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PRECIOUS OZOH ’16 AND HIS SOCCER TEAMMATES CELEBRATE THEIR FINAL VICTORYIN THE CLASS C NEPSAC CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST TILTON SCHOOL.

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THE REC BUS, AS IT WAS FONDLY CALLED, TRANSPORTEDKIDS FROM CAMPUS TO VARIOUS SKI RESORTS ALONGINTERSTATE 93 IN THE ’80S. WHAT BETTER WAY TO SPENDAN AFTERNOON DURING A NEW HAMPSHIRE WINTER THANFIND SOME STEEP HILLS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESNOWY CONDITIONS!

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Catching Up with Jim PageJim Page was at Holderness for eight years, and during that time, heclaims, he learned just as much as the students he coached andtaught. But the most important lesson he learned at Holdernesscame from his colleague, Don Henderson, out on Cartwright’s Hill.BY RICK CAREY16

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Reunion and Homecoming Weekend 2015Being part of the Holderness community doesn’t end at graduation;once a bull, always a bull. What better time to embrace that identitythan during Reunion and Homecoming Weekend? It was great tosee everyone!

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Homegrown in our backyard, Holderness School’s snow sports programcontinues to thrive despite, or perhaps because of, the whirlwind ofchanges that have occurred over the past six decades. There’s a placefor everyone and every discipline. BY RICK CAREY

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Board of Trustees

Sandeep AlvaNeale AttenboroughJonathan BaumGrace Macomber BirdChristopher Carney ’75, TreasurerCarolyn Cullen ’87Russell Cushman ’80The Rev. Randolph Dales, SecretaryVictoria FreiTracy McCoy Gillette ’89, Alumni

Association PresidentRobert HallJames Hamblin II ’77, ChairpersonJan HauserSusie HayesThe Right Rev. Robert Hirschfeld,

PresidentRobert Kinsley ’88Richard NesbittPeter NordblomSusan Paine ’82R. Phillip PeckThomas Phillips ’75Ian Sanderson ’79Andrew Sawyer ’79Jenny Seeman ’88Harry SheehyGary SpiessPoppy Staub ’85Jerome Thomas ’95Sander van Otterloo ’94

HEADMASTER EMERITUSThe Rev. Brinton W. Woodward, Jr.

HONORARY TRUSTEESWarren C. CookPiper Orton ’74W. Dexter Paine III ’79Will Prickett ’81

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ON THE FRONT COVER: For almost 50 years ourwell-maintained trails and consistent snowfallhave allowed us to host many Nordic competi-tions when others could not. Pictured here aretwo skiers from the 1974 Dartmouth Carnival,which was moved to Holderness due to spottysnow conditions in Hanover.

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Several of my favorite Herb Waters’ drawingsof Holderness School life feature skiers in thes, ’s, and ’s. Whether he capturedalpine skiers behind the Chapel, or cross-country skiers on the Quad, or an old woodystation wagon loaded with skis, Watersrevealed how deeply ingrained snow sportswere in the life of Holderness. Of coursesnow sports today look much different than inthe early years, but both eras possess a passionfor snow and the outdoors.

This issue of Holderness School Today isfocused on snow sports. For the feature, RickCarey began by researching the history of snowsports and wrote about the richness of its tradi-tions as well as the pivotal leaders who played arole in its evolution. It was no accident that snowsports became central to the school’s programs inthe s and that they still matter now. Andwhile the founders of the competitive pro-gram—Don Henderson, Don Hagerman, andothers—deserve much of the credit for establish-ing a firm foundation for the program, therewere countless others along the way who helpedthe program grow. In our Catching Up piece, wereconnect with Jim Page, who taught andcoached at Holderness from – beforegoing on to coach at the top levels of Nordic ski-ing. It is because of Jim and the dedication ofcountless other coaches that the HoldernessSnow Sports Program continues to thrive.

How that culture manifests itself today isevident through several of the articles aboutcampus life today and the profiles of presentalumni who are excelling on the snow. Each oftheir stories demonstrates how Holderness nur-tures a life-long love of skiing and snowboardingin many of its current students and graduates.

Finally, we want to share with you thefuture of snow sports at Holderness.Holderness—working with the Franconia SkiClub, Cannon Mountain, and the US SkiTeam—has created a world-class speed trainingvenue at the revitalized Mittersill Ski Area.Mittersill will not only provide our athletes

with the best training venue in the East, it willalso support junior racing development in NewEngland. In addition, the snowboarding andfreestyle skiing programs are on the move.With phenomenal coaches—many of whomhave coached at the national and internationallevel—and outstanding facilities—including anew trampoline in Gallop—we are committedto providing one of the most exciting highschool snow sports programs possible.

The Holderness Snow Sports Program issymbolic of what our school is about, not justbecause we strive to have programs that makeus unique in the independent school world, butalso because snow sports capture the spirit ofthe Holderness community: a community thatembraces our spectacular environment in theWhite Mountains of New Hampshire, espe-cially in winter; a community that isn’t afraid oftaking risks to achieve excellence; and most

importantly, a community that finds joy andpleasure in life and in facing challenges. �

Phil PeckHead of School

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Endurance sports release my muse. As I payattention to my breathing and to the placementof my skis, ideas flow freely. One lead for anarticle presents itself, only to be tossed over myshoulder for a second better one as I climb anuphill. My muscles warm and the words in mymind line up and march logically to a satisfac-tory conclusion. I am a better writer because Iam a runner and a skier.

During my first winter at Holderness, Idecided to join the Nordic ski team, so class-mates Bill Greene, Cheri Walsh, and WillNorthrop patiently taught me the basics on theHolderness Upper Fields. They had all raced aschildren, growing up on trails from NewHampshire to New York and Colorado, and asjuniors in high school they were reaching theirpeak fitness. I, on the other hand, was justlearning to balance on one ski.

It didn’t happen over night, but during myjunior and senior years, I made steady progressand soon fell in love with flying over the snowthrough the silent woods. I also fell in love with

the people. There were some Nordies who tookthemselves too seriously, but for the most part Idiscovered a community that lifted my soul.They laughed and celebrated, not just whenthey won, but when they lost as well. Theyplayed king of the snow pile after practice andflew off jumps doing -degree aerials theyhad no business attempting. And we hadridiculous racing suits made out of scraps oflycra in every shade of blue. It wasn’t aboutstyle or speed; it was about being unique andnot taking ourselves too seriously. Despite thehigh caliber athletes who were on the team, wenever stopped laughing.

So what did I learn from them—besides howto laugh? I learned the difference between Vand V, how to apply wax, how to remove klis-ter, how to pace for a K race. I learned how todress for the cold and how to warm my handswhen they turn into icicles. Better yet, I have amap of the Holderness trails imprinted on mybrain and can run them in my mind whenever Ineed to escape from life’s little struggles.

More useful in my adult life, however, werethe lessons I learned in perseverance andhumility. Although I progressed as a skier andeven skied for St. Lawrence University for acouple years after graduating from Holderness,my teammates operated at a different level. CarlSwenson ’ and Nikki Kimball ’ were on myteam. Sohier Hall ’ was also a teammate. JustGoogle them and you’ll see what I mean. As abeginner, I was always trying to keep up withthem, but for every stride they took, I had totake two, never maintaining balance longenough to copy their rhythm. I fell more fre-quently and was always out of breath. Somedays, I barely hung on.

But hang on I did. And today, while myhusband likes to call me stubborn, I prefer tothink I persevere—on the trails, in races, in mywriting, and in my work to build the communi-cations department at Holderness.

The most important lesson I learned on theHolderness trails, however, was how to accessmy muse. Give me a problem to solve and atrail of indeterminate length, and I will returnto you with a solution. The Central Artery, thelong uphill to the Water Tower, the hairpinturns flowing back down to False FourCorners—they are the storyboard on which Ipost my ideas. When I fly down the last hilland emerge near the football field, chances areI’ll have a rough draft of a Holderness SchoolToday article stored in my memory.

I’ve heard many alumni exclaim their alle-giance to Holderness, and I am no different.This school and its ski program made me whoI am today. Perhaps I would have discoveredmy muse on a basketball court, or tucked undera napkin in some random alpine lodge, but Itend to think not. My muse thrives in the quietwoods behind Bartsch. �

Emily Adriance Magnus ’Editor, Holderness School [email protected]

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Discovering My Muse

Editor Emily Magnus in 1988 with fellow Nordie Cheri Walsh


Postponed ExpectationsI just received the mailing regarding “HoldernessEvents and Gatherings.” Reading through it, myeye was drawn to the February – Out BackFlashback. It reminded me of a letter I keptfrom my experience with what was then stillcalled “Outward Bound” (OB) at Holderness.

In those days the entire junior class went onOB. I presume that’s still true today. My junioryear I had planned to go to Europe skiing dur-ing spring break, so I elected to forego the OBexperience my junior year as I didn’t want tojeopardize my European ski trip with some-thing that might occur while out in the woods.As a result, I went the following year, the win-ter of .

During OB, Beams and Clough always likedto throw participants a ‘curveball’. In the winterof they decided to teach us about “post-poned expectations.”

That year we were supposed to be pickedup on the afternoon of the third day of solo.Instead, on the morning of the third day, asilent individual skied into each camp.Wordlessly a small packet of supplies waspassed to us with the following note (see letterat right). Then just as quietly and quickly, theindividual left.

I’ve kept the note all these years. Guess I’ma pack rat. Anyway I thought it might be some-thing that one could include as a “flashback” atthe February weekend. I doubt I will be attend-ing, but I thought it might prove interesting forthose there. Hence I am sending a copy to you.

Geoffrey Klingenstein ’

Courtship on Mt. LafayetteWhen I read Emily Magnus’s column (Summer), the following resonated with me:

“In fact, what remains with me to this day isthe hike down from Lafayette.”

My younger days included significant hikingin the White Mountains, following in the foot-steps of my brother, Allen ’, six years older

than I. He not only climbed in the WhiteMountains, but also worked for the AppalachianMountain Club (amc) as one of the hut boys onMt. Madison and on Mt. Lafayette. While onLafayette, he courted his wife, Nancy, who wasthe assistant pastry chef at the Pinkham Notchfacility. Amazing courtship.

After finishing supper in the Lafayette hut,Allen ran down the mountain, drove his car

around to Pinkham Notch and did his success-ful courting. Following this, he returned toLafayette, climbed the mountain and was backin the amc hut in plenty of time for breakfast.

This is a true story, as far as I can rememberbut did not witness.

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Holderness School’s first ski hill can still befound at the end of a dirt road off Mt.Prospect Road. Walk through ranks ofwhite pines and hemlocks until you cometo a lush, sun-spangled clearing thatextends steeply up the slope of a hill. Walkanother fifty yards and you’ll see anothersuch clearing, about the same length andwidth, cut into the same north face of whatwas once known as Cartwright’s Hill. Andif you take the time to explore the woodson either side of the hill, you’ll find theremnants of multiple ski jumps in varyingstates of decay.

These are scruffy sorts of clearings,overrun in the summer with what in NewHampshire is called puckerbrush: a tangleof fern, bramble, and blueberry, spikedwith alder and Eastern cottonwood,splashed with day lilies and black-eyedSusans. It’s easy enough to see that theseare abandoned ski slopes, albeit notentirely abandoned. Every once in a whilethey still get a good mowing, and the for-est is held at bay. “We intend to keep thearea available, just in case we find a use forit,” says Head of School Phil Peck.

An article on Ski Racing’s website thisfall poses this question in its title: “Is anAcademy Right for You?” The target audi-ence is teenagers and their parents, and itdescribes three options for combining

school and snow sports: traditional inde-pendent schools, ski racing academies, orski academies with winter-term tutorials.

“Schools such as Holderness, NewHampton, and Gould Academy fall intothe first category—traditional privateschools,” says Ski Racing. “They offer ter-rific athletic programs, including ski racingand other snow sports, but only a fractionof the student body will be bringing a rac-ing suit to campus.”

It’s good to be mentioned, and evenbetter to be mentioned first. FormerHeadmaster Don Hagerman, were he alivetoday, would be pleased. That, after all,had been the whole point of bringing DonHenderson to campus back in 1951—tocombine traditional independent schooleducation and snow sports. Consideringwhat has ensued, and what exists today,the occasional mowings of Cartwright’sHill might not be a bad idea.

BLAZING NEW TRAILSSince the school’s inception in 1879,Holderness students have always skied, butit was not until 1936 that the school fieldedits first ski team. Through the 1940s theschool produced two Olympians—alpineracers Steve Knowlton ’41 and Bill Beck ’47—but basketball was the premier wintersport; ski team coaches came and went.

Meanwhile, Holderness was survivingonly thanks to infusions of cash from thefamily fortunes of Headmaster Edric Weldand his wife Gertrude. Hagerman, as hesucceeded Weld in 1951, knew that hewould have to raise the school’s enroll-ment and increase its tuition if it was tosurvive. How to do both? His idea for sav-ing the school was to make a virtue of itslocation by building a notable ski program,and he had found just the right man to doit. Don Henderson was well known in NewEngland as a ski racer and former captainof the Middlebury College team. He wasalso a veteran of the 10th MountainDivision’s Italian campaign, had studied atthe University of London, and was lookingto get back to New England.

Don Henderson had only eight boys inhis program that first year, and they trainedat a narrow private trail and ski jump offRoute 175. “It was more of a club than ateam,” says Don Henderson from his homein Vermont, “and I faced obstacles as highas Everest in trying to build it into a team.”

Internally, these obstacles included thefacilities problem; a debate team coachwho disapproved of potential debaters ski-ing instead of competing; also a chaplainwho frowned on young church-goers ski-ing on Sundays.

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Don tackled the facilities problem first.In the spring and fall, he put volunteer stu-dents to work with handsaws, wideningthat glade trail on Cartwright’s Hill—a trailfirst begun in the late 1940s by DickCartwright ’38 when he had returned toteach for a few years. A bulldozer raisedenough dirt for a ski jump, and a rope towwas jury-rigged around the wheel of an oldpickup. “When we couldn’t afford anti-freeze for the truck,” Don remembers, “weused to haul water from the brook, run thetow for an hour or so, and drain the radia-tor before going back to school.”

Another obstacle was that Henderson’sskiers had nowhere to compete, sinceother Lakes Region schools had grownweary of the school’s mediocre athletesand had stopped inviting Holderness toregular-season four-event meets (slalom,giant slalom, cross-country, and jumping).Don invited them to Holderness once theski hill was ready. They eventually cameand quickly learned that this new coachhad teams that were plenty competitive.

Unfortunately, the internal oppositionpersisted and was more difficult to over-come. Don Hagerman worked hisdiplomacy with the debate coach and thechaplain, but it was “only after several yearsof strenuous debate with the faculty thatwe were allowed to compete in the prepschool championships,” Don says. “I think itwas in 1958 that we won for the first time.And then we kept winning, year after year.”

Don was blazing trails in the classroomas well. He pioneered the use of originaldocuments in the study of history at thesecondary level, and brought the sameenergy, ambition, and high expectations tothat setting that he did to the ski slope. “Iwas never a red-hot student myself,” hesays. “I just put in the work and learnedhow to succeed, and it was just as satisfy-ing to me as a teacher to take a goodstudent and teach him to be very good asit was to coach an athlete to that level.”

Perhaps what was most crucial to theprogram’s success, however, was a firmpoint of agreement between Don and theheadmaster. “Realizing the value of ourenvironment to attract people toHolderness,” Don wrote in 1972, “Mr.Hagerman has warmly encouraged thegrowth of skiing at Holderness whilealways keeping apparent the contentionthat we are a school first and have a skiteam secondly. The recipe has broughtforth marvelous results.”

FROM SKIMEISTER TO SPECIALIZATIONThe recipe and its results were indeedmarvelous. Applications rose from bothskiers and non-skiers. By the time DonHagerman retired in 1978, the school hadquadrupled in size. And, from 1956 to 1984,every winter Olympics included at leastone skier coached by Don Henderson, nineof whom were Holderness alumni. Don aswell took part in the Olympics. He tookleaves of absence from Holderness to helpcoach the US National Team during the

1964 Olympics, and served as head coachof the 1969–70 US World Cup Team.

Part of Don’s original recipe for successincluded exposing his skiers to fourevents—slalom, giant slalom, jumping, andNordic. “He firmly believed that a goodskier would develop his talent by compet-ing in all four events,” recalls team memberJohn Holley ’61. “Slalom was for quicknessand agility. Giant slalom was for fearless-ness. Jumping helped skiers developcomfort in the air—a quality often needed inthe GS. And cross-country built stamina.”The status of “skimeister”—an athlete whohad the best combined results in all thosedisciplines at the end of a meet—was whatall serious skiers aspired to.

But by the 1970s, at the level of teamcompetition, and even at Holderness, cer-tain skiers were being steered into certainspecialties.

Walter Malmquist ’74 (parent ofTenley ’09) had grown up around Hanoverat a time when ski jumps were found allover New England, and he had taken his

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first jump in the first grade. By avocation,however, he was an alpine racer, and heremembers his first day on the ski hillunder the watchful eyes of the famousDon Henderson.

“I skied my heart out, the best I could,all day long, and I never got a look or aword from Don,” Walter remembers. “Atdinner I sat at the German table with Mrs.Henderson, and after dinner I walked intothe faculty lounge where Don and the restwere having coffee. ‘Well, what do youthink?’ I asked him. ‘About what?’ he said.‘About how I turned out today on the skihill.’ He put his fingers to his chin, cockedhis neck forward, looked me square in theeye, and said, ‘Well, I think we can find away to make better use of your time.’”

Young Walter was flabbergasted: “Ilearned later that he and Jim Page had mein mind for doing Nordic combined, andthey knew how much focus and commit-ment that would demand. And me? Well,who was I to question a guy who had justcoached Billy Kidd to gold and bronzemedals at the 1970 World Championships?”

Or to question history teacher JimPage, who had skied on the US Nordicteam in the 1964 Olympics, and who wouldgo on to help coach the US team at allthree winter Olympics in the 1980s. Nordiccombined it would be, and Walter wouldbecome a member of the 1976 and 1980 USOlympic teams in that discipline, andwould also be a ski jump team member inthe 1980 Olympics.

When girls started appearing on cam-pus in the late 1970s, it was no surprise

that many of them were skiers. One ofthem could have been Maggie (Crane)Mumford, the daughter of Dr. HenryCrane, the school physician. But aHolderness admissions officer—”And I thinkhe was acting just on his own agenda,”Maggie says—told her that the schoolwould no longer allow students to beabsent on Saturdays for ski events. Sheremained at Plymouth High School, wenton to Williams College, raced on the USNational Team for five years, and arrivedbelatedly at Holderness in 2000 as a sci-ence teacher and ski coach.

Eva Pfosi Merriam ’81, however, musthave spoken to a different officer. Thedaughter of a ski instructor, she had grownup in Waterville Valley, losing her motherat the age of ten. “The ski school was mybabysitter,” Eva says. She was in eighthgrade when her family moved toCalifornia, where her father died in a planeaccident. Suddenly she and her brothersneeded a boarding school that would alsoserve as an extended family.

While Eva wanted to consider ski acad-emies, “my family decided to send me toHolderness,” Eva says. “My grandfatherwouldn’t consider a ski academy. ‘You goto school to get an education,’ he told me.”

When she arrived at Holderness, sherecalls that it was a bit like dropping intoOz via tornado. “I was so clueless. What,there’s a dress code? And you have to payto be here? Am I so dumb that we have topay?” Meanwhile she only skied becauseshe had so much fun doing it. The fact thatshe was very fast was to her incidental.

“After my sophomore year, I was invited toattend the national team ski camp,” shesays. “Great, but I didn’t even know therewas such a ski camp.”

She went to that camp and skied on theUS Team for six years after Holderness,competing in World and Europa Cupevents. Then she went to Dartmouth,where in 1987 she was Ski Racing’sCollegiate Skier of the Year.

Meanwhile, those terms “skimeister”and “combined” continued to fade in thevocabulary of snow sports, and young ath-letes everywhere were being advised tofocus either on the agility of alpine racingor the stamina of Nordic. In farawayWashington state, a young Phil Peck wasone of those athletes. He was a ski clubmember who most enjoyed downhill rac-ing, but in his eighth-grade year at CharlesWright Academy, he set a high schoolrecord in the half mile. “That’s when my skicoach told me I was never doing alpineagain,” Phil says.

At Dartmouth, Phil was a member of the1976 NCCA Championship team, and hecaptained the team in his senior year. Hewent on to race in domestic World Cupraces and in 1982 won the prestigiousDannon Race Series. That same year hewas named an assistant World Cup andOlympic coach for the US National Team,working alongside Jim Page, who as theNordic Director was his ultimate boss.

“It’s not as glamorous as it sounds,though—living out of a suitcase in Europeanmotel rooms,” Phil says. “By 1984 I wasready to get married and settle down.”

“HENDERSON HILL—WHICH IT SHOULD BE CALLED—WAS A CLASSIC NEW ENGLAND SKIHILL. LOVED THAT ROPE TOW. DON (HENDERSON) WAS ALWAYS PROUD THAT HE MADE USWORK JUST AS HARD GOING UP THE HILL AS WE DID SKIING THROUGH HIS GATES—WHICHWERE MADE OUT OF PINE BOUGHS.”

— CHUCK REILLY, CLASS OF 1974


So—like Don Henderson—Phil Peckcame to Holderness to teach history whenhe was ready to settle down. He alsoassumed the helm of a Nordic programthat in 1966 had separated entirely from itsalpine counterpart, though the two workedtogether in continuing Holderness’s domi-nation of the prep school championshipsthrough the balance of the century.

The original school campus was only 15acres, but in 1933 Edric Weld, with ski trailsin mind, had purchased an additional 200on the east side of Route 175. By the timePhil arrived, thanks to Don Henderson andhis army of volunteers, the Nordic programwas well-established and boasted miles ofgroomed trails cut through the woodsnorthwest of the ski hill. Today those trailsare the envy of other schools—even the skiacademies, many of which have longoffered dedicated Nordic programs.

“Our trail network is top-notch,” sayscurrent Nordic head coach Pat Casey, whocame to Holderness in 2011 to teach sci-ence and run the Nordic program afterfour years of coaching the US NationalTeam and working the 2006 VancouverOlympics. “The terrain is such that it allowsathletes to be effortlessly fast and developinto balanced, agile skiers. For grooming,terrain, and snow, this is as good as it getsin the East.”

Those top-notch trails, along with top-notch coaching, have produced world-classracers, and three national team members:Wendy Reeves ’81, Ian Harvey ’86 (1992Olympics, biathlon), and Carl Swenson ’88(1994 and 2002 Olympics, Nordic).

A KALEIDOSCOPE OF DISCIPLINESAs snow sports began to be more special-ized at Holderness and elsewhere, theyalso began to diversify.

