee Co-Principal –

Grace Mowry HarrisCo-Principal –

Grace May ColeHeadmistress –

James Arnold LowellHeadmaster –

John Breckenridge DaytonHeadmaster –

Harry John GroblewskiHeadmaster –

Robert Satterlee Hurlbut, Jr.Headmaster –

Jerrold I. KatzHead of School –

Michael E. RobinsonHead of School –


Meet Park’s 12th Head of School: Michael RobinsonOn October , , the Board of Trusteesunanimously voted to invite Michael Robinson to become the th head of The Park School.Michael began his headship on July , ,when Jerry Katz left to begin his new appoint-ment in New York after twenty years of tremendous leadership at Park.

Michael grew up in Princeton, New Jersey,and received his bachelor’s degree in biology

from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He began his career as a science teacher and coach,before receiving his Masters in Divinity at theVirginia Theological Seminary. For the last years, he has been leading elementary schoolcommunities in Washington D.C., Chattanooga,Tennessee, and most recently at the Lake ForestCountry Day School outside of Chicago, where heserved as Head of School from –.


ferences,” “being a metropolitan, coed-ucational, day school of diverse races,religions, cultures, and backgrounds,”and “being a community where thedignity of each child, teacher, and par-ent is respected.” That, coupled withknowing that Park is a remarkably suc-cessful school in a great city on the EastCoast was the big attraction.

Q Was your family excited to moveto Boston? Can you tell us a littleabout them?

I was born in Western Massachusetts,and my wife, Frances, and I met at theUniversity of Massachusetts at Amherst.I grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, andmy family had a cabin in Ellsworth,Maine. So, while I didn’t really grow upin Massachusetts, the state has alwaysfelt like a part of what I consider to behome as I traveled up and down theEastern Seaboard.

Frances, who is also a teacher andeducator, and comes from a family ofeducators, will be taking a year off from

teaching. She is very excited to get toknow Park and the community as well.We have three daughters. Emily is asenior at Mt. Holyoke College. Gracieis a sophomore at the University ofRichmond, and our youngest, Hannah,is a ninth grader at Dana Hall School.

We also have two dogs: Bear, a threeyear-old lab-golden mix who is a greatbuddy, and Maggie, who is a sweet, -year-old girl. Many evenings thissummer we’ve been walking aroundwith the dogs visiting families at thePark pool. Both dogs will be regulars atPark athletic games in the afternoonsthis fall.

Q How have you been spendingyour summer?

Our family has enjoyed getting to knowBrookline and Boston. We’ve seen acouple of Red Sox games by getting“day-of” tickets and sitting out in thebleachers. Then we’ll walk from Fenwayto Copley Square and explore NewburyStreet. We’ve spent several evenings in

Q Congratulations on your new job!Thank you. I’m thrilled to be here.

Q What is the role of Head ofSchool as you see it?

When I was visiting with the Trusteesin May, I told a story about a conversa-tion I had with an eighth grade studentat Lake Forest Country Day who hadjust finished “shadowing” me for theday. That afternoon, she was asked, “Sowhat does the Head of School do?” Sheconfidently responded, “Well, the Headof School takes care of a lot of smart,hard-working teachers. He makes surethat the teachers have what they needto teach and that students have whatthey need to learn.” You know, she wasabsolutely right. I would expand onthat only to say that it’s also about pro-viding the resources and physical spacefor teachers, who are among the hardestworking, dedicated professionals that Ihave ever come across. The work ofeducating and fostering a spirit of serv-ice and commitment to society inyoung students is the most importantwork that any civilization undertakes.Facilitating that is the high calling ofschool administration.

Q You’ve been head of school two times before (in Chattanooga,Tennessee, and most recently at theLake Forest Country Day Schooloutside of Chicago). What intriguedyou most about the opportunity to lead Park?

Well, without a doubt, the most appeal-ing piece was Park’s commitment todiversity. My career in teaching was alittle like going into the family indus-try; my mother was an English teacherand my father was a coach. I’ve spentmy entire life around campuses andschool professionals. The strong socialjustice mission of schools resonates verydeeply for me. Seeing Park and its sin-cere, long-time commitment to being adiverse community was really com-pelling. As I’ve gotten to know thecommunity, I believe that certain goalsfrom the mission statement really ringtrue: “appreciating similarities and dif-

Traditions are the backbone of our sharedexperiences and I’m sure that we will develop

some new traditions too.

On the first day of school this fall, the faculty and students in the Upper Division (Grades VI– IX) created awelcoming receiving line to shake hands every student and teacher. The line of 300 individuals circled theMain Field and Michael shook hands with every one. This new tradition, began in 2012, and is a joyfulway to start the year.


Coolidge Corner, catching a movie,comparing the great pizza places, andstopping by Brookline Booksmith.We’ve also had some more mundanetasks like unpacking boxes and gettingour cars registered.

We’re getting settled into our beauti-ful new house at Goddard Avenue,the former home of Nancy and KimFaulkner ’. While Park has never hada residence for its head of school before,Frances and I have lived on campus atour previous schools and really enjoythe opportunity it provides to makeconnections with the community. Weenjoy hosting school events and thecommute can’t be beat!

Q What about professionally?

This summer has been about movingfrom the abstract, where I was gettingto know the school from afar, to actu-ally getting to meet and learn about thepeople that make up Park. The bulk ofthat introduction has been meetingindividually with dozens of faculty andstaff members, beginning with fourone-to-one meetings on my first day!

Q You’ve mentioned that diversityand inclusion are a real focus for you.You attended a conference on thetopic and asked the faculty and staffto read Whistling Vivaldi. Pleaseelaborate.

In my second full week of being theHead of School at Park, I had a won-derful opportunity to attend a week-long residential seminar on diversity

Michael Robinson surrounded by his family. His wife, Frances, at his left; his daughter Emily isstanding at his right. Daughters Gracie and Hannah are seated left and right.

conversations very much. They allowme to get to know each person andestablish a personal relationship whichwill be very important as we build afuture together.

Q Are you finding there aresimilarities or is there a wide varietyto people’s responses?

There are definitely similarities; there isa clear love of Park School. A commit-ment and willingness to talk deeply,thoughtfully, and sincerely about theirexperiences here. Within about fiveminutes, every one of these conversa-tions becomes a valuable and substan-tive professional exchange. I’m focusingon listening and learning, being veryintentional about suspending analysisand interpretation. I take a lot of notes,which is not to be formal, but becauseit’s hard to keep well over conversa-tions in my head! Because I’m asking allthe same questions, what I want toidentify—but not be too hasty about—are the themes and opportunities thatrise up.

Q Once the meetings with facultyand staff have been completed, whatdo you plan to do with all theinformation?

After the themes and opportunities haveemerged, I plan to reflect those back to

and inclusion at Brooks School inAndover. Logistically it was tough to beout my second week, but I wanted tobegin my tenure by putting diversityand inclusion at the top of my priori-ties. Of course, I’ve been getting up tospeed on lots of operational pieces too.ut moving diversity and inclusion tothe front burner has enabled other top-ics to organize themselves around that.That’s also why I’m excited about ask-ing the faculty and staff to read ClaudeSteele’s Whistling Vivaldi over the sum-mer. Using this shared summer readingbook, our first collective professionaldevelopment conversation will be abouthow the ways we think about race andidentity affect our relationships and thepotential to undermine or enhanceachievement. This is an important topicnot only for our work with students butalso with our colleagues and families.

Q Can you elaborate on the one-to-one meetings with faculty and staff?

I’ve asked each person to think aboutthe same questions. Things like “Whatattracted you to Park and what makesyou want to stay here?” “What changesare necessary to provide the best educa-tion possible for our students?” “Is ParkSchool headed in the right direction inits efforts to be a diverse school?”“What kind of leadership are you look-ing for from me?” I’m enjoying the


combined team score was to ,but I won’t say who was on the win-ning team!

Q What have been yourimpressions of Park so far?

In just a few words: thoughtful,engaged, creative, talented, happy, andcurious. Park is very impressive. Thefaculty are incredibly intelligent, articu-late professionals, who are committedto their craft. They are focused ongrowth and innovation, but it is alsoabundantly clear that their relation-ships with their colleagues and stu-dents, and supporting families is rightat the front of what they consider to be‘professional best practice.’ As a Headof School, I feel incredibly fortunate tojoin the School at this juncture and amexcited about what’s in front of me.

A big part of my welcome to theSchool this summer has been getting toknow the two camps: Creative Arts atPark and Summer at Park. I see theenthusiasm, creativity, and joy demon-strated by the CAAP campers.Absolutely fantastic to be around!Every single day, the Noon Time Showis a talent show worthy of being thegrand finale anywhere else! I also haveloved seeing the variety of the programsat Summer at Park—seeing the kids atthe pool, getting to know some of thelife guards and counselors. What Ireally like about it, which I think is anice reflection on Park, is that bothcamps are truly educational. They areextensions of the School’s mission andthey allow students to choose activitiesthat they’re interested in and thenengage deeply and meaningfully.What’s very clear to me is that thecamps are clearly not separate from theschool year, but are really part of theschool year. And I look forward toensuring that continues.

Q How do you expect Park tochange—and stay the same—nowthat you’re Head of School?