One day in the early 1990s, an ex-Marinenamed Alan Smarse took his two youngchildren, Sean ’04 and Katie ’05, to MountSunapee Ski Area. “There were severalinches of fresh snow on the ground, andthe skiers were not having fun with that,”Alan says. “Then we saw two or three snow-boarders go by under the lift, and theywere just loving life. We could tell.”

Snowboarding? Alan learned next thathis kids’ fourteen-year-old babysitter was asnowboarder. He asked if she could givethem lessons on this new implement. Healso asked if he could be included.

At that time snowboarding was aninsurgency, an edgy and youthful counter-culture defined in opposition to what wasperceived as the Old World conservatismof the alpine and Nordic ski worlds. Manyski areas banned snowboarders. Thosethat allowed the practice often required

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LEFT: Don Henderson watches his athletes practicing slalom through tree sapling gates at Cartwright’s Hill. RIGHT: When girls arrived on campus in the

late 1970s, many of them joined the ski teams and trained and competed right alongside the boys. Above are Ann Ogden ’82 and Betsy Larny ’82.

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BY KEYING YANG ’17

My skiing experience at Holderness didn’tstart with Coach Mumford’s instructionsabout making better turns; instead itbegan more simply—she first had to teachme how to unclip my ski boots and shovemy feet into those tight metal and plasticcages. Oh! And she also taught me toreach around the loops of my ski poles so

that I didn’t leave them uphill hanging.Fully equipped—with goggles, helmet, mittens, boots, and

skis—I stepped onto snow for the first time in November of myninth-grade year. I looked through the filtered lenses of my gog-gles—which turned the snow a pinkish color—and wonderedwhat I had gotten myself into.

“Are you going to make me go down those slopes today?” Iasked and pointed at the blue trails leading up the slopes ofLoon Mountain.

“Oh yes and I am going to push you off to give you somemomentum to start,” Coach replied.

“What…” I stammered. “I think I am gonna quit…I can returnmy equipment within seven days, right?”

“I’m kidding you. Let’s find you an easy slope!”“Big on sports, especially winter sports” and “really good ski

programs” are words that I naively believed were an invitationto sign up for the school alpine team two years ago. Later a cer-tain level of ignorance allowed me to confidently remain on theteam with people who had been skiing since the age of three.But if it weren’t for Coach Mumford, who patiently taught methe nuts and bolts of the sport, I never would have survived.

There were a few of us on the team that year who didn’t haveextensive experience on snow, so we took time off from gatestraining to practice at our own level. I rode up the magic carpetand snow plowed my way down the bunny slope on the firstday. The next day I was tricked into riding to the top of themountain. Of course I did make it down—or I would still be onthe mountain right now—only it took me two hours. Wiggling

my arms, I paralleled my skis on the third day. It was on thetenth day that I pushed and dragged my tails around part ofthe slalom course. It was a very significant moment for mewhen I postured myself at the starting line and positioned myski poles outside the stick that they told me would mark mystarting time. I felt like a professional at my first race.

There are other memories from that first season that havestayed with me. I always laugh really hard when I tell friendsabout how I did a split against a tree the first time I went intothe woods after a fresh layer of snow. But I also tell them aboutmy moment of epiphany when I felt the difference betweencarving into the snow and pushing my skis around a turn. Itdidn’t take long to launch this snow sports beginner into anutter zealot for winter.

I realize my experience is significantly disparate from that ofother exceedingly good racers; they endure endless practicesjust to close up on a split second and sacrifice whole weeks ofschool away at ski races for just one good run. Only I realizethat for most of them it isn’t about the results but about thefeeling of shuttling through gates. And we share somethingelse: when you are up on the mountains, isolated in your ownhelmet, yet so connected to the stillness of the snow-cappedforests, it is like being in another world. The iciness seems tofreeze the dynamics of life on the mountain, yet skiers (espe-cially freestyle skiers), overcome the cold, spurring passion allover the mountain.

Starting a new sport doesn’t seem to be hard anymore, andthe more I come to appreciate the elegant turns other peoplemake, the more I know that I am learning and getting better. I amgrateful that I learned to alpine ski, and I sincerely hope morebeginners experience what I have, because this experience is sounique. It’s great to know that Coach Mumford has establisheda beginner winter sports program so that students like me canexperience little bits of every winter sport at Holderness.

Maybe I will never be able to contribute to the school byproducing outstanding race results, but my point of view ispart of the composition of the school. �

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r 1850: Sondre Norheim, of Morgedal,Telemark, discovers the perfect heelstrap—cleverly entwined shoots of thebirch tree root, with enough stiffnessto provide sufficient control of the skito steer it and enough elasticity to staysnugly around the heel to keep the toein the toestrap even going off a jump.

r 1882: The Norske Ski Club in Berlin, NH is the first modernski club in America and is organized by resident Norwegians.It remains the oldest US ski club with a continuous history.

r 1905: The National Ski Association is founded at Ishpeming,MI with Carl Tellefsen, former jumper and head of theIshpeming Ski Club, elected first president, following thefirst national jumping championship at Ishpeming.

r 1911: C.A. Lund of St. Paul, MN founds a ski factory, latercalled the Northland Ski Company. Its hickory skis dominatethe market for another 30 years.

r 1911: The first run of the world’s first downhill classic, theRoberts of Kandahar Cup, runs over the Plaine Morte Glacierin Montana, Switzerland. The winner is Cecil Hopkinson.

r 1924: The first Olympic Winter Games are held at Chamonix,France, with Nordic ski events only. Norwegians take home11 of the 12 gold medals.

r 1927: On March 8, the first modern downhill race in the US isrun on Mt. Moosilauke, NH, by the Dartmouth Outing Club.The winner is Charles N. Proctor of Dartmouth.

r 1929: The first ski train in the United States runs from Bostonto Warner, NH.

r 1932: North America’s first rope tow is invented by AlexFoster and installed at Shawbridge, Quebec. It is poweredby a Dodge automobile, jacked up on blocks, with a ropelooped around a wheel rim.

r 1934: On January 28 thefirst rope tow is installedin the US by Bob andBetty Royce, proprietorsof the White CupboardInn, in Woodstock, VT.The Royces made sketches of Alex Foster’s first rope tow

and employed David Dodd, a local mechanic, to construct itfor them on a sidehill owned by farmer Clinton Gilbert.

r 1937: The world’s first chairlifts are installed at the ski resortin Sun Valley, ID, then owned by the Union Pacific Railroad.

r 1938: The first US aerial tramway is installed at CannonMountain, Franconia, NH.

r 1938: The first US Ski Patrol is established at Stowe underMinot Dole as the chairman of the national committee.

r 1942: The Tenth Mountain Division is activated at Camp Hale,Pando, CO. The National Ski Patrol is named an officialrecruiting organization, and Minot Dole rounds up 2000 vol-unteers and sends them to Pando in two months.

r 1952: The first artificially-made snow is made at Grossinger’sresort in NY. Two years later Fahnestock, NY becomes thefirst ski area to make snow on a regular basis.

r 1965: Sherman Poppen, a chemical gassesengineer in Muskegon, MI, creates thefirst snurfer by binding two skis togetherand attaching a rope to the nose for con-trol. A year later, more than 500,000snurfers are sold.

r 1967: The first World Cup race in Americais held at Cannon Mountain and is won by Jean-Claude Killy,father of Rhadames Killy ’85.

r 1972: Dimitrije Molovich founds the first snowboard compa-ny, Winterstick.

r 1977: Jake Burton moves to Vermont, where he begins build-ing laminated hardwood prototypes for what will laterbecome Burton snowboards. He also attaches bindings tothe top of a snurfer for the first time in history.

r 1982: The first National Snowsurfing Championship is held inWoodstock, VT. Events included slalom and downhill. Racersare said to have been clocked at speeds over 60 mph.

r 1989: Numerous major ski resorts including Squaw Valley,Sun Valley, Mammoth Mountain, Vail, and Snowbird lift theirbans on snowboarding.

PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY of the Vest-Telemark Museum (skis),the Woodstock Historical Society (Gilbert’s Hill ski tow), andthe Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame (Snurfer ad).


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snowboarders to audition first for skepti-cal ski patrol members.

But more and more young athleteswere climbing aboard, enough so to makean impression on Holderness HeadmasterPete Woodward at a mid-1990s alumnievent at Waterville Valley. “All the alumniwere on skis,” Pete remembers, “but all thekids were on snowboards.”

Pete was also getting requests fromhis current parents to offer a snowboardprogram, and inquiries from perspectivefamilies inclined that way as well. So in1995 Pete Woodward set up a recreation-al snowboard program at Holdernesswith just a handful of kids, run by a localcoach and chaperoned by math teacherJeff Nielson, whose son Chris ’02 was asnowboarder.

Meanwhile, Pete also established a newposition at Holderness, Director of SnowSports, and named history teacher andalpine coach Jory Macomber to the post.Jory had been one of Burke MountainAcademy’s first alumni, and then an All-American racer at Dartmouth.

Two years later, when that local snow-board coach broke his leg midseason, AlanSmarse stepped in to help. By then AlanSmarse was at Loon Mountain coachingsnowboarding himself, teaching with thespecial awareness of skill progressionsavailable only to an adult learner.

But Jory wanted more than just aninterim coach. “Jory saw that it was only aquestion of whether Holderness was goingto lead or follow in this new discipline,”Alan says. “So he asked me to draw up aproposal for three different kinds of pro-grams at Holderness—basic, intermediate,and one that would mirror the Easternalpine program, competing at the highestlevels—and then show it to Woody.”

Alan did so, and Pete Woodwardunhesitatingly chose the third. “But onlyunder two conditions,” Alan recalls. “First,

he said that I had to run the program, andsecond—none of the kids were allowed towear baggy pants. Then Woody went tothe trustees and said, ‘I solved our snow-board problem. I hired a Marine.’”

In fact, Pete liked the man he saw as adisciplinarian in charge. “But they stilldidn’t trust us at first,” Alan says. “For ourfirst three years we were not allowed todrive in vans that could be identified asHolderness in any way.” Fortunately, Alansays that despite the stereotypes, he neverhad any trouble with those first snow-boarders; the school’s selectivity ensuredthat the snowboarders it accepted werealso good students and good citizens.

It helped also that snowboarders, likeother winter athletes at Holderness, had toplay other seasonal sports. “If they onlywanted to snowboard, I told them to go toa ski academy,” Alan says. “Just the same,our program took off. Within four years wehad forty kids in the program, and we hadestablished ourselves in a position we stillmaintain—the top prep school snowboardprogram in the nation, bar none. We’re theonly one who has ever sent anybody to theWorld Cup.”

Indeed Converse Fields ’08 is a mem-ber of the US Snowboard Racing Team andwill be on the World Cup circuit this sea-son, while Chris Allen ’10 and RyanRosencranz ’12 are among the top six inthe nation in their disciplines and havebeen members of the US Junior WorldsTeam. Chuckie Carbone ’11 won three NCAAnational titles in snowboarding in 2013 forthe College of Idaho.

Meanwhile, the versatility and stuntcapacity of the snowboard has fostered akaleidoscope of competitive disciplines—alpine, freeriding, halfpipe, slopestyle,snowboard cross, etc.—and has prompteda similar explosion in the various waysfreestyle skiing can be performed.

“New snow sports are evolving all thetime,” says current Director of Snow Sports

Georg Capaul, a naturalized Swiss whocame to Holderness after coaching USOlympic, World, Junior World, and Pan-American Championship alpine teams.Georg made sure that Holderness was thefirst prep school to offer a freeride pro-gram, and he teamed with Alan Smarse inforging a partnership with Waterville ValleyAcademy that allowed Holderness studentsto train there with famed freestyle coachNick Preston (who coached Olympic mogulgold medalist Hannah Kearney).

Nowadays Holderness athletes continueto work with Preston at his training facility,Freestyle America. “Nick will be our coachfor the dryland stuff, and also a consultantas we build our own facility,” Alan says.“My vision is for one program of eight dis-ciplines; half free ski and half freestylesnowboarding, all training together.”

“Young people gravitate to these excit-ing new sports, and acrobatics is wheresnow sports are moving to now,” saysGeorg Capaul. “The challenge for prepschools, and it’s not easy, is to find goodcoaches as these new disciplines arise,and to keep an open mind.”

Sometimes, however, finding goodcoaches and keeping an open mind meanssticking with tradition. While the rest ofAmerica has largely abandoned ski jump-ing, Holderness hasn’t cut their program.Litigation and insurance costs forced theclosure of most jumps in the 1970s, and theNCAA dropped the sport in 1982; but alpineand Nordic racers at Holderness still travelto Proctor Academy throughout the winterto use one of the only ski jumping facilitiesleft in the Lakes Region. Latin teacherDoug Kendall sponsors the activity and is agood enough jumper “to get kids to thefirst level,” he says. Walter Malmquist, avolunteer heart-broken by the eclipse ofthe sport Don Henderson steered him to,has coached jumpers through the higherlevels, as has Jason Densmore, the fatherof Parker ’15. “I tell our racers that this may

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be the last chance they have to try this,”Doug says.

Indeed. The balance between tradition-al and innovative disciplines continues, andmay be just as important as the balancebetween mind, body, and spirit.

A DIFFERENT FORMULAFabián Štoček ’13 is a junior now atDartmouth, preparing for a career carryingout research in neuroscience. He’s presi-dent of the Outing Club’s environmentalstudies division and of the college’sCouncil on Climate Change—and also oneof the Big Green’s top Nordic racers. Heposted three first-place finishes at theJunior Nationals in 2014, won a 10K WinterCarnival race in 2015, and was key toDartmouth’s sixth place finish at the NCAAchampionships last winter.

“I love to ski, but if I were single-mindedabout it, it would have been better for meto stay home in the Czech Republic,” saysFabián. Instead his curiosity and intellectualambition prompted him into an exchangeprogram in Hopkinton, NH. At Nordic racesin New Hampshire, he met Pat Casey andhis skiers. Holderness became a natural

next destination for an athlete who alsoloved being a student.

Eva Pfosi Merriam recalls the benefitsof a similarly balanced program andremains grateful. “I think I received aboutthe same level of training and support as Iwould have at a ski academy, but so muchmore because the program is so well-rounded,” she says. “You’re seen as awhole person, while at a ski academy, it’sall about results. If you have a bad day, it’sactually comforting that half the studentbody is clueless about skiing.”

Even among the half involved in snowsports, some are almost as clueless—atleast to begin with. Unlike a ski academy,Holderness is a place where elite athletestrain side by side with the less accom-plished, including complete novices. Noharm to the elites, says Pat Casey, and a cir-cumstance of great benefit to the novices.

“Every day these kids see how the topskiers wax and put their gear on,” hesays. “They see how early the best areout the door, how late they stay on thetrails. They see how they can do all thatthemselves, and it breeds improvement,nurtures confidence.”

This also requires coaches who are con-tent to teach across a broad spectrum ofbackgrounds and abilities. At Holdernessthat’s business as usual for mature athleteswho are also classroom teachers, and it’soften a circumstance they prefer. “I gravi-tated to the secondary level because thisis such a magical age, where people aren’tset in their ways yet,” says Phil Peck. “Andwhat a joy it is to work with someone who’snever skied before, and to be able to shareyour passion with them.”

Maggie Mumford, who went into medi-cine after her years on the national teamand spent fifteen years away from thesport, is one of the coaches for the alpineteam. This year she is piloting a programthat introduces students to all the snowsports, giving them opportunities to notonly try alpine skiing but Nordic skiing,snowshoeing, and skating as well. “I likeworking at this level,” she says. “We havekids who have never even seen snowbefore, but we also have racers who havecome down from the Eastern team, eitherbecause of burn-out or frustration withtheir results. And it’s amazing—and incredi-bly fun—to watch this group pull togetheras a team each year.”

That sort of diversity and the eschewingof single-mindedness are the commonthreads that connect Fabián Štoček’s con-temporary era to that of Eva PfosiMerriam. Such threads run counter tobroad cultural trends toward specializationand the celebration of monomania. Thosewho are indeed single-minded about a par-ticular snow sport are well accommodatedat ski academies, and in the past 35 yearsthese schools have surpassed Holdernessin the production of Olympic and nationalteam members—as they should.

“That’s not our niche, what the ski acad-emies do,” Georg Capaul points out. “Hereacademic excellence is primary, along witha willingness to join other students inother team sports. It’s a different sort of

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5 SCHOOL SNOWBOARDING

4 EASTERN SNOWBOARDING

6 SNOW SPORTS BEGINNERS

14 JUMPING

19 FREESKIING

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formula that works very well for us.”Nonetheless Holderness has a couple

of current US Ski Team members besidesConverse Fields among its recent alumni:alpine racer Julia Ford ’08, who skied inthe Sochi Olympics, and freestyle skierSophia Schwartz ’09. In addition, last yearJory Macomber was named head of schoolof the USSA TEAM Academy in Park City, UT.

When asked about Julia, Jory thinks shemade the right choice in staying atHolderness. “It depends on the individualathlete,” Jory says. “For Julia, it was impor-tant to be near home and play differentsports. She was happier there, and theemotional part of it matters.”

Sophia cites not just the emotional part,but every aspect of the balance she foundhere. “My outside interests make me a bet-ter skier, and vice versa,” she says. “Beinga successful athlete is a lot about takingcare of yourself as a whole person, and Iam thankful to have learned this during mytime at Holderness.”

FROM CARTWRIGHT’S TO MITTERSILLIt’s not just the disciplines that havechanged; the facilities have changed aswell. Gone are the days when the skierswarmed up by hiking out to Cartwright’sHill. Most teams now practice at LoonMountain in Franconia, where the snow-making is good, and the terrain parks offersomething for every level. It is only theEastern alpine skiers that head furthernorth to Cannon Mountain, and mostrecently to Mount Mittersill.

For decades, Mount Mittersill inFranconia Notch, next to CannonMountain, has looked a lot like a giganticversion of Holderness School’s Cartwright’sHill: slopes overgrown in puckerbrush andused only by a few backcountry skiers will-ing to hike to the top and take theirchances. The area opened in 1946 as one ofthe top ski destinations in the East, butclosed after a series of bad winters in 1984,only a few years before Cartwright’s Hillwas being put to rest as well.

Now Mittersill belongs to Cannon SkiArea, and since the 2009–10 season, itsslopes have been open to the publicagain and subject to constant improve-ment—enough so that last year the US SkiTeam announced that Mittersill would beone of its official training sites, one ofonly four such in the nation, and the onlysite east of the Rockies. Thanks toHolderness School’s partnership withCannon and the Franconia Ski Club,Mittersill will also be a regular trainingsite for the school’s Eastern ski program.

Craig Antonides ’77, a fast Eastern skiercoached by Don Henderson, is now himselfdirector and head coach of that program.“We don’t have to recruit,” Craig says. “Theprogram recruits itself, and good skiersshow up on our doorstep. But even so,Mittersill is a game-changer for us.”

This is thanks primarily to Baron’s Run.With a slope length of 4,152 feet and a ver-tical drop of 1,148 feet, it’s a superlativespeed venue for giant slalom and super GS.The trail has few intersections and can easi-ly be closed off for training purposes. A

second trail, Taft Run, is better suited toslalom and GS and will be equipped with anew T-bar by the 2016–17 season. “It’s goingto provide a quick turnaround for skiersand will provide maximum training volumeand intensity,” says Georg Capaul.

Together these slopes provideHolderness access to terrain that for devel-opmental purposes outstrips anythingboasted by the ski academies. “This assuresHolderness an enhanced leadership role inski racing in the East,” says Jory Macomber.

And if Holderness holds onto this niche,and the ski academies hold on to theirs,there will continue to be some joustingback and forth, as the ski academies addnew academic buildings and invest moreheavily in the classroom side. That side of itremains this school’s clear priority, but atthe same time, says Phil Peck, “We’re com-mitted to fielding a snow sports program ofnational caliber. If we’re going to do it,we’re going to do it as well as we can.” It’s adelicate balance; quality is important butso are tradition, versatility, and diversity.

Back where it all started, though, it’sstill happening just as it began. Each win-ter—on a Sunday, perhaps, or during ablock of free periods—Holderness studentshike to the top of Cartwright’s with theirskis or snowboards in hand, or strapped totheir backs, and get in a run or two.

They’re not in racing suits. They comejust for the fun of it. Just for the sheer joyof that thrilling descent. �

“SKIING FOR HOLDERNESS WAS CHALLENGING, BUT TRYING TO REACH THE HIGHESTLEVEL OF SKI RACING IS CHALLENGING ANYWHERE, AND I WAS ABLE TO PERSEVEREBECAUSE HOLDERNESS MADE ME MORE THAN JUST A SKI RACER. IT MADE ME A WELL-ROUNDED PERSON, AND THEREFORE A WELL-ROUNDED ATHLETE.”

— JULIA FORD, CLASS OF 2008


JIM PAGE STILL REMEMBERS THE ASTONISHMENT he felt one

day in the late 1960s at the Holderness Ski Hill, which was once known as

Cartwright’s Hill. There Jim saw Don Henderson all alone, carving fast

turns down that short little slope, and then taking the hill’s rope tow to

the top again.

At the time, Don was the head of the history department and the

director of the snow sports program at Holderness—a program he had

built pretty much from scratch. The former Middlebury ski team captain

was already so well known as a ski coach that he had been asked to serve

on the staff of the 1964 US Olympic team, and was soon to be named—

during a year’s sabbatical from Holderness—head coach of the 1969–70

US World Cup team. And here he was shuttling back and forth on this lit-

tle backyard hill in the woods.

“Don, what are you doing?” Jim asked.

“Well, I just love to ski,” Don replied. “Especially if I can get out here

before the kids do.”

Before the other kids, that is, Jim thought to himself, smiling.

Jim Page already had a great resume in skiing as well—though he

didn’t mention any of that during a conference call last August in Phil

Peck’s office. Jim had been twice a team captain, three times an All-

American, and three times an NCAA individual champion in Nordic skiing

at Dartmouth in the early 1960s. He was also a good enough alpine skier

and jumper to win the title of Skimeister at the 1962 and 1963 NCAA

championships; he was, by the way, among the last to claim that title.

Then he joined the US Nordic combined team in 1963 and represented

the nation at the Innsbruck Olympics in 1964—yes, where Don Henderson

helped coach the alpine team.

Jim knew skiing as a challenge, a struggle, an avenue to either victory

or defeat, and at the Olympic level, one of the fronts in the Cold War. But

fun? Someone like Don Henderson would come out to this obscure hill

and ski—like a kid—just for the fun of it? “That was a revelation to me,”

Jim said from his home in Colorado. “That you could love the sport in

that way, and pursue it just for the love of it.”

IT BECAME A REVELATION THAT HELPED EASE Jim Page’s transi-

tion from world-class athlete to successful teacher and coach. But in a

way, Don Henderson was there even earlier, from Jim’s time as a junior

alpine racer competing against Don’s Holderness teams.

“It was almost indescribable how impressive they were as a team,” Jim

recalled. “They showed up as a group in these sharp blue and white

sweaters, and then worked and skied as a team. You could tell they were

very well coached.”

Jim forged life-long friendships with several of the athletes on those

teams, one of whom was Buster Welch ’59. And in the spring of 1965,

while Jim was in graduate school studying education at Wesleyan

University, his wife Ginny received a letter from Buster’s wife Kathy, a

letter that Ginny read and discarded. Jim fished it out of the trash and

found that Kathy had mentioned an opening for a ski coach at

Holderness.

“I said, ‘Holy cow, I know how to ski,’” Jim laughed. “I sent Don

Hagerman a note, he came down to visit, and I had a job before anyone

else in my class.”

So Jim joined Don Henderson’s coaching staff—and also his history

department—at a time when skiing as a sport was becoming more special-

ized, with the alpine and Nordic worlds breaking apart from each other.

AS IT TURNS OUT, ONE OF THE LAST of the great Skimeisters has

no regrets.

“Most of that combination stuff disappeared quite appropriately,” Jim

said. “In those days we were a little bit good at everything and not really

good at anything.”

Catching Up With Jim PageLAST OF THE SKIMEISTERS

Former history teacher and Nordic coach Jim Page bridged two different eras in ski racing. Thenhe rose to the top in coaching and international sports leadership. But his zest for skiing (and therest of it), he credits to a certain moment with Don Henderson.

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Meanwhile, Jim was amazed at how broadening, in many useful ways,

were the tasks of teaching and coaching. “I got a great education at

Dartmouth, but I have to say I learned more at Holderness,” he said.

“How to be organized, how to speak to a group, how to best help people

learn and improve—all that happened there.”

A lot of other things happened in turn. In 1973 Jim and Ginny left

Holderness so Jim could assume the reins of the Dartmouth Nordic pro-

gram. Six years later he led the Big Green to a national championship

and two Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association titles. He was EISA Coach

of the Year in 1974, and coached a young Phil Peck, who was a member of

that 1976 NCAA championship team.

Jim rejoined the US National Team in 1979 as the Nordic program

director and Nordic combined coach. He coached in the 1980 Lake

Placid Olympics and then took charge of the integrated Nordic team pro-

gram. Eventually he became managing director of sports performance for

the US Olympic Committee, and then assistant director of the USOC.

He returned to Holderness in 2002 as that year’s commencement

speaker and in 2005 went solo as a consultant for Olympic sports organi-

zations. “At the USOC level you work with all sorts of different Olympic

sports,” he explained. “Some of them are organized very well, and some

not. So it’s always a topic of conversation among us why some sports suc-

ceed and others don’t. I acquired a good general knowledge of how to go

about it, and other committees started bringing me in.”

“So how do you go about it?” Phil asked. “What do you see as making

an organization successful, sports or otherwise?”

“Well, you have to be clear about who’s in charge, what your goals are,

and what the plan is for reaching them,” Jim said. “Then you have to stick

to those goals. You can’t give in to questioning or vacillating.”

It’s a sort of resolve that Jim was able to foster in his independent

work with the US and Canadian Olympic committees—and as interim

director of US fencing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics—but not so much

with the Russian committee running up to the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

“They weren’t willing to take a systematic approach to team improve-

ment,” Jim said. “They were just interested in short-term answers.”

THE REST OF THE PAGE FAMILY HAS DONE VERY WELL since

Holderness as well. Ginny audited classes at Dartmouth and earned a

Bachelor’s degree and later a Master’s degree in social work at the

University of Utah. She began by doing drug and alcohol counseling, and

then joined the Center for Creative Leadership in Colorado Springs. After

a career coaching CEO’s and such in leadership practices, she opened her

own consulting business. Among Ginny’s current clients is one Phil Peck.

“So how’s that going?” Jim asked.

“Well, I’m still here,” Phil laughed.

Their daughters Jenny and Heidi were small children when the Pages

came to Holderness, and son Jimbo was born during their time here.


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Jenny owns and runs several Rocky Mountain-area lifestyle magazines.

(Her daughter Keaton McCargo is a teammate of Sophia Schwartz ’09 on

the US Freestyle Team, and daughter Page attended Holderness for a

year.) Heidi has a doctorate in psychology and does parole evaluations for

the California prison system, while Jimbo—fluent in Mandarin,

Cantonese, and German—lives in Singapore with his Cantonese wife and

is Volkswagen’s director of marketing and public relations in East Asia.

DURING THEIR FIRST TWO YEARS AT HOLDERNESS, the Pages

lived in Hoit, but then they switched to Marshall House, a little dorm that

once stood off the north end of Livermore Hall. Built in 1936 as a tempo-

rary facility to house an overflow in enrollment, the rickety old building

survived decades of budget cycles and facilities plans until it was finally

razed in 2003. For all its bursting pipes and paper-thin walls, “a lot of

Marshall’s former occupants,” said Phil, “have fond memories of it.”

So do the Pages. “Marshall had a special aura to it,” Jim said. “It was

off by itself in this little corner of the campus, and I think it attracted kids

who were themselves a little bit off in the corner.”

Jim learned to love those kids—not just the elite ski racers, and not

just the star history students—but those kids in the corner working out

their own sorts of destinies. “I always really liked the teaching part of it,”

Jim said. “And I always thought I’d be going back to it someday.”

Instead he climbed the coaching ladder to the highest levels of inter-

national sports leadership and management. He has no regrets, but Jim

and Phil agree that daily contact with young people is a long-term way to

stay young yourself, at least in spirit.

And Jim has managed that pretty well. Phil remembers a day they spent

together at Holderness a couple of years ago. They rode mountain bikes up

to the wind turbines lining the ridges around Tenney Mountain, a jaunt

requiring over a thousand feet of vertical climb. “Jim was 71 years old then,

and it was just remarkable, how easily he handled that,” Phil said later.

Their inspiration? It’s no surprise that both Jim and Phil look to Don

Henderson. Jim remembers Don Henderson, and how in certain ways he

indeed was—and remains—childlike. “Don was youthful, brimming with

enthusiasm, curious about everything,” Jim said. “I’m hopeful that I’m like

that, that I’ve lived my life that way.”

“You are, Jim,” Phil said. “You’re still just a kid.” �

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Jim and Ginny Page: (left) at Holderness in the 1960s and (right) in the winter of 2015

jim climbed the coaching ladder to the highest levels ofinternational sports leadership management.…he and phil[peck] agree that daily contact with young people is a long-term way to stay young yourself, at least in spirit. �


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generosity in others. Joining the Balch Society involves no dues or solicitations, but members will be included in

Balch Society communications and invited to participate in special events.

The most important benefits? Giving Holderness School strength and providing educational opportunities for

generations of students. Design a plan today that works for you and your family.

For more information, contact Pete Barnum, Director of Leadership Giving, at 603.779.5221 or [email protected].

dutch morse ’38 believed his ethics

were built on “a foundation that this wonderful

school has established and has maintained for all

who may be privileged to receive it.” Dutch advised

and supported Holderness as a trustee for more

than two decades, and was also a proud grand-

parent of an alumna. Through his Balch Society

membership his story comes full circle, and his

planned gift now strengthens the foundation of

Holderness School.

mayland h. “dutch” morse ’38 with headmaster emeritus

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– HEAD OF SCHOOL PHIL PECK, CONVOCATION SPEECH

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“ The city boy in me needs to breathe that fresh airagain. I am extremely excited to visit the place thathad such an impact on the man I am today.”

– ANDY COLLADO ’00

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“Thomas Notter Phillips ’75, you are a fine

example of the kind of citizen Holderness

School seeks to develop. You exemplify suc-

cess in business, community life, and family

life. And because you have involved your life

with Holderness, this school is itself a more

successful enterprise than we ever could

have been without you.”

– HEAD OF SCHOOL PHIL PECK,

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“ When I think about all the informative moments in my four yearsat Holderness, they were too many, too hard to separate, and toohard to rate. It was four years of hard but rewarding work. Thecomplete life experience molded me into a well-educated youngman, ready to face the world.”

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The Scorecard is a series of articles in which Headof School Phil Peck discusses what HoldernessSchool is doing to move forward on the initiativesoutlined in the Strategic Plan.

BenchmarksThe Strategic Plan asks us to, “Design andimplement initiatives to enhance Holderness’sposition as the leading boarding school snowsports program in the United States.” The chal-lenge is for all snow sports, but a vital part ofsnow sports at Holderness is the Eastern skiingprogram. And the best way to support theEastern ski team, is to partner with key stake-holders to ensure the completion and long-termsuccess of the Mittersill training facility and thesupporting programs.

OutcomesAs Rick Carey’s article states, Mittersill will bea premiere speed venue for training in the East;Baron’s Run is the only homologated Super Gbetween White Face in Lake Placid, NY andSugarloaf in central Maine. The lower run, theTaft Trail, which has been nicknamed “The TaftSuperslope,” is the widest ski trail in NH, andwill have up to four lanes of training available.This will allow our skiers to triple the numberof quality training runs they get each day.

Finally, aligned with the mission ofHolderness, “to work for the betterment” ofothers, the facility will allow for as many astwenty junior training camps each winter—quadrupling the number held last winter. ThusMittersill will not only help Holderness skiers,but will also provide junior racers throughoutthe Northeast with one of the finest speedtraining venues in America.

Again, relative to our strategic plan, we areredefining our racing facility by partnering withthe Franconia Ski Club, the US Ski Team,Cannon Mountain, and the State of NewHampshire. In redefining how we embrace thesepartnerships, we are not only continuing to be a

leader but also providing a model for other inde-pendent schools in the country.

Measuring ProgressOf course, raising million is no easy feat. Thestate of New Hampshire provided the initial million to rebuild the lift to the top of themountain, but since then, Holderness has part-nered with fsc, ussa, and the New Hampshiregovernment to raise additional funds.

At the forefront of this effort has been aHolderness parent, David Fitzgerald P ’ and’, who has chaired the fundraising effort andwas recently the president of the Franconia SkiClub. In addition, Grace Bird, a current boardmember and a Holderness parent of two alum-ni ’ and ’, has helped to lead the charge onthe Holderness side.

In May a Holderness parent put forth a, challenge gift to not only get snow-making on Baron’s Run but also to challengethe Holderness community to raise an addi-tional , to pay for snowmaking on thewhole mountain. The Holderness team rose tothe challenge and raised an additional ,.

The project received an additional boost inearly September when Cannon and theFranconia Ski Club received a federal grant of, from the Northern Border RegionalCommission to help “support the developmentof New Hampshire’s North Country.”

IterationWhile much progress has been made, and ourskiers will be able to take advantage of thisspectacular training venue, we still have work todo. This fall, winter, and spring we hope toraise the additional , to install the Taftski lift next summer and fall.

In addition, while the Eastern ski programis the cornerstone of the snow sports programat Holderness, we are also mindful of the needto be proactive with our other snow sports pro-grams such as freestyle skiing, snowboarding,Nordic racing, and even jumping. Excitingwork aligned with our strategic goals is beingdone in each of these areas as well, and you willfind stories about these developments through-out the rest of this issue of hst. �

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You’ve seen the still photos and watched the tel-evised events and video clips–athletes soaringhigh off ramps and into the air on skis, execut-ing hair-raising flips and/or twists and/orrotations, and then somehow (usually) landingcatlike on those skis and gliding on. If you’re likemost of us, you ask, how the heck do they dothat? And how do they learn to do it withoutlanding on their heads?

Freestyle and freeride skiers (and somesnowboarders) at Holderness have been doingit safely for almost a decade, and they’ve beenlearning it from one of the best coaches in thebusiness. Nick Preston—besides being thehead coach of snow sports at Waterville ValleyAcademy—has been running his FreestyleAmerica Training Center in Waterville Valleysince , from the very dawn of this marriagebetween acrobatics and snow sports. Thismakes it the oldest operating camp in America,and some of Nick’s former students include Olympic gold medal mogul skier HannahKearney, snowboarding Junior Worldslopestyle champion Jamie Crane-Mauzy, andHolderness alumna and current US NationalTeam freestyle skier Sophia Schwartz ’.

Fortunately for Holderness, at the start ofthe new year, Nick agreed to take on a new titleand has a new place to train some of his ath-letes. With freestyle skiing growing inpopularity, the number of athletes at Holdernesswho need trampoline time is also increasing. So,while students were away on winter break,Nick, as a program consultant for Holderness,worked in conjunction with Snowboard andFreeski Director Alan Smarse to remodel one ofthe squash courts in Bartsch into a trampolineroom. An excavator—small enough to fitthrough a standard doorway—dug a hole belowfloor level, and the trampoline was installedflush with the slate in the lobby. It’s a small ren-ovation that will have a huge impact on anyHolderness student who is interested in per-forming aerialist tricks. Nothing will stop themnow, except perhaps gravity.

So how indeed do these and others learn todo what they do? “Well, we start with just basictumbling—front, side, and back rolls [onmats],” says Nick, who finds that while a few ofhis athletes arrive with experience in acrobat-ics—whether from gymnastics, diving, ortrampolining—the vast majority, some ninetypercent, come to the discipline with only theirsnow sports experience.

Then the transition from earth-bound tum-bling to air-borne acrobatics takes place on atrampoline. “That’s where we get into the motorpatterns that allow you to get air, to accuratelytime the apex of your jump, to create twists andallow flips, to go inverted and off-axis,” Nick says.

It’s a series of fine progressions to ever morecomplex maneuvers, and once the fundamentalsare grasped and demonstrated, athletes movefrom the trampoline to better facsimiles of a skipark or mogul slope environment. “We startworking off water ramps, or into air bags,” Nicksays. “And we want to see hundreds of thesemaneuvers done safely before we even thinkabout practicing on snow.”

There’s also the mental aspect of reachingsuch heights, performing such tricks, assumingsuch risks. “Well, at first there’s really not awhole lot to think about,” Nick says. “Your bodyis in a learning mode, and it all comes pretty nat-urally to most people. The mind doesn’t comeinto play, usually, until that point when it allbecomes competitive.”

That’s when strategy becomes important,when crucial decisions have to be made aboutwhat tricks to try on the next run, whether togo for broke or play it safe. “Then, in the longterm, you’re also setting goals,” Nick adds. “Youhave to work your way through the ups anddowns, persevere through the setbacks, andeliminate the negative self-talk.” It’s an interfacebetween mind and body—at times it’s synergis-tic, at others civil war.

But first you have to earn your wings, andhow fortunate Holderness snow sport athletesare that a coach like Nick Preston is theirguide. �

Wings and How to Earn Them

Jack Tegan ’18 (left) and Jack Finn ’17 (right) getting in some preseason practice on Nick Preston’s

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Opening Day 2015

CLOCKWISE, FROM ABOVE: Precious Ozoh ’16 with new student Sam

Sheffield ’19 on opening day; new students with their senior leaders

Tyler Slusarczyk ’16 and Alex Lash ’16 before O’Hike; Tory Dobyns ’17

and James Sullivan ’17 working out a logic problem in Ms. Stigum’s

class on the first day of school; senior leaders Drew Hodson ’16 and

Lewis Mundy-Shaw ’16 leading the new students in field games on

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CLOCKWISE, FROM ABOVE: Wei Hao Cai ’18 preparing for his

first Holderness hike; Ly Cao ’18 and Tia Tang ’18 hanging out

at their first Holderness cookout; proud new members of the

Holderness community, KC Carter ’19 and her family on

opening day; senior leaders at the entrance to school, waiting

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Take a step back, reevaluate, go slowly, andunderstand the mechanics of every movement.Summers are all about working on technique.And while there are plenty of coaches aroundto help with that, if you are a skier or snow-boarder, finding snow tends to be a bit moredifficult in the East. Some athletes go out Westto Alta and Whistler. Others take trips toChile. Holderness, in conjunction with theFranconia Ski Club, offers a two-week trip toEurope to ski on the glaciers.

But even so, some of the best training ouralpine athletes found this summer was inside.In Landgraff, Netherlands, like in many places,they make snow. But at Snowworld, they alsoenclose it; with five slopes and eight lifts, it isthe only indoor fis racecourse in the world.

“It was great for slalom training,” says SnowSports Director Georg Capaul, who took skiers there for the first time this summer. “Inthe summer it is hard to find a hard enoughsurface for slalom training—even the glaciersare too soft—but indoors it is easy to producethe right consistency.”

Snowworld maintains the same injectedsnow surfaces that are produced for world-classracecourses.

The pitch of the course at Snowworld isalso ideal; its gradual slopes make taking a stepback and evaluating technique much easier. Theskiers can run lots of drills and figure out theright angles for their skis and how to hold themin place for the fastest times.

But spending every day indoors can be con-fining and slightly depressing for athletes whoare used to the wind blowing fresh mountainair in their faces. So during the second half oftheir trip, Holderness athletes traveled to Saas-Fee, Switzerland and skied on the glaciers ofthe Swiss Alps.

Of course, the skiing is amazing, but Georgand fcs Director Rich Smith see other benefitsas well.

“Skiing is Europe’s sport,” says Rich. “Ourkids are exposed to the culture of Europeanskiing and get to see the routines and trainingdrills of the top skiers in the world, includingLara Gut. They learn not just how to ski buthow to take care of themselves if they want tomake it to the next level.”

For those students who choose not to travel,there are still plenty of ways for them to get insummer training. Tony Time is available to all.Before students leave campus in May, they have

the option of meeting with Strength andConditioning Coach Tony Mure who willassess their skill levels and create individualizedplans for them.

But even better is if they can make it tocampus and train with him in person. “EveryMonday, Wednesday, and Friday evening, allsummer, Tony’s here for two hours,” says Georg.“He’s great about pushing the kids and helpingthem learn how to measure the intensity oftheir workouts.”

The Nordic skiers train during the summeras well. This past summer, Head Nordic CoachPat Casey offered Tuesday workouts to anyinterested locals—Holderness or otherwise.Workouts ranged from hikes up Welch andDickie to roller skis on the highway up toWaterville to hill bounding up the Holdernessski hill. In addition to a handful of Holdernesskids, Pat was joined by athletes from Sandwich,Plymouth, Rumney, and Meredith.

Many of the same kids also joined him atDublin School for the New HampshireDevelopment Ski Camp. For a week inAugust, Pat and several other area coaches—including Holderness ski coaches KristinaCasey and Peter Hendel, and alumna MollyWhitcomb ’—trained skiers from aroundthe state.

“New Hampshire has really good year-round facilities for training,” says Pat, whostarted the camp in in partnership withDublin School. “Last year we just wanted totest the waters, but interest is high and we hopeto continue to build the program.”

So it’s not just about training our own skiersbut about building a community of Nordicskiers in New Hampshire, one that feeds notjust Holderness School’s team but all the pro-grams in the state.

“It doesn’t need to be exclusive,” says Pat.And that’s the point of all the Holderness pro-grams; there’s a program for every level; all that’sneeded is passion and a willingness to learn. �

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“Few people her age work as hard,” says AlanSmarse. “She holds herself to higher standardsand is harder on herself than anybody else.”

That explains why the United StatesSnowboard Racing Team (ussrt) has invitedKarina Bladon ’ to be a part of their team.

Established in April, the ussrt is a non-profit organization that is working inconjunction with the ussa and usasa to buildan internationally competitive group of athletes.According to their website, the goal of theussrt is to “promote, build, and sustain theoriginal snowboarding sport of racing the clock.”

In other words, the ussrt wants to supportsnowboarders who are passionate about carv-ing turns and racing through gates in the styleof slalom and GS skiers—a discipline that hastaken a backseat to the more visually impres-sive snowboarding events of slopestyle,snowboard cross, and halfpipe.

Through financial assistance and coaching,the ussrt hopes to support the top ten alpinesnowboarders in the US. They have also chosento support a junior development team that theyhope to send to the World Junior Champion-ships. Karina was selected for this team.

According to her bio on the ussrt website,Karina “grew up chasing her three older broth-ers [including Christian ’ and Jay ’] on asnowboard through the woods and the ice inStowe, VT and Loon Mountain, NH. Shewon her first racing championship at theusasa Nationals at age , and took silver atthe Canadian Nationals at age .”

As a junior at Holderness, Karina hopes torepresent the US at Junior Worlds this year.If she does, she will be the fifth HoldernessSchool snowboarder to do so, joining RyanRosencranz ’, Jamie Mills ’, KatieSmarse ’, and Sean Smarz ’.

Karina won’t be alone on the ussrt either.Alumnus Converse Fields ’, a member of theelite team, will be training with her this winter.Hoping for a slot on the US team for theOlympics in PyeongChang, South Korea in

, Converse is currently competing on theWorld Cup circuit.

Converse was at Holderness when Karina’sbrother Jay was here, and he rememberswatching Karina race when she was just begin-ning. “It’s been awesome to watch her grow asa person and as an athlete,” he says.

He is also excited to be a part of the ussrt. “The biggest thing this year is just having a

team,” Converse says. “It will be great to have

people to train with and travel with. It’s alsogreat for the next generation of snowboarders.When I was a kid, I looked up to the guys onthe US Ski Team. Now kids like Karina have ateam of alpine snowboarders to look up to.”

And if all goes well this winter, and in thewinters to come, Karina will be one of thoseathletes as well; she too will have a generationwanting to follow in her tracks. �

USSRT Welcomes Karina Bladon ’16 and Converse Fields ’08

Karina Bladon (top) and Converse Fields (above) at the 2015 USASA National Championships held at

Copper Mountain, CO


by nicole brittingham furlonge,english department chair

Take a stroll through Carpenter Arts Centerand browse the vibrant student gallery. Theminiatures hanging on the walls this fall are“Line and Color Personified” artworks, visualresponses to our All-School Read, AnthonyDoerr’s All the Light We Cannot See. Drawingon theories of line personality and color psy-chology, teacher-artist Alli Plourde asked herstudents to—in this their first lesson related toDoerr’s novel—conceptualize, plan, and createpieces that effectively personify someone close tothem. After completing the pieces, studentswrote reflections on the people represented inthe drawings. This assignment invited studentsto engage in creative inquiry as they connectedwith the way Marie Laure, a blind charactercentral to the novel, “sees” auras of color in rela-tion to the people in her life.

These line drawings are but one way inwhich the All-School Read has been visible oncampus this year. The public presence atHolderness of All the Light We Cannot See thisfall speaks to a key purpose in having an All-School Read: to emphasize reading as a socialpractice, as a way to build, engage in, and culti-vate community around story.

We know historically and cognitively thepower of story. Narrative is a key modethrough which humans communicate andprocess information; it is how we make senseof the world, and, as cognitive scientists insist,how we most effectively make learning stick.Our community’s learning around the All-School Read aims to cultivate a lifelong practiceand love of reading.