Park’s long-range plan, Park, haspositioned the School to engage deeplywith what the National Association ofIndependent Schools refers to as the

As a Head of School, I feelincredibly fortunate to jointhe School at this juncture

and am excited about what’sin front of me.

the faculty and staff and ask, “Have Iheard you correctly?” I will dig a littledeeper into a few things, and then atsome point, I will set some goals formyself vis-à-vis my work with facultyand staff. I will pay special attention tocommunication and process and how Ican support the faculty. Going back tothat wise eighth grader who shadowedme as “Head of School for the Day,”my job is to support teachers and stu-dents with the best teaching and learn-ing environment. These conversationshelp me to really listen to the facultyand staff, and ask, “What do you needto do your job?” I want to model datagathering and responsiveness, and regu-larly ask, formally and informally,“How am I doing?”

Q You spent two solid days withthe Administrative Team. What was that like? Did you really playmini-golf?

Absolutely! We met off campus at the

Babson Conference Center and spenttwo days together. The first day gaveme a chance to get to know my newcolleagues better. With the help of afacilitator, we thought about process,decision-making, information sharing,what’s important to the team, how hadthey operated as a successful teambefore, and other individual and teamprocess-style questions. The second daywas led by Christine Savini from Diver-sity Directions and focused on ourdiversity practices within the Adminis-trative Team itself. Appreciating similar-ities and differences, acknowledging ourown differences in race and culture,how can we assure that in our practicesthat we respect the dignity of everyindividual? I do believe that theAdministrative Team needs to modelthis for the rest of the School. Thatafternoon, we concluded with indoor,glow-in-the-dark miniature golf,because it was such a hot day. We didplay on gender-specific teams, and wedid keep score, and after 8 holes, the

Students in Grades VI– IX partake in a new tradition—shaking hands with every student and teacher on the first day of school.


Big Shifts of st Century Education:knowing vs. doing; teacher-centered vs.student-centered curriculum; the indi-vidual vs. the team; consumption ofinformation vs. construction of mean-ing; schools (as discrete locations) vs.learning networks; single sourcing vs.crowd sourcing; and, standardized (ornorm referenced) testing vs. high valuedemonstrations of understanding.

I’m terribly impressed with thePark proposals and reports I’ve readso far. Park teachers are asking abouthow our students are learning and howour schools can change, and how tech-nology is changing the landscape ofeducation and how can Park be on theleading edge of that. It’s clear that thereis deep interest and energy in exploringand experimenting with new modelsthat maximize the impact of ever-expanding scientific insights into howchildren learn. Any Head of Schoolwould be proud to have faculty andstaff members who are thinking sodeeply about practice and how to inte-grate these insights with familiar, classi-cal forms of education. I believe a keyingredient for innovation is the capacityfor risk-taking and learning from theiterative process of trial and error.Along these lines, I believe that teamshave a greater capacity for risk-taking

than individuals. I want to encouragethe creation of dynamic teams withindisciplines and across disciplines to con-sider Park’s opportunities for innova-tion. I know that facilitatingconversation amongst teams would beboth productive and, given this faculty,incredibly exciting. Park is very, veryfortunate to have the resources, finan-cial and otherwise, to continue to growfrom its position of strength.

As for things staying the same, bothM&Ms and ice cream birthday partieswill definitely continue! I love thosepieces, and I love discovering other traditions that are really important toPark’s students, teachers, and families.Traditions are the backbone of ourshared experiences and I’m sure that wewill develop some new traditions too.

Park will continue to be child-centered; a place that is always focusedon what is best for children. It will continue to be a place where the facultyand staff are supported with theresources and the time and the encour-agement to be engaged learners them-selves and to give their best to children.One of my goals is to ensure that theadults in our community love what they are doing. I think having a profes-sional faculty and staff that is engaged,enthusiastic, and personally growing isinspirational. More important than any content, being with inspiring indi-viduals is what teaching and learning is all about.

Michael has embraced the tradition of student birthday parties in the Head of School’s office.Students in Pre-K– Grade V visit his office for celebratory ice cream during their birthday monthand receive a small gift of a special glass bottle with sparkles to remember the occasion.

he Cool Globes art project

began in Chicago in 2006 as

a way to inspire action to address

climate change. These 5-foot tall

globes are installed around the

world, from California to Copen-

hagen to Jerusalem. In 2013, Cool

Globes founder Wendy Abrams

brought the project to Boston, with

the help of the City’s Chief of Envi-

ronment and Energy, Brian Swett,

Park School Class of 1994!

arp k�

This spring, art teacher Andrea

Sparks asked students in Grades

Pre-K–IX to submit drawings of

plants and animals from around

the world. Throughout the sum-

mer, she labored to prepare the

Cool Globe with layer upon layer

of paint and varnish so that it

would withstand any type of

weather. On August 15, Park’s

Globe was one of 50 unveiled on

the Boston Common.

Andrea explains that the

brightly-painted design represents

the world’s major climate regions

and subtypes, inspired by Kop-

pen’s Climate Classification Sys-

tem. “Biodiversity and climate are

inextricably linked and affected

by changes in the climate. Main-

taining the delicate balance is vital

to the heal of the planet and its

inhabitants…With this Cool

Globe, we ask people of all ages to

learn these simple “A, B, C” mes-

sages: Appreciate Biodiversity and

Climate, and Act to Be the Change!

Later this fall, our “ABC Globe”

will find a permanent home on the

Park campus. Very COOL!

TCool Globes Boston



Jessica Conaway India Davis ’03 Carly Ellis Steven Goldman Jeannie Hahn Merrill Hawkins ’96 Taylor Horan Rena LaRusso ’04

Jessica ConawayAssociate Director ofDevelopmentBS Binghamton University; MS University of Michigan

India Davis ’03Kindergarten Assistant andAfter-School Program InstructorBA Hofstra University

Carly EllisGrade II TeacherBA Washington College; MEd Lesley University

Steven GoldmanMiddle Division MathCoordinatorBA Haverford College; MAColumbia University’s TeachersCollege; MFA Emerson College

Jeannie HahnGrade I TeacherBS Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology; MEd HarvardGraduate School of Education

Merrill Hawkins ’96English/Social Studies TeacherBA Colby College; MEd Boston College LynchSchool of Education

Taylor HoranMath TeacherBA Colby College

Rena LaRusso ’04Director of Alumni RelationsBA Guilford College

Marn LauGrade IV TeacherBA Boston University; MSHunter College, City Universityof New York

Mindy LawrenceLibrarianBA Brown University; MLS TheCatholic University of America

Carlos MoralesGrade V AssistantBA University of Massachusetts,Dartmouth

Amy Saltonstall ’87 Grade IV AssistantBA Williams College; MEd Boston College LynchSchool of Education

Peter SteinmetzDevelopment AssistantBS University of Richmond

Sara TollerudManager of DevelopmentServicesBA Boston College

Jessica WatersGrade II AssistantBA Bates College; MEd Lesley University

Jean Wilmerding Grade III TeacherAB Kenyon College; MA Teachers College, ColumbiaUniversity

Faculty & Staff Updates 2013–2014

New Grade-Level Assistants for Grades I–V

Jessica Waters to Grade II, Paul

Newmark to Grade III, Amy Salton-

stall ’87 to Grade IV, and Carlos

Morales (pictured above) to

Grade V.

id you know that most teach-

ers in Park’s Lower and

Middle Divisions (Pre-Kindergarten

– Grade V) spend 60 to 80 hours

per week on education-related

work, including 40 hours in direct

time with students, and the rest

(often on evenings and weekends)

on planning, grading, and creating

materials? These teachers also

spend quite a bit of time on admin-

istrative duties: covering lunch and

recess duty, managing carpool,

transferring students to physical

education and other locations,

photocopying, and scheduling con-

ferences.

This fall, there’s a plan in place

that will allow Lower and Middle

Division teachers to offload some

of their administrative duties so

they could focus more on class-

room-related work, incorporating

“best practices” into their class-

room teaching, and collaborating

with colleagues. Thanks to funds

from Park’s long-range plan, Park21,

Grades I through V each will have

an assistant to share across the

four classrooms. The primary role

of the assistants is to relieve teach-

ers of some non-instructional

duties every day. The School

welcomes Cathy Boskey to Grade I,

D

APPOINTMENTS

A P P O I N T M E N T S


Marn Lau Mindy Lawrence Carlos Morales Amy Saltonstall ’87 Peter Steinmetz Sara Tollerud Jessica Waters Jean Wilmerding

ena, a Park “lifer,” who won

the John Spicer Award for

Unique Service to the School at her

graduation in 2004, is poised to

serve the School again as our new

Director of Alumni Relations. We

are happy to welcome her back!

Rena majored in English at Guil-

ford College in Greensboro, North

Carolina, where she also worked in

the Careers Office. As a junior, she

had the opportunity to study

abroad in London, which “was an

amazing experience that allowed

me to connect my English literary

studies to a geographical place, as

well as fall in love with the UK and

other parts of Europe.” Most

recently Rena worked in recruiting

at The Bulfinch Group, a wealth

management firm in Needham.

She loves traveling, spending time

with friends and family, and root-

ing for the Boston Bruins.

Rena is thrilled to return to Park

and begin meeting Park alumni. “It

is wonderful to return to Park and

see so many familiar faces! It is an

honor to work alongside many of

my former teachers, and to return

to this amazing community. I am

excited to meet my fellow alumni,

and to connect them with each

other, and Park.”

Liz Ballard Associate Director ofDevelopment

Sarah BragaDevelopment Assistant

Morgan DarbyEnglish/Social Studies

Caitlin Dick ’01Grade V Assistant

Linda KnightDirector of Interns & PhysicalEducation Teacher*

David LawtonGrade IV Teacher*

Meg Lloyd ’98Grade I Teacher

Sheika LucGrade II Teacher

Juliana McIntyreGrade I Teacher

Eliza Drachman-JonesQuincy ’98 Director of AlumniRelations

Mally Smith ’01Kindergarten Assistant

*Please see Spring 2013edition for profiles of Lindaand David.

Dorothea BlackLibrary Department Head Full-year

Steve SavagePhysical Education TeacherJanuary–June 2014

Cathy BoskeyGrade I Assistant previously KindergartenAssistant

Gio Bradley-CampbellPre-K Associate previously After-SchoolProgram Teacher

Kimberly FormisanoActing Director of Interns &Park21 Implementation previously Grade II Teacher

Bob LittleAthletic Director returns from sabbatical

Paul NewmarkGrade III Assistant previously Pre-K Assistant

Jessica NiebuhrGrade II Teacher returns from parental leave

Alli RaabeGrade I Teacher returns from parental leave

Carolyn SnookGrade V Teacher returns from parental leave

Welcome, Rena LaRusso ’04!

R

DEPARTURES CHANGES

SABBATICALS and

LEAVES OF ABSENCE

[during 2013–14]

Rena LaRusso ’04 and Alice PereraLucey ’77 at an Alumni event this fall.


MARGARET BOASBERG

hile many families enter when their

children are in Pre-K or Kinder-

garten, Margaret Boasberg’s girls, Tess

(Grade IV) and twins Kira and Alyse (Grade

VII), joined Park in the Middle and Upper

Divisions. Margaret and her husband, Chris

Bierly, admit that the decision to enroll their

three daughters was a difficult one. “Our

girls had had a wonderful experience in the

Newton public schools, and we struggled

with the decision to pull them out in favor

of Park. What ultimately convinced us to

make the move were the quality of Park’s

incredible teachers, the supportive and nur-

turing—yet challenging—school atmos-

phere, and some wonderful friends who

had raved about Park for years.”

Margaret grew up in Washington,

D.C. and attended Yale University. She

went on to earn her MBA from Stanford’s

Graduate School of Business. She spent

almost a decade as a management consult-

ant at Bain and Company (where her hus-

band is a partner), leaving Bain in 2000 to

join the newly formed Bridgespan Group.

Bridgespan is a nonprofit that collaborates

with leaders to accelerate social impact and

help break cycles of intergenerational

poverty. Margaret works with nonprofit

organizations, foundations, and philanthro-

pists mainly in the K-12 education, public

health, and youth development spheres.

She has had the privilege of advising many

of the country’s largest foundations on

their philanthropy, as well as consulting

with a wide range of nonprofits working to

create change in some of our most high-

need communities.

She is excited to join the Board of

Trustees and hopes to contribute through

ent, with their arms wide open to a new

family.” That sense of community was rein-

forced when Hannah’s brother, David, died

suddenly at the end of her Pre-K year. “The

outpouring of support and care from all

corners of the school was something we

will never forget.” Polly is looking forward

to giving back to the Park community as a

member of the Board.

Polly grew up in Wellesley and

attended the Winsor School, where she

currently serves on the Alumnae Board.

After Winsor, Polly graduated from Yale

University and Boston College Law School.

During law school, Polly worked at and col-

laborated with LGBTQ civil rights organiza-

tions in Massachusetts, New York, and San

Francisco. After law school, knowing that

her passion—LGBTQ equality— would

play out on a state-court level, she clerked

for the Maryland Court of Appeals and the

Massachusetts Probate and Family Court. In

2005, Polly entered private practice, and

she is now a principal at Kauffman Crozier

LLP, a small family law firm in Cambridge

known for its expertise on LGBTQ issues,

adoption, assisted reproduction, and non-

traditional families. In addition to her prac-

tice, Polly regularly volunteers with a

number of community legal organizations

to promote LGBTQ equality and access to

affordable legal services. Polly and Jessica

live on the campus of the Dana Hall School

in Wellesley, where Jessica is the Director of

the Upper School and where Hannah

(Grade I) and Miriam (age 1) enjoy being

campus kids.

W

her experience working in K–12 education.

She also looks forward to becoming more

closely involved in a place of such impor-

tance to her girls. “Park is a very special

school,” says Margaret. “I am grateful for

the opportunity to contribute to its contin-

ued success.”

POLLY CROZIER

ith a same-sex, interfaith family,

Polly Crozier and her spouse, Jessica

Keimowitz, searched for a school with a

strong and sincere commitment to diversity

and community, and they found Park to be

just the right fit. When looking at schools

for their daughter, Hannah, Polly recalls

being welcomed by the Park community.

“Attending the LGBT dinner was transfor-

mative. There were parents, teachers, staff,

former parents . . . so many people pres-

W

NewTrustees


classmates. “Now, whenever I walk down

the halls at Park, it’s a series of fist bumps

with these great kids from the soccer and

lacrosse teams, many of whom I never

would have gotten to know had I not

coached. And the character of the kids is

incredible. Will joined the U–9 lacrosse

team in Kindergarten, and was taken under

the wings of a couple of Park second

graders who at the time seemed like gods.

This year Will and a handful of other Park

second graders returned the favor and

mentored the younger kids. It is a really

special bond that the Park School kids

share. I can’t wait to coach Hadley and

get to know her classmates over the next

few years!”

EJ WHELAN

J spent his childhood and high school

years in Brockton, Massachusetts,

before heading north to Hanover, New

Hampshire, for four years at Dartmouth

College. After completing his degree in

economics, he moved back to Boston to

work as a management consultant at Bain

& Company, where his most notable

achievement was meeting his future wife,

Lori. Following a few years at a local start-

up consolidating the auto body repair

industry, EJ attended Harvard Business

School and then joined the private equity

field, where he has spent the past nine

years at Berkshire Partners.

When Lori and EJ were considering

schools for their two daughters Lindsay

(Grade III) and Abby (Grade I), they were

taken with Park’s sense of community. “We

were sold on the School the moment we

saw the warmth and energy in the class-

rooms and the diverse student body.” The

girls’ experience in the Lower Division over

the past few years has only reinforced EJ

and Lori’s first impressions and has estab-

lished a real passion for Park. The couple

was impressed with how the School

encourages parent involvement and have

become active volunteers: EJ sits on the

Major Gifts Committee and Lori has served

as a Class Rep and a Springfest volunteer.

A die-hard Boston sports fan, EJ is

attempting to pass his zeal onto his daugh-

ters. (Fortunately, Lindsay is predisposed to

love the Red Sox since she was born the

night Boston won the World Series in

2004!) As a family, the Whelans love

spending time together, traveling, and

hosting pizza parties and barbecues at their

home in Newton.

CONAN LAUGHLIN

onan grew up in Southern California

and attended public schools until the

11th grade, when he journeyed north to

Santa Barbara and became a boarding stu-

dent at the Cate School. It was at Cate that

Conan experienced what a great independ-

ent school can offer. “There was a com-

plete sense of community shared equally by

the students, the teachers and the staff,

not just because we all lived together, but

because of the school’s long history and

strong values, where diversity and commu-

nity service were just as important as aca-

demics and athletics. The moment we set

foot on the Park School campus in early

2009 when our son Will was applying to

Pre-K, Brooke and I both felt that incredible

sense of community. We couldn’t be more

impressed with the experience we’ve had

at Park over the last four years, and I am

thrilled to have the opportunity to join

the Board.”

After graduating from Cate in 1991,

Conan traveled east to the College of

William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia,

where he majored in finance and played on

the men’s golf team. During a summer

break in college, Conan met his future

wife, Brooke, and began a long-distance

romance. Upon graduating, Conan moved

to New York to pursue a career in the

investment business. In 1997, Conan

moved to Boston and he and Brooke were

married in 1999. The family now includes

two children who both attend Park: Will

(Grade III) and Hadley (Grade I), dog Baxter

and cat Grady who all live in Chestnut Hill.

Conan is the founder and chief invest-

ment officer of North Tide Capital, an

investment firm in Boston that focuses on

the healthcare industry. Prior to founding

North Tide in 2011, Conan was a portfolio

manager at Millennium Partners, a New

York-based hedge fund. Before that, he

was an equity research analyst covering the

healthcare industry.