The novel also served as a platform for per-sonal reflection and department collaborationduring the opening faculty meetings. MaggieMumford’s Anatomy and Physiology class ref-erenced the novel in their discussions of thebrain. The novel resonates in the photographsstudents in Franz Nicolay’s Advanced


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CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP: Details from

student artwork, “Emma,” by Lily Lin ’19;

“Hannah,” by Samantha Smith ’16; and

“Jake,” by Ryan Steele ’16.


Photography class created and recently dis-played in Schoolhouse. During a ThursdayChapel, student Keying Yang ’ performed“Clair de Lune,” a lovely and musically challeng-ing Debussy composition that resonates inDoerr’s novel. What constitutes honor in thenovel was a topic of sit-down dinner conversa-tions following Nigel Furlonge’s chapel talk onhonor earlier in the fall. And at a second din-ner, colorful graphics of the electromagneticspectrum generated conversations about thesignificant gap between the light we can see andthe light we physically cannot see.

And what better way to share ideas than tobroadcast—or, in this case, podcast—them? InEnglish classes with Jini Sparkman, Bruce Paro,and me, tenth-graders wrote, designed, andrecorded podcasts—our st century democra-tized form of radio broadcasting—to sharetheir thinking about this novel with theHolderness School community. We exploredprevalent objects in the novel—fliers driftingfrom the hatches of fighter planes; shells andgems collected and categorized; radios that aretinkered with, confiscated, and used in strategicways. Each student partnered with one to twoother classmates, selected an object from thenovel on which to focus, conducted researchand interviews, and engaged in a collaborativeeffort resulting, ultimately, in a podcast.

It’s no wonder that All the Light We CannotSee has fueled so much inquiry and creativity.Two of the novel’s key protagonists are remark-able teenagers—the demographic of our studentreaders. As Director of College CounselingBruce Barton described in his proposal to theSecret and August Committee—the groupcharged with the important task of selecting theAll-School Read each year—Doerr’s novel is a“page-turner [that] focuses on two young peo-ple, one German and one French, coping withwwii and its implications…Mix into this themystery of a rare jewel and you have a fabulousstory of two teens whose personal destinyinvolves the other.”

What is also quite striking about thisnovel—and what, to me, has made it such acompelling text to explore, discuss, and teach—are the many ways in which it thinks throughand across multiple disciplinary lenses. AsDoerr reflects, “I have always felt that it’s a littleartificial to divide the sciences and the arts oncollege campuses. I’ve looked for ways to unitethose two things in all five of my books. I’mdoing that with Werner as much as with Marie,but trying to say, ‘Here’s something I’m amazedat by the world,’ and I’m trying to use narrativeto help get other people amazed by thosethings, too” (www.powells.com).

It is exciting to think about what this kindof interdisciplinary engagement looks like—inlearning and in life. Not only does this novelpresent a compelling story crafted masterfully,it also challenges us to read, inquire, and createflexibly, openly—to train our sights wellbeyond the immediately visible.

editor’s note: This article first appeared inHolderness School’s online faculty forum, TheLamp in November . �

INTERESTED INGIVING BACK AND

WORKING WITHHOLDERNESSSTUDENTS?

Become a Senior ThesisMentor! Your expertise is

needed for everything frominterviews to job shadowing

to project development.For more information email

the co-directors of theprogram, Monique Devine

and Sarah Barton, [email protected].

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Detail from “The One of a Kind Girl,” by Erica Ashby ’18



Fall Sports

SPORTS

CLOCKWISE, FROM ABOVE: Cross-country runner Dougie Deluca ’16

breaks his concentration momentarily to wave for the camera; junior

Connor Preston ’16 fights for the ball during NEPSAC semi-finals

against Beaver Country Day; Elizabeth Johansson ’17 is greeted at

the finish line by Coach Lin and teammate Malcolm MacDonald ’16;

Henry Hall ’16 gets air on the single track trails behind Bartsch.

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SPORTS

CLOCKWISE, FROM ABOVE: The varsity field hockey team

celebrates a goal against Proctor; Lolo Zabaleta ’18

conquers the cliffs in Rumney; junior Hannah Fernandez

delivers a throw-in on the turf this fall; Brendan Johnson ’16

breaks through Tabor’s defense on Tabor Day in November.

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Boys’ Soccer: 2015 NEPSAC Class C Champions


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UPDATE: CURRENT FACULTY AND STAFF

Paul Baier: Math, Girls’ JV Ice Hockey,Webster Dorm Adjunct. Paul Baier is excited tojoin the Holderness community. He is comingfrom Washington, CT where he taught algebraand geometry. Before teaching he had a careerin professional ice hockey. He graduated fromBrown University after attending St. George’sSchool and Deerfield Academy. He lives offcampus and is joined by his fiancé Tatiana. PaulBaier enjoys taking things apart, buildingthings, and all outdoor activities. He is lookingforward to getting to know the Holdernesscommunity and getting on the ice with theSuperstars this winter!

John Donovan: Math, JV Baseball, SargentDorm. John Donovan grew up in New York onLong Island. His undergraduate degree is fromHartwick College and his graduate degrees arefrom suny Buffalo. He has taught math andmath education for years at colleges in NewYork, Maine, and New Hampshire. He and hiswife Kara have five children—Reid (eight),Dalton (), Bryn (), Cole (), andJonathan (); they also have a yellow labnamed Luna. Cole is a senior at Holderness,and Bryn is in ninth grade.

Colleen Finnerty: French, Field Hockey,Girls’ Varsity Ice Hockey, Pfenninger Dorm. A graduate of St. Mark’s School in

Southborough, MA, Colleen is no stranger toboarding school life. While a student at St.Mark’s, she held a number of leadership posi-tions and was a tri-varsity athlete. After St.Mark’s, Colleen went on to study at BowdoinCollege, graduating Phi Beta Kappa this pastMay with degrees in psychology and French.During her four years at Bowdoin, Colleen wasa member of the field hockey and ice hockeyteams, captaining both teams in her senior yearand collecting a diii National Championship,two nescac Championships, several ncaatournament runs, and All-nescac and All-American honors during her eight seasons as acollegiate athlete. A native of Hopkinton, MA,

Please Welcome Our New Faculty!

From left to right: Nigel Furlonge, Bruce Paro, Chrissy Lushefski, Colleen Finnerty, Paul Baier, Kayla Wagner, Jordan Graham, Hal Gartner, Conor

O’Meara, John Donovan, and Nicole Furlonge.


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Colleen enjoys spending time with her threesiblings and her pup, Riley.

Nicole Furlonge: English DepartmentChair, Mosaic/Yearbook. Nicole BrittinghamFurlonge is thrilled to return to HoldernessSchool where she began her career and whereshe married Nigel in the chapel years ago.During her extended sabbatical fromHolderness, she taught at St. Andrew’s School(DE), where she served as the EnglishDepartment Chair and Director of Diversity;at The Lawrenceville School, where she was anEnglish teacher and mentor to new faculty; andmost recently at Princeton Day School, whereshe served as English Department Chair andworked closely on designing in-house profes-sional development systems for faculty. In thesummer, she serves as a lead teacher in Englishfor the Klingenstein Summer Institute. Nicoleearned a Master’s in English from theUniversity of Michigan and a PhD inAmerican Literature from the University ofPennsylvania. Nicole is also mom to three chil-dren—Logan (), Lucas (eight), and Wyatt(four); they are her best teachers and are con-stant reminders to her of the importance ofplayfulness, imagination, and laughter.

Nigel Furlonge: Associate Head of School,History, Boys’ JV Basketball, Furlonge Dorm.After graduating from the Boston Latin School() and the University of Pennsylvania(), Nigel began his career at HoldernessSchool, where he taught American History andserved as the Co-Director of Diversity. In ,he transitioned to St. Andrew’s School inDelaware. He continued teaching history, whileserving as the Chair of the Honor Committeeand the Director of Studies. Nigel received anMA in American History from Villanova andan MEd from Columbia University, receiving aKlingenstein fellowship in –. Theseadvanced graduate degrees helped prepare himfor his appointment as the Academic Dean atThe Lawrenceville School in . Immediatelybefore returning to Holderness, Nigel was a

founding team member of the Christina SeixAcademy where he served as Director ofAdmissions, Dean of Students, and Director ofResidential Life between and . He isjoined by his three rambunctious children—Logan (), Lucas (eight), and Wyatt (four),and an equally rambunctious wife, Nicole (ageunknown).

Halley Gartner: Math, Football, JVBaseball, Upper Webster Dorm. Halley is a grad-uate of the Peddie School and earned a BS inBiostatistics from Elon University. Recently, heworked at Cardigan Mountain School duringtheir summer session in the new teaching pro-gram. At Holderness, he plans to spend his freetime running and hiking.

Jordan Graham: History, Football, OutingClub, Lower Niles Dorm. Jordan joins theHolderness community from Missoula, MT,where he earned his BA and Master’s in historyfrom the University of Montana. Jordan is acertified Wilderness First Responder as well asa licensed Whitewater River Guide andSwiftwater Rescue Technician. In addition,Jordan has coached with the San DiegoChargers and with the University of Montanafootball teams. Jordan lives in Lower Niles withhis wife Allison (a registered nurse) and theirdog Winston.

Chrissy Lushefski: Assistant to the AthleticDirector, Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse, Dahl DormAdjunct. Chrissy Lushefski grew up inRumson, NJ and graduated from DartmouthCollege with a psychology major and educationminor. She also played on the Dartmouthwomen’s lacrosse team for four years. Her pastexperiences in education include time in theHorizons Student Enrichment Program andthe East Harlem School. She also enjoys out-door activities such as hiking, skiing, andrunning.

Conor O’Meara: Comparative Religion,History, Skiing, Upper Niles Dorm. ConorO’Meara enjoys skiing the slopes in the winterand sailing the seas in the summer. He joined

the Holderness faculty after graduating fromFairfield University last spring. At FairfieldUniversity, Conor coached soccer at FairfieldCollege Preparatory School and acted as a co-leader of Eucharistic Ministry.

Bruce Paro: English, Boys’ JV Hockey,Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse. Since earning a BA andMA from the University of New Hampshire,Bruce Paro has been teaching for years,starting at Berwick Academy in Maine in and then transitioning to New HamptonSchool in . He stayed at New Hamptonfor sixteen years, taking on roles as Director ofAdmissions, Director of Athletics, head boys’soccer, hockey, and lacrosse coach while alwaysteaching English. He then spent twenty yearsat Pomfret School where he continued to teachEnglish, and coach soccer, hockey, and lacrosse.He was also the Director of Athletics. Brucepresently lives off-campus in New Hamptonwith his wife Pam Mulcahy, their -year-oldson and Holderness student Max, and goldenretriever Misty.

Kayla Wagner: Associate Director ofAdmission, Skiing, Lacrosse. Before coming toHolderness School, Kayla worked as anAdmission Assistant at New Hampton School,where she graduated in . She received herBS from the University of New Hampshire inOutdoor Education with a minor inGeography. Her passion for adventure sportsled her to work as an adventure educator forthe past two years in Colorado. Kayla was bornand raised on Newfound Lake in Bristol, NH,and is excited to be back in the Northeast. �



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by rick carey

On August , , in the little NewHampshire town of Colebrook, way up nearthe Canadian border, four of the town’s leadingcitizens were gunned down by an assault rifle.

It began in the parking lot of a local super-market. That was where State Trooper ScottPhillips pulled up near a pickup truck belong-ing to -year-old carpenter and millwrightCarl Drega. Phillips meant to talk to Dregaabout threats he had made against lawyerVickie Bunnell, who had once been a selectmanin the neighboring town of Columbia—whereDrega lived—and who had gotten tangled upin Drega’s many disputes with the town aboutproperty rights.

Phillips never had a chance to start thatconversation. Drega climbed out of his truckwith a semi-automatic AR- he had pur-chased at a Massachusetts gun show, andPhillips fell wounded. Fellow Trooper Les Lordwas killed as he pulled into the parking lot afterPhillips. Drega then finished off Phillips,climbed into that trooper’s cruiser, and drovewith his rifle to downtown Colebrook, to thebuilding that housed the News and Sentinelnewspaper and Vickie Bunnell’s law office.

That was just the beginning of a three-hourincident in which two more people were mur-dered—Vickie, then Sentinel Editor DennisJoos, who tried in vain to wrest Drega’s gunfrom him. The incident would span four differ-ent shooting scenes, and several lawenforcement officers would be gravely woundedbefore Drega was shot and killed at the site ofan ambush he had cleverly devised in theVermont woods.

It happened on a Tuesday afternoon, and Iheard about it as I drove at the end of a workday along the shores of Squam Lake fromHolderness to my home in Sandwich. Iremember feeling much like I had upon hear-ing about the Kennedy assassination in .Not in America, I thought then. Not in NewHampshire, I thought in . Not somethinglike this.

In fact all America was shocked by theColebrook shootings—all the world, even.Reporters and photographers poured into theNorth Country from up and down the EastCoast by car, van, small plane, helicopter. Thestory dominated the national evening news forseveral days, and features appeared in Time,life, and Newsweek. For months afterward, let-ters of sympathy arrived at the News andSentinel from all over the nation and from coun-tries in Europe, Africa, and South America.

I was working on my second book then,Against the Tide (Houghton Mifflin, ), andpreparing to write my third, The PhilosopherFish (Counterpoint, ). Both books, essen-tially, are about people trying to survive in themidst of dying fisheries. The Colebrook inci-dent remained stuck in my memory, though,and then came the Columbine shootings in. Thirteen died there, and with that,Colebrook vanished from the nation’s memory.

I had a feeling then that there were moreshootings to come—alas, I was right—and thatassault rifles and public places were destined tobe part of the signature crimes of our time.These are circumstances that endanger us all,

and I began to wonder what it would be like tosuddenly find oneself in a combat zone. Whatwould you think, feel, see, do? Then, for the restof your life, what would be the consequences ofthat experience, and the choices you made? Andfor the community at large?

My next book, I decided, would also beabout survival, but this time it would concernordinary people trying to survive in the midstof dying friends and colleagues.

I began the research for In the Evil Day(ForeEdge, ) in . It took yearsbecause, well, the research proved so difficultand painful. This is a small state, and I cameacross many people who in some way had beentouched by the incident. One of the officersgravely wounded that day was a brave StateTrooper named Jeff Caulder. Jeff recovered fromhis wounds and provided a heart-stoppinginterview. Now he’s retired from law enforce-ment and has two children at Holderness: sonChris ’ and daughter Sydney ’.

I found that the consequences of gun vio-lence are even worse than I imagined. I alsofound the story not nearly so dark as I hadimagined. This was thanks to the astonishingcourage and grace of the people who foundthemselves under attack that day: not just thecops, but the friends and colleagues, thebystanders and potential victims, the journalistsand the emts.

Colebrook, as a community, was splendidthat day—enough so, even in the midst of evil,to restore your faith in humanity. �

Even In the Midst of Evil

Author Rick Carey


november , –june ,

Mary S. Richards died peacefully surroundedby her children on Sunday, June , , at theage of . She would have been pleased toknow that the peonies and roses were in fullbloom, the birds were singing, and the sky waspicture perfect blue.

Mary was born in New York City, NY, in, to Samuel and Caroline (Mead) Bartlett.She spent her formative years at South KentSchool in South Kent, CT and NorthEastham, MA. Mary attended St. Mary’sSchool and then Wells College, graduatingCum Laude in . Mary then pursued herMaster’s of Science in Nursing degree at YaleUniversity, graduating in .

Mary married George S. “Rip” Richardsin June . Together they moved toNew Hampshire and joined the faculty atHolderness School. Mary began her nursingcareer at Sceva Speare Memorial Hospital inPlymouth, NH where she worked until sheand Rip started their family.

Mary was very involved in raising her fivechildren as well as parenting other school,neighborhood, and faculty kids. She liked tofind ways to enrich her children’s lives with tripsto their grandparents’ house on Cape Cod andPhiladelphia, with road trips to Florida, withpicnics to Squam Lake’s Dog Cove, and withhikes in the White Mountains. Then, when heryoungest child was school age, Mary returned tonursing at Holderness Central School.

Mary was seldom idle: instead, she con-stantly looked for ways to be helpful andbecame an integral part of many organizations.She was a leader in Girl Scouts, an organizerfor the Pemigewasset Valley Pony Club andWelsh Pony Society, and spent winters at theTenney Mountain Ski School desk while herkids explored every inch of the mountain.

After Rip retired from Holderness, the cou-ple moved to a farm in North Pomfret, VTand embraced an agrarian life. Mary worked at

the Dartmouth College Infirmary, “Dick’sHouse,” and joined the North Pomfret LadiesCircle, for whom she spent hours sewing quiltsand preparing for fundraising strawberry sup-pers. Mary and Rip grew vegetables, harvestedhay, raised chickens and beef cows, and tendedto aging livestock. In , Mary and Ripmoved to Sterling Springs in Wilder, VT.

We will miss and always remember Mary’sgentle and caring ways and her never-endingpatience. She never thought about herself;instead she put the needs of others first andinspired them to make a difference. Ever thank-ful, she quickly brought a balanced perspectiveto any conversation, often pointing out that“things could have been worse.” �

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Mary Richards with her family on the Holderness hockey rink

Mary S. Richards: In Memoriam

UPDATE: FORMER FACULTY AND STAFF




on hinman: I completely stunk at hock-ey. I’d come from a public school in myjunior year, and, in the early years of

Holderness, I suppose I was all wrong in somany ways, right down to the clothes I wore andthe sports I played. It was tough. But Mr.Hinman couldn’t have cared less; he kept playingme and kept treating me like I could skate. In theend I got a most improved player award—andwalked away with stories of a coach who knewthe true meaning of fair play.

– lisa (hall-allen) sargent ’

uss salmon: Russ’s Spanish class wasexcellent. When you walked through thedoor, you spoke only Spanish from day

one to the last day of class. My interest inSpanish is still strong today and is a directresult of his instructional style.

– ken gates ’

uring my four years at Holderness, myoverall sense of all the adults teachingand guiding us kids was that they

worked together effectively to create a cohesivespirit of community, consideration, and analyti-cal learning. Hence I didn’t develop as strong anappreciation for each of them as individuals as,in retrospect, I might have done in another set-ting. Still, there are six who do stand out asparticularly memorable and influential. A fewcomments about each follow.

carmen sarno: Two years of Biology (asmall advanced lab course the second year)under his instruction almost veered me into ascience career. Quietly pressing us to thinkcarefully through the interpretation of data, tocollect data precisely and with ruthless honesty,and to love the surprises and complexities ofthe living world, his classes were a formativeexperience as well as enjoyable.

john cameron: We couldn’t pull any woolover his eyes, especially in the use of language.Tough, fair, pushing us to always think about

what we were saying or writing, Mr. Cameronwas the perfect English teacher.

cesar justo noble: The man with themost over-the-top name in the world, yet soapproachable, humble, and fun that I’d gladlyhave taken more years of Spanish from him.His clarity of voice and intent, combined withhis love of Spanish literature, opened up anoth-er world to this small-town boy. He was alwaysencouraging, even as we frequently needed cor-rection, improvement, and reminders tocomplete the reading (Don Quixote de laMancha is a long book, especially in Spanish!).

conchita spaulding—or as she said,“Espalding:” She was from Madrid and mygoodness, her voice was like bells. She imparteda great love of Spanish history, culture, litera-ture, and poetry to us.

harald haugan: Whether in SacredStudies class or as a track coach, “Whitey”Haugan was explicit and consistent in his focuson teaching us to create and maintain positiverelationships. Relentlessly optimistic in expres-sion, but never with false brightness, I hadgreat respect for him. And sometimes, Iremember the simple little things, like four ofus students squeezing into his Simca (Google it) enroute to breakfast with him andhis wife.

– jim emerson ’

im and loli hammond: JimHammond made sarcasm a true artform, and he and his family are a lot of

fun to hang out with. Jim and Loli Hammondlater became dorm parents for my daughterJessie, who graduated in . Last September ata class reunion, in Jim’s presence, I told someonethat Jim had been responsible for my daughter’sspiritual and intellectual development—whichsent Jim into a fit of mocked gagging.

– jeff hinman ’

oe abbey: During a literature class, Mr.Abbey stated, “Every person has amoment of artistic genius within them.”

I’m not sure anything I’ve done to date quali-fies, but that statement still guides me today.

– bob keating ’

ill clough: I have a great memory ofBill leading us on a coed Outward Boundtrip for a week or so. Before we left, we

were each given a pair of wwii, sawed-off, TenthMountain Division, white, wooden skis. It wasmy first experience with back–country skiing,and it was a very memorable experience.

bill biddle: Mr. Biddle took theHolderness Outing Club on many overnighthikes, but the one that sticks with me most, wasa three-night winter hike in the Presidentials.

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ABOUT THIS PROJECTThis project was initiated over a year ago by several alumni including Tim Scott ’73 and

Bob Bradner ’49. As explained in the last issue of HST, Tim wanted to honor the

Hendersons while they are still alive; Bob, in turn, asked that we honor other faculty,

especially those who are not as well known. Therefore, in the last issue, we featured

reflections on the Hendersons—stories of appreciation, reflections on experiences, and

words of wisdom; in this issue, we will follow through on Bob Bradner’s idea and will fea-

ture the memories and stories that honor other faculty and staff. The people who work

for Holderness are the very thing that make the school a special place; it is with pleas-

ure that we take the time to honor their work.




We camped in the frigid Randolph MountainClub Hut, replete with a frost-covered organ.Somehow a mattress started to smolder, so itwas removed and put out in the snow.

I don’t know how Bill Clough and BillBiddle, and others, were able to take so muchtime away from their families to be with us. Asif that wasn’t enough, they endured miserableweather and very cold camping conditions, justto give us unusual, outdoor experiences.

– ben white ’

red beams: I had Fred for math myjunior year, and it did not come easily tome. I spent a lot of time with Fred in his

apartment getting extra help, and I would liketo thank him again for helping me.

gene wittman: Not only was GeneWittman my French teacher junior year, but hewas also my wrestling coach and my friend. Iwas not a stellar wrestler by any means, but henurtured me along just the same. We spentmany an afternoon in the sauna sheddingpounds before a wresting match, and we playedracquetball at Plymouth State. My father haddied several years before, and my mother diedthat junior year at Holderness, so I was verygrateful for faculty members such as GeneWittman who took an interest in me.

– peter terry ’

illiam s. crosbie: In September ,Holderness had an enrollment of boys, roughly of whom were signed

up for second-year Latin. That brought usunder the purview of William S. Crosbie, uni-versally known as “Bing” (think WhiteChristmas crooner).

Bing was the master of Lower Webster andthe drama coach for the annual Gilbert &Sullivan production. Most of all, though, hecared about teaching Latin.

In an era when there were no honors oradvanced placement courses and very little

remedial tutoring, he reached into the futureand created his own advanced teaching.