For the last two years Conan has

coached a Brookline U–9 boys’ soccer

team, and this past season he also coached

U–9 boys’ lacrosse. With his teams made

up almost entirely of Park School first and

second graders, the highlight for Conan

has been getting to know so many of Will’s

C

E


— Class of 2013 —

2013


2013GRADUATION ADDRESS by Jacob Aduama, Class of 2007

Each year, a Park School alum with six years of post-Park experience is the featured speaker atGraduation. At the School’s 125th graduation exercises in June, Jacob Aduama delivered the address. Athis own graduation in 2007, Jacob received the John Spicer Award “for unique service to the School.”After Park, Jacob went on to play soccer, basketball, and track at Northfield Mount Hermon School.Although he served as captain of the soccer team, Jacob does not list his athletic achievements as hisfavorite memories from high school. Instead, it is his “work job,” a required community servicecontribution on the NMH farm that tops the list. Now a senior at Northeastern University, Jacobplays goalie for the Huskies soccer team while majoring in chemical engineering with a minor inbusiness. In addition to his academics and athletics, Jacob is a member of the American Institute ofChemical Engineers (AIChe) and the Black Engineering Student Society (BESS).

ood morning. It is truly in an honor to be speaking today,and I would like to thank Mr. Katz, Ms. Harmon, and thefaculty and staff for picking me to be the graduation

speaker. As I stand here in front of you, the BOLD class of 2013, itis amazing to see how far you have come since I graduated in2007, in fact, how far we all have come since I was sitting in thosevery same seats. At that time, you were in third grade.... yes, thirdgrade! You were still going to the small fridges for some milk andcookies at snack, and you were still lucky enough to be playing atthe small playground with the sandbox, (believe me, I was jealous).If I also remember correctly, I was a “big brother” to some of youwho were in Miss Kopp and Mr. Bown’s class, and we shared herfamous Witches’ Brew together! Most of you were working onhow to add apples, and subtract oranges, and now you havetraveled across the world, had job experiences, and even led yourown TOTAL Day team! You and your families can be very proudof all that you have accomplished. Graduating from Park School issomething very special, something that should be cherished, andan accomplish ment that should instill a great sense of pride. You

G


have great memories, great experiences, andhave formed friendships that will last a lotlonger than you may think!There will be countless moments when

you will think back to the people you havemet here, the diversity that you have beenblessed with and educated by, and the lessonsthat you have learned. As I walked acrossthis campus and through the halls of thebuildings a few weeks ago, I was amazed byhow vivid the images of interacting with mypeers and teachers still were! I could

remember the conversations by the lockersin sixth grade, the humorous interactionswith Mr. Amershadian, and the energeticand charismatic English classes with Mrs.Baker. You will each have your ownmemories to take away, as you expressed inMorning Meeting. For some of you, it maybe the time spent at the colonial schoolhousein second grade, for others it could be thetime used drawing letters and cleaning tableswith shaving cream. (And for one of youspecifically, what you will take will be kept inyour very own Kangaroo pouch.) It may besurprising as to the extent to which ThePark School’s values and experiences will behelpful guides as you leave this campus. Youwill take a lot more from Park than adiploma and information about the HanDynasty; there will also be the lessons inbetween the classes: the lessons about rightand wrong, how to treat those around you,how to be aware of your surroundings, andhow to be the best person possible. Theselessons and memories are the mostimportant parts of one’s personal foundation,

a foundation that will ground you as youencounter life’s changes. Because as theGreek Philosopher Heraclitus said, “Changeis the only constant in life.”I would like to offer three things that I

hope will help to deal with change on life’sjourney:

First: Life does not always change in waysthat you can control; it will take you aroundblind corners and to places that you nevercould have envisioned. The more willingyou are to accept the changes, and pushthrough the challenges, the easier it will beto move in a positive direction.

Let me explain: Upon leaving Park, I had anenriching high school experience atNorthfield Mount Hermon. And after agreat freshman year at NortheasternUniversity, I felt well prepared and equippedfor my major in chemical engineering.However, nothing could have prepared mefor the confidence shattering, brain bursting,and most importantly, GPA-sinking classknown as Organic Chemistry. In class, Ispent hours and hours drawing structuresthat looked like honeycombs connected bydashes, did a lot of counting, wrote tons of

Tori AlvarezI am taking with me the pens andpencils I have “borrowed” this year. I am leaving behind my mom.

Mikaela CoxAs the youngest in my family, I amtaking with me the Cox family legacy.I am leaving behind the unintentionalextra hour of job time I completedthis year.

CLASS QUOTES 2013

Nothing could have preparedme for the confidenceshattering, brain bursting,and most importantly, GPA-sinking class known asOrganic Chemistry.

Latin, and did lots of flipping, turning, androtating 2-D pictures. Just try envisioning1,2-Dimethylcyclopropane upside down andin reverse? I could not either! After all of thework, the late nights, and the studying, thefirst exam came around. I felt fairlyconfident going into the exam, but came outwith a sense of confusion. When I received mygrade, I had a C! After all that work, a C!! Myreality had changed . . . changed frombelieving that my sense of working hardautomatically equaled a good grade and fromthinking that this grade was a terrible failurethat would end my college career, toknowing that I had to figure out what wentwrong, and find a solution! This grade wasthe beginning of a new understanding, anunderstanding that things were different,that things had changed; and with thatunderstanding I was able to earn a B by theend of semester. I urge you to try to think offailure as just one way to know what doesnot work, as well as putting you one stepcloser to what does.

My Second Piece of Advice: Enjoy What You Are Doing

For my first Co-op job as a Northeasternstudent, I worked for a nanotechnology labin Marlborough, Massachusetts. It was a newexperience, and I did not think I hadanything in common with the people there. Ihad no passion for the product, the company,or the different experiments. After a monthworking with this mindset, I consciouslydecided to change my negative attitude.After all, I had a great job, and I wasworking with nice people for a companywith many new and exciting products andinnovations. Instead of complaining aboutwhat “the job wasn’t”, I decided to embrace“what the job was”! I decided to Enjoy What I

Was Doing! I discovered that my supervisorwas from Brazil, and we shared a passion forsoccer. He taught me a lot about safety as it

Mica Curtin-BowenI am taking with me the creativitythat my teachers and friendsencouraged me to develop andexpress. I am leaving behind the pair of pointe shoes I lost in the West Building.

Sam FeibelI am taking with me the love forrunning I found in Cross Country. I am leaving behind three years oflearning and friendship.

Justine HattonI am taking with me the knowledgeand wisdom that I learned on theplaying fields and in the classrooms. I am leaving behind the coaches andteachers who always believed in me.


pertains to working in a lab with otherpeople, maintenance of equipment, andcertain tools and skills. By the end of myCo-op experience, not only was I amazed byall of the things I had learned aboutchemical engineering and working in a lab,but I also enjoyed what I was doing; I had

enhanced my whole experience. I learnedthat our experiences in life are what wemake them, and we have the power to makethem magnificent!

And Finally: Do What You Enjoy (or as I liketo call it, the icing on the cake!)

Regardless of what plans life has for you andwhat plans you have for yourself, make surethat you always take some time to dosomething you enjoy. “Don’t Count the Days,Make the Days Count.” Muhammad Ali’ssaying embodies a sense of daily enjoymentand purpose. For me? I love soccer, so Imake sure that everyday I play soccer beforemy commitments. If I have class, work, andyes, even if I have soccer practice, playingsoccer alone gives my mind some relaxation.Similar to what the moment of silence atMorning Meeting provides, playing socceralone allows me to center myself before theday’s activities. Maybe you go for a swim likea favorite turtle, or hangout and relax like acat; it does not matter how long, or when,but when you get one thing done in the daythat you enjoy, it feels like every day wasproductive and the unpredicted changes thathappen are more easily managed. Everydaycan hold happiness, but we are not alwaysgiven it, sometimes we have to create it forourselves.Each one of you has exciting, unique, and

tremendous opportunities ahead: ones thatyou cannot even imagine at the moment.Your goals will change, morph, and growinto big dreams and aspirations. I urge youto remember these things as you journeyfrom Park:



2013 GRADUAT ION AWARDS

THE ELLEN FOWLER AWARD FOR CITIZENSHIP

Denny Taylor YuKatherine Powers Mitchell

THE ISABELLA T. GROBLEWSKI ARTS AWARD

Madeline Louise Segall Hurley

THE HEAD OF SCHOOL’S AWARD FOR

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Rachel Shoshana Spitzer

THE JOHN T. SPICER AWARD FOR UNIQUE SERVICE

Victoria Dunn Alvarez

THE CURTIS E. SMITH ATHLETIC AWARD

Pavel Dmitrevich SonkinSabrina Stern Rabins

Maddie HurleyI am taking with me my love for Englishand science that my Park teachers instilledin me for the past four years. I am leavingbehind many orange juice cartons, all theprops and set pieces I used, costumes Iwore, and the memories I made with mycast mates backstage.

How you see the world is going to change andthat is O-K-A-Y;Find joy in every moment;Take things as they come;And finally, choose to enjoy what you’re doingAnd to do what you enjoy.

Be grateful for the chance to grow up here atPark, for the great interactions with a diversegroup of teachers and students, and forhaving experiences that will stay with you forthe rest of your life. I know that I am verygrateful for the relationships with myteachers and peers that I developed here, forthe friends who became family, and for myown family and all the support they havegiven and continue to give me.

Appreciate the lessons in between the

classrooms, the love of your family andfriends, and the new path you are on,because after all, you are each a unique andBOLD individual, and that is AWESOME!

There are Clever Cuttlefish, Free SpiritedHoney Badgers, and even Sly Hornets thatmake your class the chill, funny, and socialgroup you are! All of you have accomplishedgreat things, whether going on an eco-friendly service trip in Costa Rica, workingin daycare for your Work Study, or evenbeing the all-time leading class in amount ofM&M’s eaten! I wish the best of luck to allof you on your journey. Keep your heartopen, embrace life’s changes, love itschallenges, and most importantly enjoyyourself. Thank you, and congratulations tothe class of 2013!

The Joan Crocker Award for Community Service

LYNN BRADBURY

EACH YEAR, the

Parents’ Association

presents this award in

honor of former Park

parent Joan Crocker,

who exemplified the

kind of devotion and

steadfast zeal this

award recognizes in

its recipients.

Parents’ Association PresidentKatie McWeeny presented the 2013 Crocker Award toLynn Bradbury.

Chloë LeStageI am taking with me the nine otherpeople going to Milton Academy. I am leaving behind my two fabuloussisters.

Kat MitchellI am taking with me strongrelationships with students andteachers who have helped methrough my eleven years at Park. Iam leaving behind the manymouth guards I have lost on the fields.


Class

Graduation

Speaker:

Mikaela Cox ’13

tle moment of terrified excitement.I had been at Park for more than adecade and it had never evenentered my mind that I would everbe chosen as a Graduation speaker,and up until this year I probablywouldn’t have been able to do iteven if I’d wanted to. This last atPark has been a year of growth, notonly for myself but for my 15 class-mates as well

This year our class adjective wasthe word BOLD; and bold we havebeen. At times we might not havebeen the most elegant or refined,but we were always courageous andnever shied away from a difficulttask. I can say with 100 percenthonesty, that each and every mem-ber of the Class of 2013 has comefurther out of his or her cocoon and

sprung into a unique individual. Ibelieve that our class word willcarry on with us even after we haveleft Park, and I trust that each ofyou will, Class of 2013, “Boldly gowhere no man/woman has gonebefore.”

I know that for many of myclassmates, today is a bittersweetday that we almost never expectedto actually see. I still rememberbeing in Ms. Rubenstein’s thirdgrade class, when she mentionedthat we all still had six years ofPark left. I distinctly rememberthinking to myself, “In six years, I’llbe like 15 and getting OLD!” Wellhere I am now, 15 and ancient, andhere you are as well, Class of 2013;and I can safely say that we havecome a long way in that time. Over

ello students, faculty, alumni,parents, and most impor-

tantly the Class of 2013. My nameis Mikaela Cox, or Micky C as somemay know me, and I am herebecause I was chosen as one of thetwo graduation speakers. I don’tthink I’m ever going to forget themoment Ms. Lucey told me that Ihad been picked. I, of course,wasn’t doing something normal likewalking in the hallway when shefound me. No, I was working in theart room with my hands arms cov-ered in Vaseline rubbing it on oneof my sculptures. After I attemptedto remove the Vaseline, Ms. Luceytook me into the art office whereshe popped the question in fullview and earshot of Ms. Cunning-ham-Terry who joined me in my lit-

Miguel PrincipeI am taking with me, with Mica’shelp, a new sense of fashion. I amleaving behind many days of wearing sweat pants and baggy jeans, which Icannot wear at Nobles.

Sabrina RabinsI am taking with me the lessons Ihave learned about how to be a goodclassmate, and everlasting friendships.I am leaving behind the many divots Ihave made in the Upper North Fieldwith my field hockey stick.

George ReedersI am taking with me my love ofmusic, starting with my solo in“Christmas in the Trenches.” I amleaving behind my painting of the Minotaur, now in Mr. Wells’fourth-grade classroom.

H


embodiment of patience, andtheir attitudes helped teach usthat good things really do cometo those who wait.

I don’t know what will happenin “the sooner than you might”

think future. However I do knowthat Park has given us the foun-dations to face whatever mightcome. So to the Park faculty, Isalute you. And, to the Class of2013, stay BOLD, my friends.

the course of the years our gradehas gone from being somewhatawkward to being BOLDly proud ofhow different we are. Today is theproud celebration of how BOLDhave become.

To me and to many of you, Parkhas been like a family. What I meanby this is that every single teachertreats each student like his or herown child. Each teacher knows howto encourage, humor, and yes, occa-sionally chide, each student ontothe right path.

I still remember how calm andreassuring Mrs. Platt was when oneof us Nursery kids broke a plate byaccident, knocked over some paint,or started sobbing because of someacidic fruit juice in our eyes. Shewould always start with a hug andbefore you knew it, you’d feel bet-ter than ever. I don’t think I amever going to forget the encourag-ing words I received from Mrs. Bro-ley in fourth grade, when I was toonervous to show up to class in atoga, and give a speech as a Greek

god. Mrs. Broley came out into thehallway, and promised me that noone would laugh at me, and no onedid. This taught me it’s OK to trustpeople sometimes.

I know I’m never, ever, going toforget the stories Mrs. Cunningham-Terry and Ms. Allen imparted ontheir students during each andevery class. Their stories alwaysbrought a smile to each of ourfaces, and the nonchalant mannerin which they told them, encour-aged each student to speak up andtell their own. This taught us toraise our voices so that our ownstories might be distinguished froma crowd; which is an important skillto have when you wish to take astand.

Lastly I know, that I’m nevergoing to forgot the patience Mr.Beaver and Mr. Grote both con-stantly exuded, even when weinsisted on calling them ridiculousnicknames like Professor Science,The Yeastman, Professor Zeus andG-money. They truly are the living

Pasha SonkinI am taking with me my leadershipskills and my strong voice that wereon display on TOTAL Day. I am leaving behind a wrestling programthat my leadership helped to maintainthis year.

Rachel SpitzerI am taking with me the new-foundconfidence that I have gained withthe outstanding support of myteachers. I am leaving behind thoseteachers so they can give to otherstudents what they have given to me.

Ben Thompson HallI am taking a sense of pride in whoI have become in eleven years at Park.I am leaving behind all of the eighthgraders whose lives I have touched.

NEXT SCHOOLS F O R T H E C L A S S O F 2 0 1 3

Victoria AlvarezDana Hall School

Mikaela CoxBuckingham Browne & Nichols School

Mica Curtin-BowenWalnut Hill School

Samuel FeibelConcord Academy

Justine HattonBeaver Country Day School

Madeline HurleyConcord Academy

Chloë LeStageMilton Academy

Katherine MitchellTabor Academy

Miguel PrincipeNoble and Greenough School

Sabrina RabinsNoble and Greenough School

George ReedersCommonwealth School

Pavel SonkinConcord Academy

Rachel SpitzerCommonwealth School

Benjamin Thompson HallMoses Brown School

Jameson WoodsBeaver Country Day School

Denny YuConcord Academy


Mr. Wells, I know that fourthgrade was about ancient Greece,and I may or may not have worna bright orange and yellow togawith tassels that year. But mybiggest take-away from fourthgrade was that I was the firstclass, 4W, to be in the CatalogueCancelling Challenge. I took awayhow important it is to be a partof a movement. We made a differ-ence, even though we were 10,and that feeling is powerful. Thank you. To all our Middle Divi-sion and Lower Division teacherswho taught us those things thatwe will not remember but whichwill always be part of us.

Now, even though I have moreof a recollection of the UpperDivision, that does not mean, Ms.Manning, that I will rememberthe three types of rock (igneous,sedimentary, and metamorphic),but I will remember that yourpassion and energy were fuel formy learning.

Mr. Rivera, I will not remem-ber which way all accents go inFrench, but I will never forget myfirst croissant with you in theSouth of France on the ninthgrade Language Trip.

No offense to Mr. Perry, but Iam probably going to forget all ofthe details of the Chinese Dynas-ties and forget some of theaspects of the ’isms’ like totali-tarianism and Daoism, but I willnever forget how to learn history;how to understand it, how tochallenge it, or how to enjoy it,no matter what history I amstudying.

Ms. Fries and Ms. Bogue Myslik, my two fabulous Englishteachers, I will, sadly, forget the

Class

Graduation

Speaker:

Chloë LeStage ’13

y name is Chloë Ful-bright LeStage, and I am

a lifer. That means, that I havebeen at The Park School for 11years. Eleven years, or 132months, or 4,017 days, or 96,408hours. With one to go.

And, since I am 15 years old,that is approximately 73 percentof my entire life. That is a lot oftime. That is a lot of learning.That is a lot of teaching.

Teaching that came from allof the faculty, staff and adminis-trators sitting in front of ustoday. And clearly, you taught uswell, because we are ready, readyto leave.

We are heading off to ninegreat schools. But, just becausewe are prepared for the next

M

chapter, does not mean we willremember everything you taughtus or what you meant to teachus... If I’m honest, much beforeseventh grade, in fact, is a bit ofa haze...

To Ms. Fabre, my nurseryteacher and the person who wel-comed me into The Park School...I am so sorry, but I can’t seem toremember any of the specificsabout what we actually did every-day in nursery, but, I do rememberthat your classroom was filledwith constant love, patience andwarmth.

Ms. Miller, in Kindergarten, Ido remember that you were alwayslooking for your glasses, whichwere usually on your head. But,no matter where your glasseswere, I do remember you and Mr.Cassie guiding us to always becurious and enthusiastic about aperfectly round rock, a sample ofsand, a brand new monarch but-terfly or a bird with a brokenwing. We must have learned some-thing about the alphabet, too...

Mrs. Formisano and Mr. Bown,my second and third grade teach-ers, I have only vague memoriesof colonial school houses andNative American studies, but Ihave clear visions of learning howto think deeply and with exactingdetail.

In fourth and fifth grades, weleft America and tackled subjectsthat were bigger than ourselves,whole countries, like Greece andJapan. Ms. Cause, I honestly can-not remember exactly what we didwhen we studied Japan, but Iknow that I became good at pre-senting to a class with more con-fidence, clarity, and PowerPoint.

Jamo WoodsI am taking with me the memories Imade having tons of fun every recesswith my friends. I am leaving behindmy position as ice hockey goalie.

Denny YuI am taking with me the work ethicand positive attitude my teachers andcoaches instilled in me. I am leavingbehind the fun I had on the outdoorbasketball court.

specifics of Act II, Scene i ofRomeo and Juliet or of Chapter 19of The Hound of the Baskervilles,but I am going to remember howto mark up a text so I can nolonger read the actual words, howto make connections between fivedifferent books, and how to writean analytical paper and anotherand another.