Based on his own criteria, he plucked threeof us—Peter Bardach ’, William BaskinJr. ’, and me ’—out of that second-yearLatin class and made us an offer we couldn’trefuse: turn our regular Latin period into astudy hour and join him in his personal livingroom for private lessons during the pre-dinnerstudy hall time. We accepted without knowingwhat we were getting into.

In those days the second-year Latin curricu-lum was anchored in reading only the first fourbooks of Caesar’s “Gallic Wars,” plus someupgrading of the grammar you allegedlylearned in the first year. With Bing, the so-called dead language came alive. He had servedas an infantry soldier in the World War IIwestern European campaigns, and he sharedwith us first-hand experiences of the territoryand the weather: what rivers Caesar hadcrossed, what sight lines there were, how to getaround the hedgerows. All of these factors andmore were still issues , years later.

During those pre-dinner lessons, we man-aged to read all seven books of the “Gallic Wars”

and added some Cicero, some Suetonious, and afew samples of other authors. All of this was aca-demically exciting and frankly made us feel goodabout ourselves. You didn’t boast about it toclassmates; you lived with it inside.

We also dealt with the grammar side. Eachweekend throughout the year Bing gave us English sentences of increasing complexity to betranslated into Latin and submitted in writing.This was hard work, and there was no way toslip through it. We had to plan our Saturday–Sunday time to allow enough hours to sit downand get it done. But we did learn Latin grammar.Personally, I am not sure I ever worked harder inan academic course.

Hindsight tells me that Bing gave us timethat was not required of him, not just as a favorbut because it gave him the chance to put hisfoot on the academic accelerator pedal andteach with enthusiastic abandon. His was onlyone special example of the many Holdernessteachers who lived then, later, and now. Thebest teachers are always the ones who truly lovewhat they teach.

– bob bradner ’

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Holderness School is made stronger by ourstudents and their families. We are lucky thatthey have chosen to join our family and thatthey are caring, friendly, and committed to thesuccess of the school. You can see it at variousevents across the country; you can see it on thesidelines of athletic contests; and you can see itat our board meetings.

Carolyn Cullen ’, Neale Attenborough,and Susie Hayes are three current parents whohave accepted the invitation to join theHolderness School Board of Trustees. Whilethey each bring a particular set of skills, per-spectives, and experiences, they share a mutualdesire to celebrate and strengthen our littleschool in the White Mountains. As currentparents, their voices are critical to the strongand balanced governance of our school.

Making her debut during the spring Board of Trustees Meeting, Carolyn Cullen invery little time made it clear that she speakswith both a measured perspective and true carefor Holderness. Indeed, this care not onlycomes from being the mother of Craig ’ butalso from being an active alumna, representingthe class of . Head of School Phil Pecksays that Carolyn “has a strong backgroundwith independent schools in the Philadelphiaarea, as well as a deep appreciation for the arts.She also brings a breadth of experiences andinsights that will move us forward.”

Joining Carolyn is Neale Attenborough,father to Kelley ’. Neale brings a great deal offinancial management and board governanceexperience to the board, having founded andled several successful corporations, includingGolden Gate Capital, a San Francisco-basedprivate equity firm. His understanding of inde-pendent schools, just like Carolyn, is robust ashe has served on the boards of both thePingree School and Brookwood School, wherehe was also the chair. When asked about NealeAttenborough, former Board Chair WillPrickett called him an exemplary board mem-ber and role model.

Rounding out our newest slate of trusteesis the incomparable Susie Hayes. Splitting hertime between Colorado and nearby SquamLake, Susie brings a tremendous amount ofenergy to our school, where she is often seenhelping out on campus and cheering onAnnie ’ and Jack ’. Susie also has roots inthe non-profit world. Combining her passionfor education and business expertise, Susierecently founded Access Opportunity, anorganization that invests in low-income, high-potential students so they can lead change intheir lives and their communities. Commentingon Susie’s recent appointment, Board Chair Jim

Hamblin said that “Susie, and her entire family,have truly embraced and appreciate the experi-ence that is Holderness. We look forward toenjoying her guidance and input as a trustee.”

With these three current parents and nowboard members, Holderness continues to movein a direction that remains consistent with ourtime-honored values while stretching to achieveour bold vision of redefining leadership andintellectual development for all. �

UPDATE: TRUSTEES

Trustees and their families during Holderness Parents’ Weekends: Neal Attenborough (top); Susie

Hayes (bottom left); and Carolyn Cullen (bottom right).

Committed to the Success of the School



ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

Clark Macomber ’14

A freshman at St. Lawrence University and amember of their Division I ski team

What snow sports did you do while atHolderness?I was on the Eastern ski team.

Where did you practice? What wereyour workouts like?We skied at Cannon. During the summers Iusually trained with Tony Mure three days aweek. We would meet after dinner and hewould guide me through ski-specific strengthtraining exercises. When I am home duringvacations, I still stop by Holderness and trainwith Tony. While I was at Holderness I was alsoon the mountain biking team in the fall. For me,it was one of the best forms of cross training.

What is your most vivid memory of snowsports at Holderness?MJ’s Race in . I won but I was more excit-ed about being a part of the event and being apart of Bev LaFoley’s extended family. Winningwas just a small part of an incredibly fun andimportant day.

During my senior year, I did a lot of train-ing and traveling with Coach Jeff Harold. I willnever forget the van rides with Jesse Ross ’,Stepper Hall ’, Max Lash ’, Chris

Hyland ’, and Michael Beutner ’. Theseguys are still some of my best friends.

What is one of your favorite memories ofyour Holderness coaches?In March last year, we had finished training forthe day and we wanted to go glade skiing. We’dheard about an area to the right of the tramway,but we didn’t know how to find it. CoachMoody volunteered to show it to us. He tookextra time out of his busy schedule and we hadan amazing time just skiing for the fun of it.

Why skiing? What keeps you coming back?When I started at Holderness, I wasn’t muchof a skier. Previously, I had put most of myenergy into hockey, but by then I was prettymuch done with it. So I decided to ski. I lovedgoing to Cannon and exploring the mountain. Ialso loved the people and the community. I fellin love with skiing first, and racing later.

How did Holderness support/encourage/develop your love of skiing?Holderness prepared me well for skiing, but col-lege is a whole different level. I am lifting threetimes per week and doing agility training twicea week—and that is during the off-season.

What are you up to currently? Do you haveany important goals looking forward?I’m looking forward to skiing for St. Lawrenceand going to the college carnival races.

My Extended Family

Clark Macomber during MJ’s Race last winter

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OR MANY ALUMNI, their love of snow sportsdidn’t end when they graduated from Hold-

erness. Many have found ways to continue com-peting, and the lucky ones have channeled theirpassions into careers. The interviews that follow onthe next several pages represent just a few of theirstories. This is by no means a comprehensive list;

our class notes and social media postings proudlyshare an endless list of accomplished skiers andsnowboarders and industry specialists. Fromequipment designers to World Cup racers to highschool coaches, our alumni continue to embracesnow sports and find ways to build careers in thesnow around the world.

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Chris Davenport ’89

Professional skier, guide, author, sports announcer,and speaker. accomplishments: Two-timeWorld Champion skier; First person to ski allfifty-four of Colorado’s ,-foot peaks in lessthan one year

What snow sports did you do while atHolderness?Eastern alpine skiing

Where did you practice? What were yourworkouts like?We did dryland behind Bartsch and on thesand hill near the Nordic trails. I also playedsoccer in the fall. During the ski season wetrained at Waterville Valley, which was a greathill for us due to its good terrain and closeproximity to school.

What is your most vivid memory of skiingat Holderness?The team camaraderie for sure. We were such aclose-knit group of athletes during the years Iwas there, and many of my teammates remainmy closest friends. We traveled together, stud-ied together, tuned skis together, and got eachother fired up at the start of races. It was trulythe “time of my life.”

What do you remember about yourHolderness coaches?I can’t say enough about Craig Antonides. Hewas in his second year of coaching when Iarrived, and really it’s because of him that a verystrong group of racers arrived at Holderness in, , and . Craig was fair but tough,an excellent coach, and a great mentor. Peopleoften ask me if there was one person in my lifewho helped set me on the path to becoming apro athlete, and my answer is Craig.

Why alpine skiing? What keeps youcoming back?I’m passionate about the mountains. I love allmountain sports and just being out in nature.Skiing teaches us so much about ourselves andwhat we are capable of, and it gives young ath-letes lots of confidence and self-esteem. Thenthere is the teamwork, integrity, and commit-ment that comes with being a ski racer. Ittoughens you up and focuses your energies.Ski racing was the best thing that ever hap-pened to me.

How did Holderness support/encourage/develop your love of skiing?Holderness was the perfect blend of academics,athletics, and outdoor pursuits for a young per-son like myself. I loved sports, especially skiing,and Holderness empowered me to excel andchallenge myself, while at the same time hold-ing me to a high academic standard—which Iwas certainly not going to screw up for fear ofnot being allowed to ski. I also loved my teach-ers and the way the subjects were presented tous in such an open and fun fashion.

What is your favorite skiing memory—Holderness or otherwise?When I’m on campus I always run out on theNordic trails and visit the old Holderness skijumps and ski hill. When I was a student, wewere able to use the old rope tow a few times toboth alpine ski and suit up for the smallNordic jumps. I am so proud of the fact thatthe high school I went to had its own ski hilland rope tow, and it’s my hope that somedaywe can bring those back to working order.

What are you up to currently? Do you haveany important goals looking forward?Oh geez, that’s a long one. Have a look at thisvideo series I recently helped produce that fol-lows the different aspects of the ski industry inwhich I’m involved: www.redbull.com/facesof-dav. In the fall I went to Antarctica for my fifthtime to guide a ski trip there on the AntarcticPeninsula with some clients. Lots and lots ofpenguins.

Because of Craig

Chris Davenport, Bella Coola, Canada


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Nikki Kimball ’89

Orthopedic physical therapist, professionalendurance runner for hoka one one, publicspeaker on depression and suicide.accomplishments: Winner of the WesternStates -Mile Endurance Race, , , ;Winner of Marathon Des Sables, ; Winner ofthe Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, ; Holds femalerecord for completing the -mile Vermont LongTrail in days, hours, and minutes

What snow sports did you do whileat Holderness? Cross-country skiing all three years and Nordicjumping my senior year. I distinguished myselfby being particularly bad at jumping!

Where did you practice? What were yourworkouts like? We primarily trained on the cross-country skitrails but Phil [Peck] and Steve [Gaskill] weregreat about getting us off campus to find inter-esting and often adventurous trainingopportunities. We also did appropriate indoorstrength training, outdoor roller skiing, andother adjuncts to ski training. Each workouthad a purpose, and the coaches would explainthe purpose in a way that gave Holderness ath-letes a huge advantage in future sportingpursuits. My three years at Holderness gaveme a fantastic science-based academic educa-tion both inside the classroom and outside.

What is your most vivid memory of Nordicskiing at Holderness? Definitely one late fall workout in which wecrossed the Pemigewasset remains a lifelongfavorite of mine! Phil took us on a trail run inwhich we put our shoes and socks into garbagebags while we crossed the river in an attempt toregain dry feet at the far end. Cheri Walsh ’was the first in the water. Sensing an opportu-nity to incur an adrenaline rush, Cheri climbedup a cliff overlooking the water and hurled

herself into the Pemi. As soon as her mouthcleared the water’s surface all we could hearwere screams of surprise at the much-colder-than-expected temperatures. Phil, equallysurprised, suggested the rest of the team fordthe river a bit downstream where the waterwould not be above head level. We all crossed,emerging with numb legs, bruised from colli-sions with underwater rocks we could notfeel—and huge smiles. Though I believe thisrun stretched Phil’s limits for keeping work-outs safe, it foreshadowed a life of adventure,with its mitigated risks, that later became botha passion and career for me.

Many of the experiences of teenagers’ livesare overly protected. Life always contains risk,and I believe Phil helped me to learn that whileadventure is central to an enjoyable life, risksmay lie where not expected, and that one canexperience amazing adventures while adjustingplans to facilitate safer exploration. Phil showedus that day that dangerous conditions canoccur in seemingly innocuous settings, and thatchanging plans to allow safer passage (in thiscase going downstream and missing the excit-ing cliff jump), will allow one to enjoy manyfuture adventures. No one was in any real dan-ger that day because there were plenty ofpeople to rescue a hypothermic runner if need-

The Advantages of Being a Holderness Athlete

Nikki Kimball refueling during her attempt to break the speed record on the Vermont Long Trail

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ed, and because he was willing to adjust theplan to suit the conditions. As I continue toexplore back-country areas on foot and skis, Irecognize that knowing how to balance safetyand adventure is one of my most precious gifts.

What do you remember about yourHolderness coaches? My sophomore year I was lucky to have PhilPeck and Steve Gaskill as coaches. I do notthink a better coaching pair could exist.Though each man is a learned and inspirationalcoach on his own, together they were amazing.Phil’s unique strength lay in his ability to con-nect with his athletes on a level that fartranscends the sport. He sensed the emotionalneeds of his athletes as well as the ways inwhich life outside of sport can affect perform-ance and general well being. Steve’s singularstrength was the depth of his scientific under-standing of physiology and his ability to applythis knowledge to the physical training of indi-vidual skiers. He is a born teacher who gave mean understanding of endurance athletics I couldnot have learned from a book or in a classroom.

Why Nordic? What keeps you coming back? I love endurance sports and I love to glide onsnow. What could be better?

What is your favorite Nordic skiingmemory—Holderness or otherwise? In , having returned to cross-country skiracing, I went to Ketchum, ID to race theBoulder Mountain Tour with a group ofBozeman friends. Peter Hale, a long time fig-ure of the sport, arranged a condo for ourgroup. The race occurred under a full moon,and after the awards ceremony, we heededPeter’s suggestion to ski the trails of SunValley Resort again. The night was magicalwith good friends sharing the beauty of themoonlight reflecting off crystals in the snow.During the ski, I thought of my missingHolderness best friend, Cheri Walsh ’; I

remembered the line, “I am the diamond glintson snow,” from a poem read at her funeral.Peter passed away a few years after that SunValley trip from an aggressive form of skincancer. They were both beautiful, loving, gener-ous people who shared a deep love ofcross-country skiing. The memory of thatmoonlit ski has forever linked my memories ofPeter and Cheri, fixing them with a beautifulpicture of snow, light, and grace.

What are you up to currently? Do you haveany important goals looking forward? While I continue to race ultra marathons andpractice physical therapy, I am shifting my ath-letic career to include more coaching andpublic speaking. My running career has givenme a public platform from which I hope togive back to society for the many pieces ofgood fortune I have enjoyed.

Primarily I aim to use any power I may haveto help open discourse and dissolve the stigma

related to major depression and suicide. I amalive because of the support of a few peoplewho have shown me how to manage the diseaseand stay true to who I am during times in mylife when I have been very difficult to befriend.I can never repay what I owe them, but I canhelp others to recognize that a high-quality lifecan coexist with the disease.

Major depression can be a death sentence ifnot treated. However, for many sufferers,understanding friends and family can positive-ly affect the course of the disease. Knowledgeof the disease and the many successful inter-ventions available saves lives. Ignorance of thesame leads to further suffering and even death.I hope to help increase public understandingof major depression because of my certaintythat a broader understanding of the diseasewill decrease rates of suffering and deathresulting from untreated depression.

Nikki and her brother Bill Kimball, who joined her on her record-setting run of the Vermont Long

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Sophia Schwartz ’09

Student at Dartmouth College majoring in neuro-science; member of the US Freestyle Ski Team.accomplishments: Lake Placid, NYWorld Cup Fourth Place; Megeve, FranceWorld Cup Sixth Place; US National DualMogul Champion

What snow sports did you do whileat Holderness?At Holderness, I was part of the Eastern Free-style Program that partnered with WatervilleValley bbts. I was primarily a mogul skier butalso competed in halfpipe and slopestyle.

Where did you practice? What were yourworkouts like?I trained at Waterville Valley Ski Resort. Wegot out of class at : and hustled up to themountain, eating lunch on the bus. I wouldwarm up by doing short swing turns on agroomer run, before heading over to our mogulcourse on True Grit. Our team would lap themogul course or hike a jump for the afternoon.If we didn’t have evening classes, we would goto Nick Preston’s trampoline center and prac-tice our tricks in a safe environment.

What is your most vivid memory of skiingat Holderness?My freshman year, Eastern Championshipswere held in Waterville Valley. During my firstrun, I crashed pretty hard doing a back flip onthe bottom jump. Luckily, I still had a secondrun. It was cold and windy. I was nervous and alittle beat up. I remember standing in the startgate and looking out over the White Mountainscovered in snow. I thought of all the otherfrozen days I had come out to train, and all thetimes I had skied the course. I pushed off andskied my best run of the day and earned myfirst podium of the season. To this day, I still tryto take in the view from the top of the course.

What are your memories of yourHolderness coaches?The Eastern Freestyle team was coached byWaterville coaches Nick Preston and Rob Day.My memories are full of sushi dinners on theroad before and after competitions and con-stant heckling. They pushed me to be the best Icould be, but I always felt they cared for me asa person and had my back no matter what.

Why skiing? What keeps you coming back?Mogul skiers have to be able to do it all. Wehave to be both technical skiers and jumpers.

There is always something to keep working on,and if I am having a bad day, there is alwayssomething else to focus on. Freeskiing is play,and our world needs more unregulated play!

How did Holderness support/encourage/develop your love of skiing?Holderness gave me balance and made metough. I’ve always loved skiing, but having otherinterests keeps me passionate. At Holderness, Iplayed field hockey and lacrosse. I was a biologynerd and a pro dishwasher. I had friends thatcelebrated my on-snow accomplishments andfriend who couldn’t care less. In addition, com-ing from the sunny soft Rocky Mountains, Ididn’t know how to ski on ice. The toughEastern conditions demanded that I learn gritand how to fight through mistakes.

What is your favorite skiing memory—Holderness or otherwise?It was my first ever World Cup start. The DeerValley World Cup in was a night event,and I had always dreamed of skiing under thelights. As I stood in the start gate, I did mytypical gaze out over the terrain below. Onlylights from houses spotted the hills. There wasa huge crowd of over , people. I had stoodin that crowd at the bottom of the coursebefore, but in that moment, I had the opportu-nity to be at the top. I was so happy andappreciative to be exactly where I was standing.

What are you up to currently? Do you haveany important goals looking forward?Honestly, I had a disappointing winter last year,so my goal last summer was to take full advan-tage of off-season training. I wanted to fix somefundamentals and keep building on my run.After doing all the work, it has been fun to getto put that competition adrenaline boost to useand see how I stack up against the best. Thiswinter I’ll continue to train and race with theUS Ski Team; I hope to make it to theOlympics in South Korea in .

The Accomplishments of a Professional Dishwasher

Sophia in Tuckerman Ravine, New Hampshire


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Craig Antonides ’77

Head Eastern Ski Coach and Assistant Boys’Varsity Soccer Coach at Holderness School.accomplishments: Has been coaching atHolderness since ; Holds ussa NationalCertification (Level ); nhara Coach ofthe Year; Coached the Holderness boys’ varsitysoccer team to the nepsac Class CChampionships

What snow sports did you do while atHolderness?Eastern Skiing

Where did you practice? What wereyour workouts like? We practiced on the school ski hill (Cart-wright’s Hill) and sometimes up at Cannonand Waterville. Conditions were often prettyrugged. There was not much grooming, and wehad some pretty snowy winters back then.

What is your most vivid memory of skiingat Holderness? Hiking out to the ski hill—ski boots alreadyon our feet and skis over our shoulders. It wasquite a warm-up, especially with fresh snow onthe ground.

What do you remember about yourHolderness coaches? Don Henderson was a great man—coach andteacher. I remember he always said, “Lookahead, turn early, and go like hell.” I had him inclass and learned a great deal about writing—even though he taught history. I used to marvelat him working the speed bag in the climbingroom for some upper body work. Trips toCannon back then were quite an adventure. Atthe end of Don’s tenure we had Steve and LoriSmith as coaches, and they were great peopleand coaches as well.

Why skiing? What keeps you coming back?It’s a lifetime sport, and I can’t think of any-thing I’d rather be doing during a long, coldwinter. Being born in Aspen and then living inWaterville, I just got sucked into the environ-ment and liked to be outside. There wasn’tmuch else to do growing up in Waterville.

How did Holderness support/encourage/develop your love of skiing? The biggest thing was probably the friendshipsI had with my teammates and the thrill ofcompetition; the environment was stimulatingand fun.

What is your favorite skiing memory--Holderness or otherwise? As a coach, one of my favorite memoriesremains coaching Willie Ford ’ to a JNational Championship in giant slalom andthen promptly whisking him back to school ina heavy snowstorm so that he could join his

Out Back group which was just returning tobase camp.

What are you up to currently? Do you haveany important goals looking forward?I’m in the midst of year number atHolderness. I hope to stay healthy and seehow long I can last.

The Dedication of a Lifetime


ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

Craig Antonides with his players during their run for the NEPSAC Championship Class C title in November


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ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

Converse Fields ’08

Professional snowboard racer and member of theussrt. accomplishments: Four national cham-pionship titles in slalom and giant slalom

What snow sports did you do while atHolderness?Snowboarding. I skied when I was young butlater learned to snowboard. My snowboardcoach at home introduced me to Alan Smarsewhen I was a sophomore; he was a big part ofthe reason I ended up at Holderness.

Where did you practice? What were yourworkouts like?We trained at Loon, worked out in Bartsch, anddid lots of running. There were always races atCopper Mountain in Colorado duringThanksgiving break. Coach Smarse also encour-aged me to do football my sophomore year;after that I did rock climbing.

What is your most vivid memory of snow-boarding at Holderness?It was at a New Hampshire series race atRagged Mountain. I remember watching CoachSmarse setting the course in the pouring rain.There was so much rain that when he drilledinto the snow, water shot out of the hole. We allwore trash bags over our jackets all day.

What do you remember about yourHolderness coaches?Coach Smarse was tough; if you missed the bus,you missed it.

Why snowboarding? What keeps youcoming back?I was young when I started; my brother wassnowboarding and I wanted to keep up withhim. When I started at Holderness I was stilldoing everything—alpine, slopestyle, halfpipe.At Holderness I started to develop a love for thefeeling of carving turns. I loved, and continue tolove, competing and all aspects of the sport.

How did Holderness support/encourage/develop your love of snowboarding?I came to Holderness a mediocre racer, butgiven time and structure, I was able to improve.My teammates, some of whom were much bet-ter than me, helped push me and develop me asan athlete. It also helped that as I started totravel more, the teachers were forgiving and sup-ported me in my efforts to be both a studentand an athlete.