To all of my teachers at Park infront of me—in front of us—today, I will never forget how tothink creatively, how to think,notice and feel everything, how tohave fun, even while studying forfinals, how to hike up a moun-tain, how to be a good teammateon and off the field, and how toact out Shakespeare with only anold wig and a scarf. I will neverforget how to draw a sphere, howto be a good Edwina Spoonapple,how to solve a problem, math orotherwise, and how to ask intrigu-ing questions.

Each and every one of youtaught us something different.You each taught different sub-jects, but there was somethingthat strongly connected all ofyou. You all loved to teach ushow to learn. This, we remember.

Someone wise once said, “Thefuture isn’t for the knowers, it’sfor the learners.” And thanks toyou, we are learners, and thefuture is for us.

Class of 2013, it has taken agood 11 Yule Fests, 33 sport anddrama seasons, 200 (okay 212)visits to Mr. Katz’s M+M jar, 960Morning Meetings, 1,440 Parklunches, and 3,960 walks up anddown the front lobby steps to getto this moment, and we made it!Congratulations!


REUNION2013n a beautiful sunny Saturday in May, close to 100 alumnifrom the classes ending in ’8s’ and ’3s’ returned to Park tocelebrate Reunion. The festivities were held outside on thePre-K playground—cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and old

friends meshed perfectly with swing-sets, slides, and fond memories.Alumni enjoyed reconnecting with former faculty members, andreceived an update on the state of the School from former Head ofSchool Jerry Katz. Following the party at Park, classes continued tocelebrate at their individual class dinners throughout the Boston area. Many thanks tothe dozens of reunion volunteers who helped to make Reunion 2013 a memorable event foreveryone who attended. We look forward to seeing the ’9s’ and ’4s’ next spring!

O

1998 Classmates Abbie Johnson, Nick Wilsonand Aron Grossman reminisce while looking at Park School memorabilia.


Top to bottom: Making cheese and crackers; Alumni from a variety of classes catch up on the Pre-K playground; Bob Kenerson ’53, Andrew Dean ’54 and Ruth Dean

At left, top to bottom: Dina Bray, Anne Sage Sexton ’40 andher daughter Tali Sexton De Perez ’63 enjoy a laugh;Eliza Drachman-Jones Quincy, Lydia Potter Snyder, SarahSwettberg, her wife Colby Swettberg, Aron Grossman, andNick Wilson—all Class of 1998; Anthony Janowski, DianaRutherford ’03, and Jerry Katz


Class of 1993—20th Reunion (L-R): Cassandra Johnson,Jessica Naddaff Merle, Chrissy Daniels Goldstein, Jaime

Quiros, Ruth Rowbotham, Clark Friefeld, Thacher Tiffany, andJulia Lloyd Johannsen

Class of 1998—15th Reunion (L-R): Matt Krouner, AronGrossman, Nick Wilson, Meg Lloyd, Caitlin Connolly, Alex

Whisnant, Lydia Potter Snyder, Eliza Drachman-Jones Quincy,Daphne Johnson Berger, Abbie Johnson, Sarah Swettberg,

Astrid Levis-Thorne Burns, Karen Blumenthal

Class of 2003—10thReunion (L-R): JerryKatz, Diana Rutherford,Alexandra Khoury,Hilary Segar, ChristineElliot, Charlotte Dennis,and Willy Goldsmith

1950s : Bob Kenerson ’53,Elson Blunt ’53, Bob Bray ’54, and Jeanie

Snedecker Hughes ’53

Class of 1973—40thReunion (L-R): Lesli Rothwell,

Jerry Katz, Ty Burr, andMaggie Frank O’Connor

Class of 1983—30th Reunion (L-R)Sarah Caner Gaylord, Diana GardnerVogel, Rob Ball, and Carl Prindle

Class of 1988—25th Reunion (L-R)Melissa Rubin, Deidre O’Keefe, andAbby Witkin

1983 1988

1993

1998

2003

1950s? 1973


1974 40th Reunion

Class RepresentativesRodger Cohen Margaret Smith Bell

1975Class RepresentativesColin McNay Bill Sullivan

1976Class RepresentativeTenney Mead Cover

1977Class RepresentativeSam Solomon

1979 35th Reunion

Class RepresentativesSally Solomon Lalla Carouthers

What started as a plea for news lastMarch turned into an email stringthat included over 20 Park ’79ersinterested in a mini-reunion. A smallbut enthusiastic group gathered atKevin McCarthy’s house on June15th. We reminisced, caught up, atedelicious food (thanks, Kevin!) andlaughed. Hilary Hart was visiting theEast Coast from her home in Taosfor a book signing in Rockport,where she’d caught up with Eli Bol-ing the night before. We were alldelighted to buy a copy of Hilary’slatest book, Body of Wisdom: Women’sSpiritual Power and How it Serves,

1938Class RepresentativePutty McDowell

1945Class RepresentativeNatalie Park Schutz

Renny Little writes, “Our grand-daughter, Elaina Little, will enterProvidence College this fall, and ourson, Bob (Park’s Athletic Director)and his family enjoyed a three monthtrip to Europe as part of Bob’s happyand productive sabbatical year. Hereturns to Park this fall.”

1950Class RepresentativeGalen Clough

1953Class RepresentativeBob Bray

1963Class RepresentativeAmy Lampert

1964 50th Reunion

Class Representative Needed!

1966Class RepresentativeWigs Frank

1967Class RepresentativeDavis Rowley

1968Class RepresentativeVicky Hall Kehlenbeck

1969 45th Reunion

Class Representative Needed!

1973Class RepresentativeRick Berenson

NOM I NAT I ON S S OUGH T F O R

THE PARK ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

THE ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD is given each year tothe alumnus/alumna who exemplifies The Park School’s valuesand educational mission through distinctive achievement inhis/her community or field of endeavor. This person’sleadership and contributions have made a meaningful impactand will inspire our current students and alumni.

To nominate a Park Alumnus/a for this award, please includeyour nominee’s name, class year, profession, and reason fornomination. All submissions must be received byDecember 1, 2013 to be considered for the 2014 award.

Send nominations to [email protected] or The Park School Alumni Office, 171 Goddard Avenue,Brookline, MA 02445

B E C O M E A

Class Representative Stay in touch with friends!

Gather class news for the Bulletin!Help plan your reunion!Want to learn more?

Please contact Rena LaRusso ’04,Director of Alumni Relations

617-274-6022 or [email protected]

OSH DAVID is the Co-Founder of Friendsof the High Line, a public park built on

an historic freight rail line elevated above thestreets on Manhattan’s West Side. It is ownedby the City of New York, and maintained and operated by Friends of the High Line. Co-Founded in 1999 by Josh and David Ham-mond, Friends of the High Line fought for theHigh Line’s preservation and transformation

2 0 1 3 A L U M N I A C H I E V E M E N T A W A R D :

Joshua David ’78

J founder, Robert Hammond, were awarded the Rockefeller Foundation’s Jane JacobsMedal. This medal (along with a cash prize of $60,000—a portion of which Josh andRobert donated to the Friends of the HighLine) is awarded each year to people whosework “creates new ways of seeing andunderstanding New York City.” In 2011, Joshand Robert co-authored High Line: The InsideStory of New York City’s Park in the Sky, abook that tells the story of the project, anddocuments its history and the completedpark in photos.

Josh attended Park for five years andreceived the Headmaster’s Award for Aca-demic Excellence at his graduation in 1978.After Park, Josh went on to Noble & Gree-nough School, the University of Pennsylvania,and then Sarah Lawrence where he earnedan MFA. In 2010, Josh hosted a special eventfor Park alumni, which included a privatetour of the High Line and a reception inChelsea Market.

We are thrilled that Josh will return toPark this November to accept the award in aspecial Morning Meeting. Congratulations,Josh, on this very special honor!

at a time when the historic structure wasunder the threat of demolition. Now, the non-profit conservancy works with the New YorkCity Department of Parks & Recreation tomake sure the High Line is maintained as anextraordinary public space for all visitors toenjoy. In addition to overseeing maintenance,operations, and public programming for thepark, Friends of the High Line works to raisethe essential private funds to support morethan 90 percent of the park’s annual operat-ing budget, and to advocate for the preserva-tion and transformation of the High Line atthe Rail Yards, the third and final section ofthe historic structure, which runs betweenWest 30th and West 34th Streets. The HighLine runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meat-packing District to West 34th Street, between10th & 11th Avenues.