What is your favorite snowboardingmemory—Holderness or otherwise?My best memory is probably taking my familywith me to Turkey for a European Cup race. Ididn’t even know they had snow in Turkey. Weshowed up a couple days early so we could pre-view the course. We had to drive up a volcano;it was like snowboarding on the moon. One guytook us under his wing and showed us around.He got us coffee and tea and took us for severalruns; he was like ski patrol or something andhelped us cut the lift lines. We never got to seethe racecourse but we had a really good time.

What are you up to currently? Any impor-tant goals looking forward?Last season I ended up third in the NorAmCup overall and earned a spot on the WorldCup circuit, so this winter I’ll be spending asmuch time as possible in Europe. If I do well, Iam hoping to compete in the Olympics inKorea in .

Developing the Discipline of an International Athlete

Karina Bladon ’17 and Converse Fields at Echo Mountain in November


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hat a year for Holderness! Your support of

our students, programs, teachers, and build-

ings was exceptional—a testament to your

loyalty and commitment to Holderness School.

When we hosted our first Holderness Day of

Giving, you exceeded our wildest hopes. You

responded in record numbers, you set a new stan-

dard for the most money raised in support of the

Holderness Fund in one day, and you inspired the

entire campus with your outpouring of generosity.

You also shared your stories with each other, reignit-

ing friendships and recalling the special moments

that have left lasting impressions—moments that con-

tinue to shape who you are, even today.

When we asked you what unifies our community, you

said it is not only the shared experiences on campus,

but also the strengths cultivated after graduation. As

one alumna wrote, “We are internationally known

mountaineers, professional athletes, parents, physi-

cians, attorneys, teachers, artists, business executives,

financial gurus, lovers of the Earth, actors, Oscar win-

ners, Olympians, and we all had our solid foundation

built at Holderness.”

You provide students who would otherwise not be

able to attend Holderness the opportunity to partici-

pate in this life-changing experience. You also help us

to develop opportunities for all students in which they

can discover their own leadership potential through

programs like Project Outreach, Artward Bound, Out

Back, Senior Thesis, and the Jobs Program. Lastly your

generous support provides us with the means to

recruit talented faculty and keep our campus main-

tained, comfortable, and safe for our students.

You make it possible for us to uphold the

Holderness journey.

Thank you for supporting Holderness, staying in

touch, and keeping Holderness in your hearts and

lives. �

Ellyn Weisel ’86

Holderness Fund Chair

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WAS OVER $4.5M

OF OVER 36%A FIVE-YEAR INCREASE

TOTAL GIVING

HOLDERNESS RELIES ON PHILANTHROPY TO COVER 25% OF THE COST OF EDUCATINGOUR STUDENTS, AND YOU RESPONDED, HELPING US FINISH THE YEAR WITH AN ALL-TIMERECORD OF 1,450 DONORS TO THE HOLDERNESS FUND. THESE DOLLARS SUPPORTEVERY ASPECT OF THE HOLDERNESS EXPERIENCE, AND WE WERE DELIGHTED TO SEE THISCOMMUNITY COME TOGETHER FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR SCHOOL. ALUMNI, PARENTS,FACULTY, STAFF, AND FRIENDS OF HOLDERNESS MADE THE FIRST EVER DAY OF GIVING ANOVERWHELMING SUCCESS. IN ADDITION, THE CLASS AGENTS PROGRAM WAS REINVIGO-RATED AND YOUR LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLDERNESS HELPED MAKE THIS A BANNER YEARFOR ALUMNI PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU.

GIFTS TO THE HOLDERNESS FUND (CURRENT USE):

Unrestricted Fund $1,515,363Restricted Fund $546,568Subtotal: $2,061,931

GIFTS TO FACILITIES: $743,627

GIFTS TO ENDOWMENT: $402,492

GIFTS TO THE MITTERSILL PROJECT: $1,391,000

TOTAL*: $4,599,050

*Total gifts received during fiscal year 2015 (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015)

IN 2015


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AN INCREASE OF OVER 37 PERCENT

ALUMNI GIFTSINCREASED

FROM 674

ARE GIVING EVERY YEAR

GIVE EVERY YEAR, UP FROM 70%

MORE DONORS

CURRENTLY80% OF ALUMNI

IN 2010TO 928IN 2015

ALUMNI: 34.61%

FRIENDS: 3.57%

PARENTS OF ALUMNI: 18.71%

GIFTS BY CONSTITUENT

FOUNDATIONS/MATCHING GIFTS: 4.73%

ALUMNI WHO ARE CURRENT PARENTS: 2.95%

CURRENT PARENTS: 35.43%

IN 2010


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THIS VISION DOVETAILS WITH OUR 2014 STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH CALLS FOR HOLDERNESS SCHOOL TO LOOK TO THE

“WORLD BEYOND OUR WALLS,” AND TO “COACH THE MULTI-SPORT ATHLETE AT EVERY LEVEL.” THE MITTERSILL PROJECT

WILL HELP OUR ELITE SKIERS TRAIN AT A WHOLE NEW LEVEL AND ALLOW HOLDERNESS TO PARTNER IN NEW WAYS

WITH SNOW SPORTS AND ECONOMIC INTERESTS STATE-WIDE. THE PLAN WAS “MORE THAN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR

HOLDERNESS SCHOOL, IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY,” SAYS HEAD OF SCHOOL PHIL PECK.

SOCHI OLYMPIAN JULIA FORD ’08: “THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THIS IN THE EAST.IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HOLDERNESS SCHOOL, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,FOR THE ENTIRE NEW ENGLAND SKI RACING COMMUNITY.”

SAM MACOMBER ’11, DARTMOUTH SKI TEAM CAPTAIN: “MITTERSILL CREATESAN EXPERIENCE. EVERYONE IS HERE TO SKI FAST.”

TO DATE HOLDERNESS SCHOOL’S TRUSTEES, ALUMNI, AND PARENTS HAVE COME TOGETHER AND CONTRIBUTED NEARLY

$1.4 MILLION—INCLUDING ONE ANONYMOUS $250,000 CHALLENGE GIFT—TO A DONOR-DRIVEN INCENTIVE THAT

ENSURED THE PROJECT’S MOMENTUM AT A CRITICAL MOMENT. THESE GENEROUS GIFTS WILL COVER THE COST OF THE

SNOWMAKING SYSTEM. A GRANT FOR $150,000 FROM THE NORTHERN BORDERS REGIONAL COMMISSION FURTHER CON-

FIRMED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER AND EXEMPLIFIES THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIPS.

ELENA BIRD ’13, FORMER HOLDERNESS RACER: “IT IS A HUGE MOVEMENT FOREASTERN SKI RACING, BEYOND HOLDERNESS BUT PIONEERED BY THE PART-NERSHIP WITH HOLDERNESS. YOU WILL NEVER KNOW THE BREADTH OF KIDSTHIS VENUE WILL SERVE.”

THE MITTERSILL RACE AND TRAINING SLOPES AT CANNON MOUNTAIN IS A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP BORN IN THE

SPRING OF 2012 WHEN A COALITION REPRESENTING THE US SKI TEAM, THE FRANCONIA SKI CLUB, HOLDERNESS

SCHOOL, THE KELLY BRUSH FOUNDATION, THE HOCHEBIRGE SKI CLUB, THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF

RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND SEVERAL OTHER NEW ENGLAND SKI RACING OFFICIALS ATTENDED

AN OPEN MEETING IN BOSTON TO DISCUSS THE IDEA OF CREATING AN ELITE TRAINING VENUE IN THE NORTHEAST.


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590 DONORS AND INCLUDED

1988 HAD THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATION RATE

STRETCHING SEVENTY YEARS, FROM 1944–2014. CLASSES WITH THE HIGHESTPARTICIPATION WERE 1988 WITH 74%, 1992 WITH 35%, AND 1978 WITH 26%.

WITH 74% OF THE CLASS MAKING GIFTSFOR A TOTAL OF $9,202.27.

67 FIRST-TIME GIFTS.TWELVE PERCENT OF ALL ALUMNI MADE A GIFT.

EIGHT DECADES OF ALUMNI CONTRIBUTED

$143,907.29 WAS GIVEN BY


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SO FUN TO RECONNECT WITH SO MANY. I WORK AT A

BOARDING SCHOOL, SO I RELIVE MY HOLDERNESS DAYS

FREQUENTLY. BUT THIS MADE ME TRULY NOSTALGIC!

A GREAT DAY, GREAT SCHOOL, GREAT CAUSE.GLAD TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO

I SEE HOLDERNESS AS AN OASIS

THE WORD IN A HAPPY, FUN WAY!

I THOUGHT THE SCHOOL DID A THE OLDER I GET, THE MORE I REALIZEWHAT A GIFT OUR EXPERIENCE WAS

AT HOLDERNESS.

OF CIVILITY IN TODAY’S WORLD.THOSE LEADING THE SCHOOL SEE IT THE SAME WAY;

MAGNIFICENT JOB OF SPREADING

ALICIA CHABOT P ’16

JOHN PUTNAM ’75

CHRIS GUIDER ’76

ALL TOGETHER.

KELLEY ROBERTS BOGARDUS ’91 FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IT WAS ANOVERWHELMING SUCCESS,

SAMANTHA WOODBURY DEARBORN ’92

AS IT PRECIPITATED EMAILS FROM MY CLASSMATES, MANY OF WHOM I HAVE

NOT SPOKEN TO SINCE GRADUATION. INDEED, A SPECIAL DAY FOR ME TO

REMINISCE ABOUT MY DAYS AT HOLDERNESS.

ACROSS THE YEARS, ACROSS THE MILES

MARTHA KESLER (FORMER FACULTY)

THE IMPORTANCE OF TOGETHER STANDS STRONG.

THE AMOUNT WON’T BE MUCH, BUT IT IS GIVEN FROM MY HEART.

DEAN MULLAVEY ’48 BILL HAUSER P ’13 ’17

ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS,

OUR JOB IS TO LET THEM SUCCEED. FEELS REALLY GOOD TO BE DOING SOMETHING USEFUL


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THIS YEAR WE LAUNCHED HOLDERNESSCONNECT.ORG, AN INNOVATIVE ONLINE PLATFORM THAT PUTS THE POWER

OF CONNECTION IN YOUR HANDS. TO DATE, OVER 500 USERS HAVE JOINED THE HOLDERNESS CONNECT

COMMUNITY AND EVERY DAY OUR WORLDWIDE NETWORK GROWS. LOG ONTO HOLDERNESSCONNNECT.ORG.

RECONNECT: FIND AND THEN REMINISCE WITH YOUR CLASSMATES AND

MEMBERS OF THE HOLDERNESS SCHOOL COMMUNITY. GIVE BACK:

VOLUNTEER YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE TO HELP CURRENT AND FORMER

STUDENTS. EXPAND: EXPLORE THE NETWORK TO CONNECT WITH MORE

PEOPLE WHO SHARE YOUR INTERESTS. ADVANCE: ADVANCE YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK.

CLASS AGENTS ARE ESSENTIAL AMBASSADORS, CREATING THE BONDSTHAT EXTEND OUR COMMUNITY FAR AND WIDE. LAST YEAR, 88 CLASSAGENTS WERE RECRUITED, OR RE-ENERGIZED, PROVIDINGLEADERSHIP FOR 64 CLASSES. MANY CLASS AGENTS WERETRAINED REGIONALLY, AND 98% OF CLASS AGENTS MADE A GIFT.

41 CLASSES (65%) INCREASED GIVING RATES OF PARTICIPATION38 CLASSES (59%) INCREASED THEIR TOTAL CLASS GIVING

THE HOLDERNESS PROFESSIONAL NETWORK IS BORN

THE CLASS AGENT PROGRAM COMES TO LIFE!


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WITH A GENEROUS GIFT OF $48,392.17, THE

CLASS OF 1975 RECEIVED THE AWARD FOR

RAISING THE LARGEST HOLDERNESS FUND

REUNION GIFT.

THE CLASS OF 1950 WON THEHIGHEST PARTICIPATION AWARD WITH40 PERCENT OF THE ALUMNIMAKING A GIFT TO MARK THEIRSIXTY-FIFTH REUNION.

CLASS OF 1950CLASS OF 1975

CLASS OF 1996

WINS THE AWARDFOR LARGEST GIFT

STILL GOING STRONG

THE AWARD TO THE REUNION CLASS WITH

THE MOST INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN

THE REUNION CHALLENGE WAS THE CLASSOF 1996, WITH TWENTY-FOUR MEMBERS

OF THE CLASS PARTICIPATING.

THE DISTANCE THAT HAN MIN LEE ’05 JOURNEYED

FROM SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA TO ATTEND REUNION;

HAN RECEIVED THE AWARD FOR THE ALUMNUS WHO

TRAVELLED THE FURTHEST.

REUNION CHALLENGE 6909MILES


2014–15 REPORT OF APPRECIATION


KEY: r = five or more consecutive years ofsupport for the Holderness Fund; † = deceased

CURRENT STUDENTSSarah Alexander ’Henry Hall ’Fletcher Robbins ’Jake Rosencranz ’Will Starkey ’

CURRENT PARENTSAnonymous ()Mr. John Abrams and Ms. Alison J. Bell P ’Bruce and Eneida Aguilar P ’Dr. Edmund P. Alexander P ’Ms. Ramsey M. Alexander P ’Ms. Rachel A. Alva P ’Mr. Sandeep D. Alva P ’Alden and Emily Anderson P ’Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Anderson P ’Mr. and Mrs. William Antonucci P ’ ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. T. Neale Attenborough P ’Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Gonzalez P ’Mr. and Ms. Bruce Barton P ’ ’ r

Mr. David C. Batchelder andMs. Melissa R. Paly P ’

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bateman P ’Mr. and Mrs. David F. Benson P ’Mr. and Mrs. Austin M. Beutner P ’Mr. and Mrs. Gary Black Jr. P ’ ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. John Bladon P ’ ’ ’ r

Ms. Diana A. Boateng P ’Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Bonsal III ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin M. Bozich P ’ ’ r

Drs. Stuart Braun and Colleen Kelly P ’Mr. Chandler R. Brill P ’Mrs. Dorothy Brill P ’Mr. and Mrs. David C. Caputi P ’ ’ ’ r

Ms. Elizabeth H. Carter P ’ ’Joseph and Ann Casey P ’ ’ r

Dr. Dong Hyun Cha andMrs. Ji Yeon Lee P ’

Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Chabot P ’Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chapin P ’Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Chernin P ’ ’

Mr. and Mrs. D. Clarke P ’Mr. John S. Clifford P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Cocking P ’Mr. Craig G. Coleman and

Dr. Kristin Coleman P ’ ’Mr. Craig W. Cullen Jr. and

Mrs. Carolyn C. Cullen ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Cunha P ’Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Curwen P ’Mr. and

Mrs. Russell G. Cushman ’ P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas B. Cutler P ’Mr. Max Dannis and Ms. Linda S. Gatter P ’Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Daume Jr. P ’Mr. and Mrs. Alwyn R. Dawkins P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Day P ’ ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dobyns P ’ ’Mr. John E. Donovan II and

Ms. Kara B. Hamill P ’Mr. and Mrs. E. Porter Eagan P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Finn Jr. P ’Dr. J. Rush Fisher and

Dr. Phoebe Fisher P ’ ’Mr. David Fitzgerald and

Dr. Mia Fitzgerald P ’Mr. and Mrs. David D. Garner P ’Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Gewirz P ’Mr. and Mrs. Alexander L. Gray P ’Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Green P ’Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Gudas P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hall P ’ ’ r

Mr. andMrs. James B. Hamblin II ’ P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. C. Hagen Harker P ’ ’Dr. Lee J. Harmatz and

Dr. Monica Philipkosky P ’Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Hastings II P ’Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hauser P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Heffernan P ’Mr. and Mrs. David J. Hepler P ’Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Herrick Jr. ’ P ’Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Horner P ’Mr. and Mrs. Randal Houseman P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Clark O. Houx P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Hutchinson P ’

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hyland P ’ ’Mr. Ye Jiang and Mrs. Li Wang P ’Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Johansson P ’Cort and Suzanne Jones P ’Mr. and Mrs. Patrick S. Jones P ’ ’ r

Ms. Kimberly Kelly P ’ ’Dr. Kwan Mo Kim and

Mrs. Kyung Shin Choi P ’Mr. and Mrs. Sam E. Kinney Jr. P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard H. Knighton P ’Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Lacasse P ’Mr. Brian S. Lash P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lin P ’ ’Dr. John Y. Liu and Ms. Helen X. Q. Hua P ’Mr. and Mrs. Brady Lum P ’Mr. Roderick A. MacLeod P ’Mr. and

Mrs. George C. Macomber Jr. P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. Kurt H. Magnus andMs. Emily A. Magnus ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Mason P ’Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Matthews P ’Mr. and Mrs. Greg Mayes P ’Mr. Kevin J. McGuire P ’G. Hayden and Ruth Turner McLaughlin P ’Mr. and Mrs. Sean P. McLaughlin P ’Mr. and Mrs. Edward Meau P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. Merrill P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander B. Montague P ’Dr. and Mrs. Todd M. Mosenthal P ’ ’Ms. Lisa Mure P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. O’Hara P ’Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. O’Reilly P ’Mr. Bruce Paro P ’William and Maura Perkins P ’Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Pfenninger P ’ ’ r

Mrs. Claude Pichette P ’Mr. and Mrs. William J. Pratt Jr. P ’Mr. and Mrs. William L. Prickett ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart A. Randle P ’Mr. and Mrs. Ken Ransford P ’Mr. and Mrs. Robert Remien P ’Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Reynolds P ’Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robinson P ’Mr. and Mrs. Dana Rosencranz P ’ ’ r

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Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Rowe ’ P ’ r

Mr. Frank P. Sam andMs. Vichenney K. Keo-Sam P ’

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent E. Sampo P ’Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Sargent P ’Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Sawyer ’ P ’Ms. Kathi Scaralia P ’Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Schibli P ’Mr. Eric W. Shaw and

Ms. Connie Mundy P ’Mr. and

Mrs. Thomas C. Sheffield III P ’ ’ r

Mr. Unshik Shin andMs. Chijoo Limb P ’ ’ ’

Mr. J. Kevin K. Smith P ’Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Soderberg P ’ ’Lee and Janice St. Onge P ’Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Starer P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Brennan K. Starkey P ’Dr. Brenda S. Stowe dvm P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Sturges P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Tessier P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Gregory E. Thulander ’ P ’Ms. Virginia R. Thulander P ’Mr. Sa P. Tran and Ms. Ha V. Hoang P ’Michael and Kathleen Trask P ’Mr. and Mrs. Mark P. Valentine P ’Ms. Edith P. Walsh P ’Mr. and Mrs. Laitin Yam P ’Mr. Xianlin Yu and Ms. Zhaoxia Xie P ’Mr. Jiazheng Zhang and

Ms. Chenglan Tang P ’Christian and Debra Zimmermann P ’

PARENTS OF ALUMNIAnonymousMr. Fletcher W. Adams ’ P ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Adams P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Vanderpoel Adriance IIIP ’ ’ GP ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore B. Alfond P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. John R. Allbee ’ P ’Mr. and Mrs. Joel D. Almquist P ’Ms. Jennifer M. Alosa P ’Mrs. Barbara C. Anderson P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Armstrong P ’Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Baker ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Banister P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Barker ’ P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Barnum P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Lionel O. Barthold P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Baskin Jr. ’ P ’ ’ r

Hon. and Mrs. Charles F. Bass ’ P ’Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan R. Baum P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Begley P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Bergeron ’ P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Bird III P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Blau P ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. R. Eric Bloomfield P ’ ’Mr. Richard G. Boardman P ’ r

Mrs. Mary B. Boggess P ’Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bolton Jr. P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Bonsal Jr. P ’ GP ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Scott G. Borek P ’Mrs. Luette C. Bourne P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Brim P ’ r

Mr. Charles E. Brown P ’Ms. Conchessa Brownell P ’ r

Mr. Thomas H. Brownell P ’ r

Mr. James Farrin andMs. Robin Brown-Farrin P ’

Mr. Rick Hauck and Ms. Susan C. Bruce P ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Frank J. Bruns P ’Dr. Rodney E. Burdette P ’Mr. and Mrs. Carl V. H. Burnham III P ’Dr. and Mrs. Roderic A. Camp P ’Dr. Theodore H. Capron and

Ms. Margaret A. Franckhauser P ’Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Carey P ’ ’ r

Mr. F. Christopher Carney ’ andMs. Karen Dempsey Carney P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Scott D. Carpenter P ’Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Chalmers P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cilley P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Cloud P ’Mr. and

Mrs. William P. Clough III ’ P ’ ’ ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Richard B. Clutz P ’ ’ ’ r

Mrs. E. H. M. Coffin P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Tristram C. Colket Jr. P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart V. Conant P ’Mr. and

Mrs. Gregory Connors ’ P ’ ’ ’ r

Mrs. Grace R. Conway P ’Mr. Joseph G. Cook and

Ms. Amanda O’Sullivan P ’

Mr. and Mrs. Warren C. Cook P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Sewell H. Corkran P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Rodney K. Corson P ’ ’Dr. and Mrs. James L. Cousins Jr. ’ P ’Mr. Thomas Cowie and

Ms. Paula Tracy Cowie P ’Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Coyle Jr. P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Francis A. Crane P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Crook Jr. P ’Mr. and Mrs. James Cruickshank P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Curran P ’Mr. and Mrs. Bart C. Cushing P ’Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Cushing ’ P ’Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Cutler P ’ r

Mrs. Ione Cutter P ’Mr. and

Mrs. Thomas W. Daigneault P ’ ’ ’ r

The Rev. Randolph Dales andMs. Marilyn Tyler P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. John Dalton P ’ r

Mr. Staige Davis P ’Mr. and Mrs. Steven Davis P ’Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis P ’Mr. and Mrs. Claude Desjardins P ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Cameron K. Dewar P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent DiNapoli P ’Mr. and Mrs. Frederic P. Dodge P ’ ’ r

Mr. andMrs. Shaun K. Donnellan P ’ ’ ’ ’

The Rev. and Mrs. John C. Donovan P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Drinkwater P ’Mr. and Mrs. Edward X. Droste P ’Mr. and Mrs. George P. Dulac P ’Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elkins P ’Dr. and Mrs. Roger H. Emerson Jr. P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. David Erdman P ’Mr. Frederic P. Erdman and

Ms. Cindy Cole P ’ ’ ’ r

Ms. Zoe Erdman P ’ ’ ’ r

Dr. andMrs. Nathan Anthony M. Estes III P ’

Dr. and Mrs. Donald M. Ettelson P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Evans P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Everett P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Faiella Jr. P ’Deborah and Peter Fauver ’ P ’ r

Mr. andMrs. Mark D. Finnegan ’ P ’ ’ ’ r


Mr. Robert Fisher andMs. Barbara Kourajian P ’ r

Mrs. Renee Fleisher P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. William M. G. Fletcher P ’Mr. and Mrs. Brendan M. Florio P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Foote P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Foran P ’ ’Mr. Christopher J. Ford and