Before he turned his attention to the HighLine, Josh was a freelance magazine writerand freelance editor for Gourmet, Fortune,Travel + Leisure, Wallpaper, and others. He isa member of the Advisory Council of Trans-portation Alternatives. From 2000 to 2006,Josh was a member of Manhattan CommunityBoard No. 4, where he served on the Trans-portation and Planning Committee and playeda leadership role in successfully advocating forthe 8th Avenue bike lane. In July of 2010,Josh and fellow Friends of the High Line co-

Congratulations to Joshua David ’78,the 2013 recipient of the Park AlumniAchievement Award. Through hisvision for preservation and continueddedication to maintaining the High Line park in New York City, Josh personifies this award.



signed by the author (who still makesus laugh). Olivia Fischer is a profes-sional portrait artist, married withtwo teenagers, and living around thecorner from Margaret Talcott,who’s moved from Exeter back toBrookline with her husband andsons. She still works for The MusicHall in Portsmouth, running their“Writers on a New England StageProgram” and commuting to NewHampshire two days a week. DavidWilson trains horseback riders, hav-ing acquired the business somewhatby accident, after being an engineerfor much of his career. Nina Fruszta-jer stopped by at the end of the mealafter celebrating her dad’s 80th birth-day (extra credit for making theeffort, Nina). She lives in Lexingtonwith her three kids and continues herlife coaching. When he’s not cookingamazing meals (including many foodsfrom his own raised beds), Kevin hasa job with a long title at a firm inBoston. He’s been a gracious host forhis Park classmates year after year.I’m still living in Maine with my hus-band and two kids, doing lots of vol-unteering and—now that the kids arein school— thinking about looking fora paying job. I love coaching 6th and7th grade field hockey players, whoremind me of fun days on Park’sfields. Remember “Thunder, thunder-ation, we’re the Park School delega-

tion…”? My players love it. Eventhough we went to Park at differenttimes and didn’t all overlap with eachother, it was so easy to be together.We agreed it speaks volumes aboutPark’s gift for building community.Sorry you missed this one? Comeback for our 35th next June. Kevin,you in? Hilary Hart reports that sheand Lucy Perera ’84 “always have ablast together, even though we havevirtually no memory of each otherfrom our Park days. Well, sheremembers me in long braids, whichI don’t remember ever having. I thinkshe is thinking of Norie Williams.And I remember visiting her and thePereras in Nantucket, where theyhave never had a house. Go figure!”

1980Class RepresentativeSusan Schorr

1981Class RepresentativesMatt Carothers Alex Mehlman

1982 Class RepresentativeAllison Nash Mael

REUNION 2014Saturday, May 17

Join us for a special celebration of the School’s 125th Anniversary

10th 2004 35th 197915th 1999 40th 197420th 1994 45th 196925th 1989 50th 196430th 1984

If you are interested in helping to plan your reunion, please contact Rena LaRusso ’04,

Director of Alumni Relations617-274-6022 or [email protected]

1979 Mini Reunion

Hilary Hart ’79 and LucyPerera ’84 celebrating Lucy’srecent visit to Taos. InJanuary, Lucy moved fromTaos to Baton Rouge.

1987 Classmates KristenBushnell, Hope Potter Chavez,and Jenna Glasser at Hope’shouse in Albuquerque.


Established in 1999, the AlumniAward for Distinguished Service ispresented annually at Graduationto an alumna or alumnus of ThePark School for dedicated service tothe Park community. Board Chair Suzie Tapson presented the award in absentia to Lanny on behalf ofthe Alumni Committee.

Alexander “Lanny”

Thorndike

CLASS OF 1981

lexander “Lanny” Thorndike ’81 attended Park for eight years, start-

ing in Pre-Kindergarten and stayingthrough Grade VI. Now a current parentat Park, Lanny has been a member of theBoard of Trustees for the past five years,where he has served as both Chair and amember of the Investment Committee,and as a member of the Committee onTrustees. In 2012, Lanny was asked toserve as the Chair of the Search Commit-tee for the process to select MichaelRobinson, Park’s 12th Head of School.

As Chairman and Chief InvestmentOfficer of Century Funds and ManagingPartner of Century Capital Management,Lanny stepped into the role of InvestmentCommittee Chair in the fall of 2007 andserved in that position for four years.Lanny embarked on this position during aturbulent time for the financial markets;his strategy to stay the course and waitout the downturn, while always beingopen to collaboration, was extremelyeffective and Park’s endowment greatlybenefited as a result.

Most recently, as Head of the SearchCommittee, Lanny directed the head ofschool search process from start to finish.He helped choose the School’s search consultant, coordinated input from Park’s varied constituencies, organized and con-ducted over one hundred interviews andkept the Park community informed andengaged throughout the process. This wasa volunteer role that Lanny took on with a strong work ethic, humor, and grace.Even during the busiest and most compli-cated parts of the process, Lanny alwayshad a smile on his face. His calm and

balanced leadership was critical as thePark community embarked on this leader-ship transition.

Lanny was deeply dedicated to sup-porting alumni involvement throughoutthe search process. Lanny connected withvarying groups of alumni, communicatingimportant details about the search andadvocating for continued alumni involve-ment as the search progressed. UnderLanny’s leadership, a selection of alumnivolunteers had the opportunity to meetwith both the search consultants at the|initial stage of the process, as well as thefinal three candidates at the later stage ofthe process. Lanny’s leadership enabledhundreds of alumni to be involved, be itthrough focus groups, an online survey ortown hall-style meetings. The depth ofalumni involvement in the search was awonderful opportunity for the alumni community to play an important role inthe future of Park School.

Park has always been a big part ofLanny’s life. His children, Jamie ’11 andAnna ’13, are Park graduates, and his son Russell is a current student in theClass of 2017. His brother Will Thorndikeis a member of the Class of 1979, andLanny’s nieces and nephews are also Park graduates.

The alumni community thanks Lannyfor his inclusion and dedication and isdeeply grateful for his leadership, time,passion, and commitment to Park.

The Alumni Award for Distinguished Service to The Park School

A


are always welcome to meet up withme! The beginning of my trip turnedinto an impromptu Park Reuniontour, southwest edition. After a weekwith friends in Taos and Santa Fe, Idropped my dog off for a puppy playdate at Hope Potter Chavez’s houseand we went to meet Kristen Bush-nell for dinner in Albuquerque. Somuch fun to hear what they are bothup to. Got to see some of Hope’samazing artwork before spending thenight at Kristen’s and driving herhusband crazy by recalling our entirePark experience for him at 11 p.m.Two days later, I caught up withKate Milliken over pizza in Scotts-dale, and discussed her work onKate’s Counterpane (www.katescoun-terpane.com). I got the skinny onwhat everyone is up to —man, thatwoman stays in touch! I would loveto hear from people with theirfavorite places around the globe, orfrom anyone who feels like escapingout on the road for a bit!”

1988Class RepresentativeLiza Cohen Gates

Clockwise from top: Eliza Drachman-Jones Quincy,Alex Whisnant, and DaphneJohnson Berger—all class of1998—together at their 15thPark Reunion in May;Ali Epker Ruch ’89 and family:Baird, George and Henry RuchOn September 2, 2012, JessicaWhitman ’00 married ScottSeney in Waitsfield, Vermont.Cotton Codinha ’00 was also inattendance.

wander the globe. “I’m starting outwith a two-month US road trip andthen heading out of the country forabout six months. Updates and pho-tos can be found at www.worth-packingin.com, and fellow travelers

1983Class RepresentativesLisa Livens Freeman Elise Mott

1984 30th Reunion

Class RepresentativeAnne Collins Goodyear

For news of Lucy Perera, please seethe Class of 1979.

1985Class RepresentativeRachel Levine Foley

1986Class RepresentativesMark Epker Jay Livens

1987Class RepresentativeMary Sarah Baker Geoffrey Glick

Spike Anderson writes from LosAngeles, “Marita and I welcomed ourdaughter, Hallelujah (Lulu) into theworld last year, joining up with herbig brothers Maccabee (Mac) andMoses (Momo). Working at StephenS. Wise Temple is wonderful. Anyone rolling through town shouldlook us up!” Here’s someone whomay take you up on that, Spike!After eight years at Citibank in Dallas, Jenna Glasser quit her job

Stay connected with Park online byfollowing us at “Park School Alums”

Facebookwww.facebook.com/ParkSchoolAlums

InstagramFollow us @ParkSchoolAlums

LinkedInRequest to join our group “Park School Alums”

Twitterwww.twitter.com/ParkSchoolAlums

Follow us and stay connected with Park!

1989 25th Reunion

Class RepresentativesDahlia Aronson Ian Glick Rebecca Lewin Scott

1990Class RepresentativesZachary Cherry Alexander Rabinsky

1993Class RepresentativesJaime Quiros Alison Ross Jessica Ko Beck

1994 20th Reunion

Class RepresentativesAlan Bern Aba Taylor

1995Class RepresentativesLilla Curran


writes that he is engaged to ClaireWoodburn. “I have recently gradu-ated from pharmacy school and amnow completing a residency at theUniversity of California San Fran-cisco.” Congratulations, Raja! Afterteaching at a small boarding school inPoughkeepsie, New York, for the pastfive years, David Kehlenbeckmoved to Switzerland! He will teachmath at Leysin American School, aninternational boarding school for atleast the next two years. “If anyonefinds themselves in Europe over thenext few years, definitely let meknow!” And a belated congratulationsto Jessica Whitman for her marriageto Scott Seney in September 2012!

2001Class RepresentativeBen Bullitt

This past summer Rebecca Spiro leda group of 16-year-old boys throughthe Wind River Wilderness inWyoming with the National OutdoorLeadership School. “Having spent thespring teaching Spanish at an all-girlsschool, this immersion into an all-male environment was quite a switch,

but fortunately, the trip was not aschallenging as I anticipated.” She’snow back in Memphis, gearing up forthe first day of classes on August14th. “School starts a little earlierdown here in the south! I am excitedto be teaching Spanish 1, 2, and 3again, in addition to directing theCommunity Service council at TheHutchison School.”

2002Class RepresentativesAlejandro Alvarado Alex Lebow

Congratulations to Nathan Kelloggon his June wedding to Meg Coffin.Many Park School friends traveled toKennebunkport for the festivities,including Sam Hawkins, AlexLebow, Alex King, Matt Weinberg,Alejandro Alvarado, Jeremy Kellogg ’99, and Chloe KamarckFox ’00.