Ms. Alison M. Hill P ’ r

Mr. andMrs. Duane M. Ford ’ P ’ ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. James J. Ford Jr. P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Fox P ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Gary J. Frei P ’ ’ ’ r

Dr. Michael L. Freidberg P ’Mr. Thomas H. Friedman and

Ms. Rosemarie Mullin P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard B. Galvin P ’ ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. James Gamble III P ’Mr. and Mrs. Joel Gardiner P ’ r

Mr. James J. Gibbons P ’Mr. Martin Gibson and Ms. Tracy Schrans P ’Mr. E. C. Goodrich and

Ms. Kathleen Maher P ’ r

Mrs. Elinor R. Goodwin P ’Mrs. Nancy Gordon P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Al C. Graceffa P ’ r

Mr. Stephen T. Gregg ’ P ’ r

Mrs. Martha M. Griffin P ’ ’Dr. and Mrs. John Grisham P ’ ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Klaus F. Haas P ’Mr. and Mrs. Denison M. Hall P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Elton W. Hall P ’Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Hall P ’Mr. and

Mrs. Roger W. Hamblin P ’ GP ’ ’ r

Ms. Margery Hamlen P ’Mr. and Mrs. James W. Hammond P ’Mr. David G. Hanson and

Ms. Laura Palumbo-Hanson P ’ r

Mr. Timothy W. Hardtke P ’Mr. and Mrs. David R. Hardy P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Hardy ’ P ’Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Harriman P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Harris Jr. P ’Mr. Brion G. Hayes and

Ms. Meredith C. Baker-Hayes P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Ulf B. Heide P ’

Dr. Mark Hempton andMs. Lorie A. Dunne P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Hendel P ’ ’ r

Mr. Douglas P. Hill andMs. Alexandra T. Breed P ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Hillegass P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Hinman ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Hinman ’ P ’ ’ r

Mrs. Winifred B. Hodges P ’ r

Mr. Joseph Holland andMs. Frances A. Witte-Holland P ’ r

Ms. Betsey Holtzmann P ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. David H. Hopkins P ’ ’ r

Mr. Ronald Houle andMs. Ann M. Foster P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Howard P ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hoyer P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Lennart B. Johnson P ’ r

Mr. Stephen Johnson andMs. Hannah Nichols P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon A. Jones P ’ r

Mr. Richard K. Joyce ’ P ’Mr. and Mrs. Josef Jung P ’Dr. Elvin Kaplan ’ and Ms. Cecily Monro P ’Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Keating ’

P ’ ’ ’ GP ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Keefe P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Keller Jr. ’ P ’Mr. and Mrs. John P. Kelley P ’ r

Mrs. Martha K. Kesler P ’ ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kinsley P ’Mr. Robert E. Kipka P ’ r

Bernard Klingenstein P ’ †Mrs. Diane Klingenstein P ’Mr. and Mrs. David Knapp P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kraft P ’ r

Ms. Maureen S. Kuharic P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. John A. LaCasse P ’ r

Mrs. Beverly L. LaFoley P ’ ’ ’Ms. Antonia B. Laird P ’ ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Lambert P ’Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lamson P ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Lamson P ’ ’ r

Mr. andMrs. Bradshaw Langmaid Jr. ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Laurin P ’ r

Mrs. Gail L. Lavallee P ’Mr. and Mrs. Sam Laverack P ’ ’

Mr. Dean E. Lea andMs. Debra M. Gibbs P ’ r

Mr. andMrs. David P. Leatherwood P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. George F. LeBoutillier ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Lechthaler P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Leonard P ’Lynne Mitchell and Dick Lewis P ’ ’ ’ r

Mrs. Louise T. Loening P ’ ’ GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Brett D. Long P ’Mr. Frederic B. Lowrie Jr. P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Lunder P ’Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Lyman P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Lynch P ’ r

Mrs. Virginia A. Lyon P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm W. MacNaught P ’ r

Mr. andMrs. George C. Macomber Jr. P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. J. T. Macy P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. andMrs. John S. Madden P ’ ’ ’ GP ’

Mr. Tom R. Mahar andMs. Leslie J. Orton-Mahar ’ P ’ ’ r

Mr. Howie Mallory andMs. Nora Berko P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Quentin A. MalmquistP ’ ’ ’ GP ’ r

Mr. andMrs. Walter A. Malmquist II ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mandigo P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Neil R. Marcus P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. David H. Martin P ’ r

Mr. Thomas J. Martin P ’Mr. and Mrs. David R. Marvin P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan W. Marvin P ’ ’ ’ r

Ms. Susan Mathison P ’Dr. and Mrs. W. S. McDougal P ’Mr. and Mrs. Duncan C. McDougall P ’ ’Mr. and

Mrs. Thomas B. McIlvain Jr. ’ P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. McPhee P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Meck P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mello P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Meyers P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Middleton P ’Christine and Josiah Miles ’ P ’ ’ r

Mr. Carlos Mogollon andMs. Elspeth Hotchkiss P ’ r



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Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Morris P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. David Morrison P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Dexter A. Morse ’ P ’ ’ ’ r

Dr. Stephen G. Morse ’ andMs. Carolyn D. Charnley P ’

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Morton Jr. ’ P ’ ’Mr. Frederick V. S. Muench P ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Noboru Murakami P ’ ’Ms. Mary Anne Murray-Carr P ’ r

Dr. Daniel Muse andDr. Ann McLean-Muse P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin E. Myler Jr. P ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. David Nagel P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Neagley P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nesbitt P ’Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Nichols P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Nickerson P ’ r

Mr. Franz C. Nicolay P ’ ’ ’ ’Mr. Peter C. Nordblom and

Mrs. Kristin Nordblom ’ P ’ ’ ’ r

Ms. Alice M. Norton P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Norton P ’ ’ r

Ms. Barbara R. Noyes P ’ ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Noyes ’ P ’ ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Richard G. Obregon P ’ r

Mr. David B. O’Brien andMs. Donna M. Kasianchuk P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. O’Connor ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. O’Connor P ’Mr. and Mrs. Duncan G. Ogden P ’Mr. and Mrs. James M. O’Grady P ’Ms. Marjory B. O’Leary P ’Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Paine III ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Palmer ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Palmisano P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Preston S. ParishP ’ ’ ’ GP ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Parisi P ’Ms. Dianne Paton P ’Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Peck P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. John B. Pepper P ’ r

Dr. Elizabeth A. Perryman P ’Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Phillips ’ P ’ ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. William G. Phippen P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Pickering Jr. P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pierce P ’Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Pierce Jr. P ’ r

Mr. Charles W. Pingree P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Pistey P ’ r

Bill and Cynthia Powell P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Powers P ’ ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Howard G. Pritham P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Quinn P ’ GP ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Raffio P ’Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Randall P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Regan Jr. P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Reilly ’ P ’Mr. Peter E. Renzi and

Ms. Christine A. Giurdanella-RenziP ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Rice P ’ r

Mrs. Mary S. Richards P ’ ’ ’ †Mr. and Mrs. David L. Richardson III P ’ ’Dr. and Mrs. Derek P. Richardson

P ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Gary B. Richardson ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore M. Riehle III P ’ ’Ms. Monique Robichaud P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Dale K. Rodgers P ’ ’Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Rohr III P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Ross P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. David B. Rossetter ’ P ’Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rowe Jr. P ’ GP ’ r

Mr. John S. Rudberg Jr. P ’ ’ r

Mrs. Dorothy Rutledge P ’ r

Mr. Steven M. Ryan andMs. Ann Meeker P ’

Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Ryan P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Alden H. Sawyer Jr. P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. James O. Schaeffer P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. David W. Schoeder P ’ r

Mr. andMrs. George H. Schofield P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Schonwald P ’Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Scoville P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Seamans P ’Mr. and Mrs. Norman W. Seiter ’ P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Russell Seybold P ’Mr. and Mrs. Todd N. Seymour P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sherman P ’Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Sherman P ’ r

Dr. Mahesh Shrestha andDr. Nancy R. Orendain P ’

Mr. Mark G. Shub ’ P ’Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Silitch P ’Mr. and Mrs. James P. Sinclair P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Siragusa P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. Skelley Jr. P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Smith ’ P ’ ’ r

Mrs. Dorothy M. SmithP ’ ’ GP ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Dana C. Solms P ’Mr. and Mrs. Raymond M. Soto P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. David B. Soule ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Josiah A. Spaulding Jr. ’ P ’Mrs. Emily V. Spencer P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Spiess P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. Orson L. St. John Jr. P ’Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stahler P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stearns Jr. P ’ ’ r

Ms. Elizabeth Steele P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Steinkamp P ’Ms. Charlotte M. Stetson P ’Ms. Sandra Stone P ’ r

Mr. David W. Stonebraker andMs. Leslie A. Guenther P ’

Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Stowell ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Straus P ’ r

Mr. Paul Summers P ’ ’ r

Ms. Rebecca Summers P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Surdam P ’Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Swenson P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Swidrak P ’ ’ r

Dr. Thomas J. Swift P ’Mr. and Mrs. Carl Symecko P ’ ’ r

Mr. George J. Tankersley Jr. P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. David D. Taylor ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor Jr. ’ P ’ ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Terrien Jr. P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Thibadeau P ’ r

Ms. Nancy Thurrell P ’ ’Mr. Henry D. Tiffany III P ’Mr. and Mrs. John D. Todd P ’ r

Mr. David L. Torrey P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. David Trook P ’Mr. Roberto A. Trujillo P ’Ms. Susan M. Trujillo P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tucker P ’ r

Mr. Richard G. Tyler andMs. Frances M. Belcher P ’ ’

Mr. and Mrs. Eijk A. d. M. van Otterloo P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Vernet P ’ r

Mr. James Vincent P ’ r

Mr. Constantine G. Vlahakis P ’ r


Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan C. Wales ’ P ’ ’ r

Mrs. Phyllis Walker P ’ ’ GP ’ †Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Wall P ’Mr. Richard C. Wallace P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Walrod P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Walsh P ’ ’ r

Mrs. Lisa Wardlaw P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wear P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. George S. Weaver III ’ P ’Mr. and Mrs. Hartley D. Webster ’ P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome P. Webster Jr. ’P ’ ’ ’ ’ r

Ms. Elizabeth S. Weekes P ’Mr. and Mrs. John Weeks Jr. P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Wenzel P ’ ’Rev. and

Mrs. Richard C. Weymouth ’ P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. White P ’ ’Mrs. Deborah Williamson P ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. James K. Wolcott P ’Ms. Mary W. Woods P ’ r

Mr. Arthur Woolf andMs. Celeste Gaspari P ’

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wright P ’ ’ r

Mr. Bernhardt K. Wruble andDr. Jill Wruble P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Yarmon P ’ r

Mr. Xubo Yu and Ms. Yanmei Meng P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Zinck Jr. P ’Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Zock P ’ ’ ’ ’ r

GRANDPARENTSAnonymous ()Mr. and Mrs. Robert Abbott GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Vanderpoel Adriance III

P ’ ’ GP ’ r

Gillian Aguilar GP ’Ms. Barbara Baekgaard GP ’ ’Ms. Judith Beams GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Roger Beutner GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Blair GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blatz GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Blau GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Bonsal Jr. P ’ GP ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Borek GP ’Mr. E. P. Casey GP ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ †Mrs. Mary Ann Casey GP ’ ’ ’ ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. William B. Chappell GP ’

Mr. Francis Coleman GP ’ ’ †Ms. Mary Murray Coleman GP ’Mrs. Hope Cruickshank GP ’ ’Ms. Mimi Cutler GP ’Mr. John K. Dineen GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Doyle ’ GP ’ ’ r

Mrs. Phoebe Driscoll GP ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. James Duffy GP ’Mr. and Mrs. George D. Edwards Jr. GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Philip Feinberg GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ferri GP ’Dr. and Mrs. John R. S. Fisher GP ’ ’Dr. and Mrs. David Flinders GP ’Mr. and Mrs. John Flynn GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Gewirz GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Clark Grew GP ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gudas GP ’ ’Mr. and

Mrs. Roger W. Hamblin P ’ GP ’ ’ r

The Rev. Cannon M. Hamilton andMs. Eleanore Raven-Hamilton GP ’

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harker GP ’ ’Mrs. Carol E. Holtzmann GP ’ r

Mr. Howard M. Holtzmann GP ’ † r

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hull GP ’Ms. Barbara Jarabek GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Keating ’

P ’ ’ ’ GP ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Sam Kinney GP ’ ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. Bernd P. Kuehn GP ’ r

Mr. Shen Lin GP ’ ’Mrs. Louise T. Loening P ’ ’ GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Lovejoy GP ’ ’ r

Mr. Sidney Lovett GP ’ ’ ’Mrs. Ann Macomber GP ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. George Macomber GP ’ ’ ’ ’ ’ † r

Mr. and Mrs. John S. MaddenP ’ ’ ’ GP ’

Mr. and Mrs. Quentin A. MalmquistP ’ ’ ’ GP ’r

Mr. Forrest E. Mars Jr. GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Edward Massey GP ’Ms. Shirlee Mitchell GP ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Mitchell GP ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Murray GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Barrett C. Nichols GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Oker GP ’ ’

Mr. and Mrs. Preston S. ParishP ’ ’ ’ GP ’ ’ ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. J. Edward Perreault GP ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Quinn P ’ GP ’ ’Ms. Sharon N. Regal GP ’ ’Ms. Mona Roberts GP ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rowe Jr. P ’ GP ’ r

Mr. Joseph D. Sargent GP ’ ’ ’ † r

Mrs. Mary T. Sargent GP ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Seamans GP ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sheffield Jr. GP ’ ’Mr. James Shipton GP ’ ’ ’ r

Mrs. Dorothy M. SmithP ’ ’ GP ’ ’ ’ r

Janet St. Onge GP ’Mr. and Mrs. Bayne A. Stevenson GP ’Mrs. Phyllis Walker P ’ ’ GP ’ †Mr. and Mrs. Ogden White Jr. GP ’ ’ ’Ms. Jane Whitmore GP ’

FACULTY AND STAFFAnonymousMr. Craig C. Antonides ’Mrs. Joan L. Barnum P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. Peter Barnum P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. Bruce Barton P ’ ’ r

Ms. Sarah Barton P ’ ’ r

Mrs. Pamela D. BlissMr. Robert M. Caldwell r

Mr. Richard A. Carey P ’ ’ r

Mr. Patrick B. CaseyMr. Frank Cirone r

Mrs. Susan Cirone r

Mr. Brian M. Collins P ’Mrs. Lori ComeauThe Rev. Randolph Dales P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. Christopher Day P ’ ’ ’Mrs. Cynthia Day P ’ ’ ’Mr. Richard Eccleston ’Mr. Duane M. Ford ’ P ’ ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. Lance T. Galvin ’Mr. Lawrence R. GosselinMr. Peter J. Hendel P ’ ’ r

Mr. Randal Houseman P ’ ’ r

Mr. Robert W. KampmannMiss Elizabeth A. KendallMrs. Kathleen H. Kime ’Ms. Renee Lewis



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Mr. Tyler L. LewisMr. John C. Lin P ’ ’Mrs. Marilee C. Lin P ’ ’Mrs. Stacy S. LopesMs. Emily A. Magnus ’ P ’ r

Mr. Franz C. Nicolay P ’ ’ ’ ’Dr. Lewis J. OverakerMrs. Lauraine G. PaquinMs. Jane E. PauleyMr. R. P. Peck P ’ r

Mrs. Robin A. Peck P ’ r

Mrs. Tobi A. Pfenninger P ’ ’ r

Ms. Monique Robichaud P ’ ’Mr. Andrew P. Sheppe ’Mrs. Judith B. Solberg r

Mr. Stephen Solberg r

Ms. Jini R. SparkmanMr. Jeremy K. StubbsMrs. Sarah T. SvindlandMs. Nancy Thurrell P ’ ’Mrs. Kathy Weymouth P ’ ’ ’ r

The Rev. Richard C. Weymouth ’P ’ ’ ’ r

Ms. Courtney Williamson P ’Ms. Elizabeth M. WolfMrs. Amy Woods r

Mrs. Gayle E. Youngman

EXTENDED FAMILYAnonymousMs. Jill AlfondBenevityMs. Diana Brewer r

Mrs. Virginia Burnham r

Mrs. Judith E. Caldwell r

Mr. and Mrs. David CochranThe Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire r

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson C. Everhart Jr. r

Mrs. Kathryn ForbushMr. Robert Prescott and

Ms. Pamela Gray Prescott PhDThe Haartz Corporation r

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce HaertlMs. Sandra HobbsMrs. Seth P. HolcombeDr. and Mrs. Howard Holderness Jr. r

Miss Margaret T. KeithMr. and Mrs. William Kietzman r

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Kingston r

Mr. and Mrs. Roger LaFontaineMs. Lisa LovettMrs. Phyllis R. ManleyMr. and Mrs. Richard MarrMr. and Mrs. Ira J. MarvinMr. and Mrs. Christopher T. MeierMr. Jeff NadeauMr. Wayne Oldack and Ms. Veronica MuellerMs. Sarah PeaseMrs. Jane RamsayMrs. Anneliese Schultz r

Mrs. Rosemary L. SeeMrs. Diane H. ShankMr. and Mrs. Alan H. SoanesMr. and Mrs. Jay S. StroudMr. and Mrs. Charles T. Sussman r

Mrs. Jane S. TheunerMr. and Mrs. Gordon J. VanderBrug r

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth WallMr. Steven G. Woodsum and

Ms. Anne R. Lovett

FOUNDATIONSAnonymous ()Acorn Foundation r

amg Charitable Gift FoundationBarbara Bradley Baekgaard Family FoundationBaugh Foundation, Inc. r

Bernard & Sarah Gewirz Foundation, Inc.Casey Family FoundationThe Columbus Foundation and

Affiliated Organizations r

Combined Jewish Philanthropies ofGreater Boston, Inc.

Ethel D. Colket FoundationThe William F. Connell Charitable TrustThe Lee F. & Phoebe A. Driscoll FoundationThe Andrew J. Eder Family Foundation, Inc.Evergreen Foundation, Inc. r

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund r

Fiduciary Charitable FoundationFirehole Foundation r

GartnerGE United Way CampaignThe Glass Foundation Inc.Hanover Insurance Group FoundationHarweb Foundation r

The Ulf B. & Elizabeth C. Heide FoundationCharitable Trust

Jacob L. and Lillian Holtzmann Foundation r

The Jarabek Family Charitable FoundationKinsley Family FoundationThe Seymour H. Knox Foundation, Inc.Lovett/Woodsum Family Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Lubrano Family Charitable FoundationThe Lunder FoundationThe Maine Community Foundation, Inc. r

Marr Charity Trust Fund r

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding TrustThe Noboru Murakami and

Hiroko Murakami FoundationNational Philanthropic TrustThe New Hampshire Charitable FoundationThe New York Community TrustPaine Family Trust r

Preston S. and Barbara J. Parish FoundationPrinceton Area Community FoundationThe Redmond Family FoundationRobert J. Rohr, III and

Mary C. Rohr Charitable Trust r

Schwab Charitable FundSheffield FoundationSilicon Valley Community FoundationStarkey Foundationsts Foundation r

Sweet Peas FoundationThe T. Rowe Price Program

for Charitable GivingThe Tankersley Family FoundationTankersley Family ltd A PartnershipTargetToocap FoundationThe U.S. Charitable Gift TrustThe van Otterloo Family Foundation r

The Wallace Family FoundationTom Wilson Foundation Inc.United Way of Rhode IslandUnited Way of the Capital RegionVanguard CharitableVermont Community FoundationWen Foundation, Inc.Wurster Family Foundation




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MATCHING COMPANIESAdobeAetna Foundation, Inc. r

Antonucci Insurance Services, Inc.Apple Inc.Bank of America Charitable Foundation r

Benevity MGChevron HumanKind

Employee Engagement FundCoachThe Coca-Cola Foundation

Matching Gifts ProgramCovidien Employee Matching Gift ProgramDell Employee Giving ProgramDeutsche BankThe Dorsey & Whitney Foundation r

Edison International r

GE Foundation r

Goldman, Sachs & CompanyHawkPartners LLCibm Matching Grants Programing Financial Services llcmfs Investment Management

Matching Gift ProgramMicrosoft CorporationNetscout Systems Company r

nyse Euronext Foundation Inc.PatagoniaThe Prudential Foundation r

Qualcomm Matching Grant ProgramRaytheon CompanyRed Wing Shoe Company Foundation r

Rockwell AutomationScopia Capital llcShell Oil Company FoundationTakeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.tiaa-cref Employee Giving CampaignTravelers Companies, Inc. r

UBS Matching Gift ProgramWells Fargo Educational

Matching Gift Program r

TRIBUTES

Gifts Received in Honor of Mr. Bruce Barton

Mrs. Jane Ramsay

Gifts Received in Honor of Mr. Austin M. Beutner Jr. ’15

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Beutner GP ’

Gifts Received in Honor of Mr. James E. Brewer, II

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Zak ’

Gifts Received in Honor of Miss Emily E. Clifford ’15

Ms. Elizabeth H. Carter P ’ ’

Gifts Received in Honor of Mr. Parker A. Densmore ’15

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Feinberg GP ’

Gifts Received in Honor of Mr. Thomas Eccleston III

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Marr

Gifts Received in Honor of Mr. Jack H. Gewirz ’16

The Rev. Cannon M. Hamilton andMs. Eleanore Raven-Hamilton GP ’

Gifts Received in Honor of the Retirement of

Mr. James Warren Hammond

Mr. Doug Harris andMrs. Katherine W. Harris ’ r

Gifts Received in Honor of Ms. Jessica D. Hinman-Maher ’98

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Hinman ’ P ’ ’ r

Gifts Received in Honor of Mr. Tyler L. Lewis and

Ms. Renee Lewis

Mr. Martin Gibson and Ms. Tracy Schrans P ’

Gifts Received in Honor of Mr. Aiden D. O’Leary ’01

Ms. Marjory B. O’Leary P ’

Gifts Received in Honor of Dr. Lewis J. Overaker

Mr. Matt J. Reynolds Jr. ’ andMs. Jennifer Nava Ide r

Gifts Received in Honor of Mr. Jonathan B. Pistey ’93

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Pistey P ’ r

Gifts Received in Honor of Mr. William F. Prickett ’15

Mrs. Louise T. Loening P ’ ’ GP ’

Gifts Received in Honor of Mr. William L. Prickett ’81 P’15

Mrs. Louise T. Loening P ’ ’ GP ’