2003Class RepresentativeDiana Rutherford

1996Class RepresentativesKathrene Tiffany BellNick Brescia Merrill Hawkins Katayoun Shahrokhi

Merrill Hawkins returned to Parkthis fall to teach English and socialstudies, and she is also coaching theGrade VI Girls’ soccer team.

1997Class RepresentativesSarah Conway Suzy McManmon Sarah Robbat

1998Class RepresentativeLydia Hawkins Meg LloydSarah Swettberg

Daphne Johnson Berger works incommercial real estate in NewOrleans and plans to attend AlexAronson’s wedding in California inSeptember. “I love coming up to

Boston as much as possible, andalways love catching up with my fellow Parkies!”

1999 15th Reunion

Class RepresentativeColin Arnold Elizabeth Weyman Susanna Whitaker Waters

After seven incredible years workingfor Massachusetts Governor DevalPatrick, Alex Goldstein accepted aposition as vice president of North-wind Strategies, a strategic communi-cations firm in Boston comprisedmostly of Patrick alumni. “I’ve alsopicked up a real love for teaching(thanks Park!), and now teach under-graduate and doctoral courses incommunications and public affairs atEmerson College and NortheasternUniversity.”

2000Class RepresentativeJessica Whitman

From San Francisco, Raja Bansil

Top: Rebecca Spiro ’01 (bottom row,second from right) and hergroup of 16-year-old boys thatshe led through the WindRiver Wilderness in Wyomingwith the National OutdoorLeadership School.

Bottom: A whole Park Schoolcontingent helped celebrateNathan Kellogg’s marriage toMeg Coffin this June. L-R:Steve Kellogg, Emily Kellogg,Jeremy Kellogg ’99, ChloeKamarck Fox ’00, Sam Hawkins’02, Alex Lebow ’02, Alex King’02, Meg, Nathan, MattWeinberg ’02, and AlejandroAlvarado ’02

Below: Nathan Kellogg ’02 and Meg Coffin’s beachwedding this June.


2004 10th Reunion

Class RepresentativeSteven Fox

2005Class RepresentativeLily Bullitt

2006Class RepresentativeMcCall Cruz

2007Class RepresentativesThomas Cope Benjamin Schwartz

2008Class RepresentativesMarielle Rabins Manizeh Afridi

2009Class RepresentativesMercedes Garcia-Orozco Cary Williams

One of Michael Robinson’s first official meetings as the new Head of School took placeon July 23rd, when he gathered with a large contingent of the Alumni Committee. Overan informal lunch, Michael introduced himself and took questions from the alumnileaders. Later this year, Michael will attend an Alumni Committee meeting to share anupdate on his transition, as well as his observations on Park so far.

Welcome

Lunch

with

Michael

Robinson

This summer, Allegra Borakperformed in a production of Les Misérables at the Reagle MusicTheater in Waltham.

2010Class RepresentativesAnnie GoodridgeGilad Seckler Michela Thomsen

2011Class RepresentativesGrace Donnell-KilmerEliza Thomas

2012Class RepresentativesEnya MeadeJaleel Williams

2013Class RepresentativesMaddie HurleyKat Mitchell

L-R: Rich Lee, Alice, Louise BakerLee ’92, Adelaide, Luke Cahill, LisleBaker, Sam Fairweather, Mary SarahBaker Fairweather ’87, Belén Cahill,Sally Baker, Jason Cahill, Rowan Cahill,Nancy Baker Cahill ’85


Please note that the above list, compiled by the Alumni Office, does notinclude all members of the Class of 2010. Alumni not appearing on this listhave not submitted their information to our office. Please call the Alumni Officeat 617.274.6022 or email at [email protected] with any changes oradditional information. Thank you.

Henry Bell Providence College

Noah Benjamin Lewis and Clark College

Tyler Billman University of Chicago

Oliver Bok Oberlin College

Noah Boskey School of Visual Arts

Annalin Carroll University of California, San Diego

Amani Carson-Rose Duke University

Katie Cohen Harvard University

Daniella Colombo Amherst College

Chimene Cooper Cornell University

Austin Drucker Lafayette College

Charles Feinberg Hamilton College

Daniel Fine Cornell University

Vicki Garcia-Orozco University of New Hampshire

Daniel Getz Southern Methodist University

Annie Goodridge The Winsor School, Class of 2014

Emily Hoyt Williams College

Miles Hunter St. Sebastian’s School, Class of 2014

William Jundanian Colgate University

Tyler Kavoogian Boston University

Eadie Kremer George Washington University

Erica Mathews Northwestern University

Laura McCallion University of Chicago

Lilybet MacRae Yale University

Lukas Mathison Gap Year—City Year in New York City

Julia McKown Dartmouth College

Mackenzie Mills University of Colorado, Boulder

Tyler Myrick Tulane University

Hannah Oettgen Wellesley College

Olivia Pincince Brown University

Charlotte Ross Queen’s University

Daniel Rubenstein University of Chicago

Adam Rudolph Kent’s Hill School, Class of 2014

Jonathan Sands Harvard University

Gilad Seckler Brown University

Griffin Seeley Pitzer College

Ryan Simshauser Brown University

Padraig Sullivan Knox College

Michela Thomsen George Washington University

Charlotte Thorndike Colgate University

Cyrus Veyssi Tufts University

Jennifer Walsh Harvard University

Alexandra Waye George Washington University

Carina Young Brown University

Brendan Yucel Bates College

Simon Yucel Tulane University

C O L L E G E C H O I C E S

Weddings1987Mary Sarah Baker to Sam Fairweather August 5, 2013

2000Jessica Whitman to Scott SeneySeptember 2, 2012

2001Elizabeth Berylson to Robert KatzAugust 17, 2013

2002Nathan Kellogg to Meg Coffin June 22, 2013

Arrivals1994Jen Berylson Block and Jonathan BlockZachary Leonard BlockApril 2, 2013

In MemoriamJoanne Chope CorsigliaJuly 27, 2013Grandmother to Sallie Chope ’17,Ford Chope ’15, and Clasby Chope ’13

Virginia Blake GoochAugust 2, 2013Mother of Jennifer Gooch Hummer’80, and W. Blake Gooch ’79

Eric H. Johnson, M.D.April 8, 2013Father of Cassandra Johnson ’93,Abigail Johnson ’98, and LymanJohnson ’00

Melvin Alan PrivesApril 10, 2013Father of Todd Prives ’92 andElizabeth Prives ’96

Nellie Purdham SparrowJuly 12, 2013Grandmother to Lexie Sparrow ’09,Sami Sparrow ’12, and MoniSparrow ’15

Grade IX Lunch

THE PARK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION welcomed the Class of2013 as the newest members of the alumni communitywith a special lunch under the awning at FaulknerHouse. This spring tradition gives ninth graders theirfirst look at life as Park School alumni. Julia LloydJohannsen ’93 spoke to our youngest alumni about whyshe stays connected with Park and how the School hasbeen a big part of her life. Congratulations to MaddieHurley ’13 and Kat Mitchell ’13 who were elected toserve as the representatives for the Class of 2013!

Julia Lloyd Johannsen ’93 welcomes the Class of 2013 to theAlumni Association at a lunch under the awning at Faulkner House.

Save The Date!

Guillermo Alvarez Buckingham Browne & Nichols SchoolMollie Ames Milton AcademyReg Anderson Noble and Greenough SchoolSam Barton Concord AcademyJ.J. Batt Milton AcademyMiranda Brown Concord AcademyEli Burnes Milton AcademyHenry Burnes Milton AcademySarah Buta Cambridge School of WestonHenry Claudy Milton AcademySophie Cohen Newton North High SchoolDan Colombo Milton AcademyFiona Duckworth The Winsor SchoolLilly Gifford Buckingham Browne & Nichols SchoolSophia Gillies Choate Rosemary HallMyles Haigney Phillips Exeter AcademyAshley Herman The Rivers SchoolErica Jarrell Buckingham Browne & Nichols SchoolJabari Johnson Beaver Country Day School

Max Keating Noble and Greenough SchoolCole Kern Brookline High SchoolSadie Kraft The Rivers SchoolRachel Leighton Commonwealth SchoolChristopher Marcus Concord AcademyCharlie Mathews Milton AcademyChris Mathews Milton AcademyLilian McCarthy Concord AcademyJack Mueller Brookline High SchoolAndrew Muggia Beaver Country Day SchoolSam Murray Milton AcademyOladunni Oladipo Milton AcademyNelson Olawoyin Dexter SchoolJohnny Parry Noble and Greenough SchoolSarah Power Thayer AcademyPauline Santry Middlesex SchoolMaya Seckler Newton North High SchoolBob Zintl Phillips Exeter Academy

NEXT SCHOOLS

FOR THE

CLASS OF 2014

Classes of 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009

Bagel Breakfast and Yule Festival

Friday, December 20Breakfast

8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m., The Park School Dining Room

Yule Festival 9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m., The West Gymnasium

The Park School171 Goddard AvenueBrookline, Massachusetts 02445

Change service requested

Non-Profit Organization

U.S. Postage

P A I D

Boston, Massachusetts

Permit No. 55643

Moved? Moving?Please notify Park of addressee’s current address, as the Bulletin and other bulk mailings are not forwarded by the Post Office.

park bulletin fall 2013

Documents

park schoolfall bulletin

support park

report alumni news

alumni committee

director of alumni

coeducational school

amy lloyd mccarthy

jordan scott