Gifts Received in Honor of Mr. Stephen Solberg

Anonymous r

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Caldwell r

Gifts Received in Honor of Mr. Sander J. van Otterloo ’94

Mr. andMrs. Eijk A. d. M. van Otterloo P ’ r

Gifts Received in Honor of

The Rev. Richard C. Weymouth ’70 and Mrs. Kathy Weymouth

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Caputi P ’ ’ ’ r

Gifts Received in Honor of Ms. Alexis S. Wruble ’95

Mr. Bernhardt K. Wruble andDr. Jill Wruble P ’ r

MEMORIALS

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Theron C. Abbey

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Armknecht ’

Gifts Received in Memory of Dr. Francis J. Aguilar

Gillian Aguilar GP ’

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. David W. Barrows ’82

Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Cavanaugh ’ r

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Robert (Brooksie) Brooks

Mr. Andrew C. Everett ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Zock P ’ ’ ’ ’ r

Gifts Received in Memory of Mrs. Barbara T. Bruner

Mr. and Mrs. Bradford C. Bruner ’

Gifts Received in Memory of Ms. Thalia Christiansen

Ms. Christine R. Louis ’ r

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Michael D’Amico ’03

Mr. Casey M. Carr ’Ms. Brenna R. Fox ’Mr. Greg Monaco and Mrs. Blair Monaco ’Mr. Brendan B. Murphy ’ and

Ms. Etifwork Y. Ahmed r

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Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Jonathan M. Dunbar ’79

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Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Colyer (Kip) Garre III ’92

Ms. Nicole Ash ’Mr. James S. Bolton ’Mr. Thomas Dearborn and

Mrs. Samantha B. Dearborn ’Mr. John Harris and Mrs. Jessie H. Harris ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Jed D. Hoyer ’Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Katchen ’ r

Mr. Amos C. Kober ’Ms. Dyan M. Lattanzio ’Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Myler ’ r

Mr. James R. Norton ’ andMs. Wende Valentine

Mr. Paolo R. Wieser and Mrs. Kelly Wieser ’

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Edward (Ned) F. Gillette ’63

The Redmond Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Richard H. Stowell ’ P ’ r

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. David P. Goodwin ’37

AnonymousMr. and Mrs. David CochranThe New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Donald C. Hagerman

Mr. and Mrs. David S. Hagerman ’ r

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. John S. Hill ’47

Mrs. Rosemary L. See

Gifts Received in Memory of Mrs. Alice Jane Hinman

Mr. and Ms. Bruce Barton P ’ ’ r

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. John C. Kelleher III

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Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. M.J. LaFoley ’95

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Myler ’ r

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Weston E. Lea ’03

Mr. Casey M. Carr ’Mr. Thomas E. Child ’Ms. Brenna R. Fox ’Mr. Greg Monaco and Mrs. Blair Monaco ’Mr. Brendan B. Murphy ’ and

Ms. Etifwork Y. Ahmed r

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Mr. Christopher Talbert ’

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. John S. Manley ’42

Mrs. Phyllis R. Manley

Gifts Received in Memory of Ms. Rowena D. Meier

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. MeierMr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Meier ’

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Jonathan M. O’Connor ’94

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Myler ’ r

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Stewart S. Pease ’35

Ms. Sarah Pease

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. George (Rip) S. Richards

Mr. Oliver J. Chapman andMs. Kim W. Speckman ’

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Zock P ’ ’ ’ ’ r

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Sixto Rivera Jr. ’82

Mrs. Paula M. Simmons ’

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Eric R. Rush ’95

Mr. Dan D. Shin ’

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Ms. Christine R. Louis ’ r

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Todd E. Swift ’87

Dr. Thomas J. Swift P ’ r

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Mr. and Mrs. John B. Alden ’Mr. and Mrs. G. Paul Bozuwa ’Mr. and Mrs. Christopher L. Cushing ’ P ’Mr. Blaise deSibour III ’Mr. and Mrs. Bruce J. Edgerly ’Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Goodhue ’Mr. and Mrs. Judson D. Hale Jr. ’Mr. Mitchell D. Kamarck ’ and

Mrs. UnJu Paik ’Mr. David M. Lamb Jr. ’Ms. Cynthia A. Makris ’ r

Mr. Jay W. Mead ’ and Ms. Edie Farwell ’Mr. and Mrs. David P. Parker ’Mr. Peter C. Quinn ’

Lt. Col. and Mrs. Frederick E. Roys ’Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Seifert ’Mr. Scott W. Sirles ’Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Smith ’Mr. Luther P. Turmelle ’ and

Ms. Joan D. Shapiro ’Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Whittemore ’Mr. Andrew M. Wilson ’ † r

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Norman M. Walker

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Mr. Ian M. Nesbitt ’ r

Gifts Received in Memory of Ms. Cheryl L. Walsh ’88

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan J. Foran ’ r

Ms. Nicole Friederichs andMs. Elizabeth R. Pierce ’ r

Mr. Peter M. Kennedy andMrs. Sage H. Kennedy ’

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. MacCormick ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Mahon Jr. ’Mr. and Mrs. Hans C. Schemmel ’ r

Gifts Received in Memory of Mr. Warren J. Witherell

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Mr. James E. Brewer II P ’Mr. Jeffrey Schutz and

Ms. Charlotte Caldwell P ’Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Carpenter ’Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Clark ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Cleary Jr. ’Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Cutler P ’ r

Ms. Abbey E. DeRocker ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Claude Desjardins P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. David B. Dewey ’ r

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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elkins P ’Mrs. Ann M. Gallop P ’Mr. Peter S. Grant ’ r

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Mr. Lars H. Hansen ’ r

Mr. Maclear Jacoby Jr. ’Dr. and Mrs. John L. Jamieson ’Dr. and Mrs. Harry P. Jeffries ’Mr. and Mrs. Lee W. Katzenbach ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Keating ’P ’ ’ ’ GP ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. John P. Kistler P ’Ms. Antonia B. Laird P ’ ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. Albert C. Lesneski P ’Ms. Christine R. Louis ’ r

Mr. Peter L. Macdonald ’ andMs. Dora L. Beatty r

Mr. Joseph M. Massik ’Dr. and Mrs. Richard G. Obregon P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Parkhill P ’ ’Mr. and Mrs. William L. Prickett ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Q. Reynolds Jr. ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Rowe ’ P ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison James Sargent ’Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Scott ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Dwight B. Shepard ’ r

Mr. James C. Stearns ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Straus P ’ r

Dr. and Mrs. John S. Swift Jr. ’ r

Mr. George F. Theriault Jr. ’ andMrs. Celia J. Weeden Theriault

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander A. UhleMr. George B. Upton ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Hartley D. Webster ’ P ’ ’ r

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome P. Webster Jr. ’P ’ ’ ’ ’ r

The Rev. andMrs. Brinton W. Woodward Jr. P ’ ’ ’

Mr. Stephen A. Worcester ’Mr. and Mrs. Joshua A. S. Young ’ r

Emeritus

Mr. Christopher G. Biggi ’ †Mr. Maurice F. Blouin P ’ ’ †Mr. and Mrs. Lee C. Bright ’ †Mr. Cyril Cogswell †Mr. and

Mrs. John M. Cole P ’ ’ GP ’ ’ †Mrs. Anne S. Combs †Mr. Charles K. Dodge Jr. ’ †Mr. and Mrs. James F. Edwards ’ †Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Gleason P ’ †

Dr. and Mrs. Harry B. Goodspeed P ’ †The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. Charles F. Hall †Mr. and Mrs. Hugh K. Joyce P ’ ’ GP ’ †Mr. Theodore W. Libbey ’ † r

Mr. Burton N. Lowe ’ † r

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley F. Marr ’ †Mr. Guenter H. Mattersdorff ’ †Mr. Mayland H. Morse Jr. ’ GP ’ †Mr. Rupert L. Nichols P ’ †Mr. Rupert L. Nichols Jr. ’ † r

Mrs. andMr. Lois B. Odence GP ’ ’ ’ ’ †

Mr. Seth S. Pope Jr. ’ †Ms. Phyllis Reader †Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Rudderham ’ †Mr. and

Mrs. George F. Sawyer P ’ GP ’ ’ ’ †Mr. Hugh C. Sherwood ’ †The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. Philip A. Smith †Mr. and Mrs. Edric A. Weld ’ †Mr. and Mrs. Wendell W. Witter GP ’ †Mr. Robert C. Wood ’ †

TRUSTEESMr. Sandeep D. Alva P ’Mr. Jonathan R. Baum P ’ ’ r

Mrs. Grace Bird P ’ ’ r

Mr. F. Christopher Carney ’ P ’ r

Mrs. Carolyn C. Cullen ’ P ’ r

Mr. Russell G. Cushman ’ P ’ ’ r

The Rev. Randolph Dales P ’ ’ ’ r

Mrs. Victoria T. Frei P ’ ’ ’ r

Mr. Nigel Furlonge r

Ms. Tracy M. Gillette ’ r

Mr. Douglas H. Griswold ’Mr. Robert J. Hall P ’ ’ r

Mr. James B. Hamblin II ’ P ’ ’ r

Mrs. Jan Hauser P ’ ’ r

The Rt. Rev. Robert HirschfeldMr. Robert A. Kinsley II ’Mr. Richard Nesbitt P ’Mr. Peter C. Nordblom P ’ ’ ’Mrs. Susan L. Paine ’ P ’ r

Mr. R. Phillip Peck P ’ r

Mr. Thomas N. Phillips ’ P ’ ’ r

Mr. William L. Prickett ’ P ’ r

Mr. Jon Q. Reynolds Jr. ’ r

Mr. Ian C. Sanderson ’ r

Mr. Andrew H. Sawyer ’ P ’Mrs. Jennifer G. Seeman ’ r

Mr. Harry Sheehy IIIMr. Gary A. Spiess P ’ ’ ’ r

Ms. Margaret W. Staub ’ r

Mr. Jerome Thomas ’Mr. Sander J. van Otterloo ’ r

Honorary Trustees

Mr. Warren C. Cook P ’ ’ r

Ms. Piper S. Orton ’ r

Mr. W. D. Paine III ’ P ’ r

EVENT HOSTSBarbara Baekgaard GP ’ ’Chris ’ and Karen Dempsey Carney r

Bruce and Laurie Chalmers P ’ r

Jim ’ and Katie Chalmers r

Tracy McCoy Gillette ’ r

Bob and Joanie Hall P ’ ’ r

Bev LaFoley P ’ ’ ’Robin and Phil Peck P ’ r

Tom ’ and Tracy Phillips P ’ ’ r

Bernard and Sue PuckerJeffrey and Nancy Randall P ’ r

Alex RayAndrew ’ and Tisha Sawyer P ’Charlie ’ and Merrill Woodworth


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1935

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1938

Bob Hardy

1940

Jack Barton r

1943

Dick Warner †

1944

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1945

Harry Emmons r

Mac Jacoby

1946

Joe Massik

1947

Bill Briggs r

Jack Hill † r

Perry JeffriesCliff Rogers † r

Don Smith

1948

Rik Clark r

John CodmanTom LoemkerDean Mullavey

1949

Bob Barrows r

Bill Baskin r

Bob Bradner r

Jim Coulter r

Tom JeffriesJames WhitakerDon Wyeth r

1950

Patrick Brill r

Bigelow Green r

Doug Hamilton r

Frank HammondChico Laird r

Dave LuceDoug RennieDave Wise r

1951

Fred Carter r

Dick DaitchBill Summers † r

Terry Weathers r

1952

Lars Hansen r

Jay Harris r

Bob Keating r

Peter Poole

1953

Carl Hoagland r

Elvin KaplanPete Robertson r

John Robinson r

1954

Rick Carter r

Berton Chillson r

Dewey Dumaine r

King Hemming †Brad Langmaid r

Bill Lofquist r

Wendell Stephenson

1955

Fletcher Adams r

John AllbeePeter Atherton r

Arnold Bieling r

Glen DudleyHank Granger r

Don Hinman r

Reed ThompsonPeter Wilson r

1956

Bob Armknecht

Rudi Colloredo-MansfeldBrud FolgerJohn JamesonPeter Kingston r

Gardner Lewis r

Dick Meyer r

Tom Prescott

1957

Bill Clough r

Ron Crowe r

Rick Fabian Bob Lucas r

Dwight Mason Pieter Van Zandt r

Hartley Webster r

Jay Webster r

Bob Weiss r

Josh Young r

1958

John Bergeron r

Jim Collins r

Tim Dewart r

Tony Dyer r

John Greenman r

Charlie Kellogg † r

Mike Kingston r

Bruce Leddy r

George PranskyDoug RandBrooke ThomasJon Wales r

1959

Steve Abbey r

Cushman Andrews r

Jerry AshworthSteve BarndollarCharlie Emerson r

Dick Floyd r

Jay GerardKen LewisLee Miller r

Mark MorrisCharley Murphy r

Chris Palmer r

Lee Shepard r

John SouthardBuster Welch r

1960

Loren Berry r

Phil BrooksRoss DeachmanAlan DewartBrian Dewart r

Dick GardnerPeter Macdonald r

Bill Niles r

Len Richards r

Gerry ShyavitzHoward SpencerCharley Witherell r

1961

Tom BrownRick ChurchillWin Fuller r

Bob HallJohn Holley r

Lee Katzenbach r

Peter KeeneBob KellerPeter O’Connor r

Dudley Rice Bill Seaver r

Mark ShubRay Wilson

1962

Free Allen r

Bill Barker r

Chas BradleyDave Floyd r

Jim Gardner r

Bruce HauckMonty MeigsDave Putnam r

David Soule r

John Swift r

Bruce UptonBill WellsEric Werner r

Pete Willcox

1963

Flash Allen r

Peter Chapman r

Joe Downs r

Jim DrummondSteve Gregg r

Nick HadgisDavid Hagerman r

Dick JoyceGeorge LeBoutillier r

Tom McIlvain r

George McNeilJeff Milne r

David PopeGary Richardson r

Alan Sayer r

George Textor r

1964

Sandy Alexander r

Bill BaxterBarry ChambersJeff Hinman r

Jeff LathropBill McCollom r

Terry Morse r

Dan Redmond r

Jim RickerSam Stout r

Dick Stowell r

Woody Thompson r

1965

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Tom ButlerBill CarterBruce CranePeter Fauver r

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1966

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Greg Connors r

Tom Doyle r

Stephen Foster r

Doug Griswold

1967

David CummingLuke Dowley r

Jamie Hollis r

Steve Worcester

1968

AnonymousBruce FlennikenCharles French r

Steve Hirshberg r

Jon Howe r

Tim MabeeJim Stearns r

Jack Taylor r

Bruce Thompson

1969

Tim BontecouCraig ColgateJack CopelandBill Foot r

Stan JacksonJonathan Swann

1970

Anonymous r

Steve AshleyCharlie BassTed CoatesJim CousinsDavid Donahue r

Alan DormanJeremy Foley r

Dan GregoryKirk Hinman r

Jon Norton r

Peter PrimeJoe SpauldingGerry WestonRich Weymouth r

Peter White r

Peter Wiswell

1971

Rob HierJeff LittleRoy Madsen r

Bill PhippenGed SmithDavid Taylor r

Rick Wellman r

1972

Tom CooperJohn Elder r

Bill EmersonWill Graham r

Eric Haartz r

Gary Hagler r

Chuck KaplanPeter Kimball r

Chris Latham r

Dan Murphy r

Dave Nicholson r

Stu Porteous r

Mark RheaultDwight Shepard r

Bob SpauldingLaurie Van Ingen

1973

Dick ConantCos Cosgrove r

Morgan DeweyPeter Garrison r

Roland GliddenGeoff Klingenstein r

John Lord r

Leslie Orton-Mahar r

Sam Richards r

Tim Scott r

Peter Terry

1974

Mike Coffin r

Duane Ford r

Bill GuildJosh Hancock r

Douglas LowerreWalter Malmquist r

Steve MorsePiper Orton r

Chuck ReillyDave RossetterJack ThomasCharles WakelyBen WhiteChris Williams

1975

Perry BabcockJay ButlerChris Carney r

Tom CarneyMike Conway r

Larry DiggsTerry French r

Mac JacksonTed McElhinnyTom Phillips r

John PutnamMathers RowleyDave RustGregg SageJack SandersonKen Sowles r

Guy Van PeltGeorge Weaver

1976

Tom Armstrong r

Henry BlissCharlie BollingTori BullenPaul DeanBob GarrisonChris GuiderCraig HoughtonMike LynchSteve MackintoshBen Mathes

Jane Sargent MearsDave PhippenWill Pingree r

Mike Robinson r

Kim SpeckmanBrad TannerJesse Tucker

1977

Craig AntonidesRob BaconBradford BrunerBen CampbellJody CollinsDave Dewey r

Peter Grant r

Jim Hamblin r

Michael Kraft

1978

John AldenBob BiddlePaul BozuwaScott BrownChris CushingBlaise deSibourBruce EdgerlyChris GoodhueJ.D. HaleHal Hawkey r

Mitch KamarckDavid LambJay MeadDavid ParkerPeter QuinnFred RoysJeff SeifertScott SirlesPrescott SmithLuther TurmelleDon WhittemoreAndrew Wilson † r

Margo Farley Woodall

1979

Hratch AstarjianTim BrookMark Finnegan r

Bob GoldenCynthia Makris r

Cullen Morse r

Will NeffKris Van Curan

Nordblom r

Pete Noyes r

Heidi HammondO’Connor r

Mike O’Connor r

Dexter Paine r

Jay Pingree r

Ian Sanderson r

Andy SawyerJeff ScowenDavid Slaughter r

Jim Stringfellow r

Mike Warren

1980

Jeff BoalRussell Cushman r

Jack DawleyDavid Reed r

Don Smith r

Skip Strong

1981

Peter Baker r

Bill Baskin r

Andy Clutz r

Win IdleChris LittleChristine Louis r

Chip MahoneySarah Jankey Medlin r

Mike Murchie r

Will Prickett r

Andy Rogerson r

Kevin Rowe r

Brian Rutledge r

Hilary Frost WarnerDavid Wood r

1982

Betsy Farny BaurStephanie Sandler

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Frank Bonsal r

Charlie BrownMark Cavanaugh r

Joe CeruttiLisa Weeks ClutePeter Coolidge r

Pat DriscollMiles GlascockBurgie HowardBen LewisJoe Miles r

Susan Levin Paine r

Chris PesekSusan Fine TaylorAndrew VetterleinMary Ann Zock

1983

Tippy BlishChris Del Col r

Jamey Gallop r

Derrick HillChris HopkinsJohn LeggatVal Kamarck LithgowPeggy Lamb MerrensStephanie Paine r

Jennifer SmithSchiffman r

Willie Stump

1984

Joe BarbourDoug DavisJemma Craig DriscollMich Dupre r

David Finch r

Dilcia Pena HillSteve LunderZach MartinErnie MilaniEric Prime r

Peter Radasch r

Paula Morrison SimmonsGreg ThulanderHeidi Gatz WeeksCraig Westling

1985

Nat BarkerAngus Christie r

Missy Wakely Christie r

David ConsidineVanda Lewis DysonKeith EatonBraden EdwardsTed FineKathy Keller Garfield r

Allyn HalliseyElizabeth Heide r

Jeff KaufmannMartha KirbyKatsu NakamuraFred PaxtonRob RumseyIan Sinclair r

Poppy Staub r

Dan Taffe r

Chuck TaylorBob Zock r

1986

Bill CloughKristin Washburn

Covert r

Sara Madden Curran r

Jenny EllisSym GatesBob GreggSue Barriere HandfieldOwen HylandCaroline Bloch JonesLee Fuller LawrasonBill Macy r

Laura Cooper Page r

Greg RedmondJake Reynolds r

Matt Reynolds r

Blake Swift r

Mike TaffeEllyn Paine Weisel r

Molly AdrianceWhitcomb r

Chris Zak

1987

John AlfondPolly Pratt BoeschensteinCricket Keleher BraunCarolyn Colket Cullen r

Todd HerrickSuzie JacintheStan Jackson r

Tim LeskoToby LewisKathryn Lubrano

RobinsonAndy Twombly r

Dan Webster r

Brett Weisel r

Dix Wheelock r

1988

Eddie AndersonWill AntebiDean BellissimoElizabeth BrickmanLisa Hand CiceroJen Stewart CrosbyJess Dion r

Chris Doggett r

Hannah Beck DoubledayPeter DriscollRenee Dupre r

Jake EismeierGeordie ElkinsScott EspositoJason Evans r

Tom FletcherNate Foran r

Liz GanemGreg GaskillSohier Hall r

Lee Hanson r

Jake HareChris HayesMike Hillegass r

Jenny Holden r

Todd Holmes r

Brett Jones r

Chris KeelerSage Chandler KennedyDrew Kesler

Rob KinsleyChris KleinPam LehmbergAlex MacCormickTim MageeEmily Adriance Magnus r

Tom MahonChip MartinJulie Wood Matthews r

Erika Ludtke McGoldrickWill Northrop r

Jeff NuckolsMark OliverAli Christie PayseeElizabeth Pierce r

Paula Lillard PreschlackJason ReganMark RichardsRob SarvisHans Schemmel r

Matt SchonwaldJenny Alfond Seeman r

David Smail r

Nina Bradley Smallhorn r

Lauren O’Brien SmithChris SpahnCharlie StaplesChris Stewart r

Carl Swenson r

Erik Tuveson r

Steve WalkerDavid WarrenPeter WebberKaren Woodbury

1989

Lauren Parkhill Adey r

Chris BitherAmanda Black r

Ward BlanchNina Barker BrognaChris Davenport r

Shields Day r

Christy Wood DonovanJennie Legg GabelMeg St. John Gally r

Tracy McCoy Gillette r

Brad Greenwood r

Jen Walker HemmenAlix Rosen HongNikki KimballTodd Maynard r

Sarah Trainor PflaumJen Comstock ReedJen Murphy RobisonBen SpiessSara deLima TansillTe TiffanyHeather Marcroft Vitella

1990

Kat Alfond r

Dave Colleran r

Peter ColpittsPepper deTuro r

Courtney FleisherLance GalvinAndrea Hamlin-Levin r

Tegan Hamilton HayungaCaroline Clutz KeeneyMegan Sheehan

KristiansenMiguel MartinGinger ReochAaron Woods

1991

Kelley Roberts BogardusMike BrognaRice BryanLeah Merrey BurdettAshley Dwinell ClappBrendon DonnellanCaroline Fentress

O’DonnellKris Graton FieldsJon HatchPaul LaflamSerena Black MartinBrooke MoranBecca Anderson

Morrison r

Yasuna Murakami r

Michael O’KeefeTerra ReillyKeri Dole Renganathan

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1992

Nici AshNellie Chandler BaileyJamie BoltonKay Bruns CallariSam Woodbury DearbornRick EcclestonThad FooteJen FournierHugh GriffithsDevie Hamlen r

Jess Colby HarrisJoe HowardJed HoyerAndy Katchen r

Heidi Hamilton KerkoJamie Klopp r

Amos KoberMeg LattanzioNick LeonardLiz LymanAndy MartinRyan McPhersonFritz Muench r

Akira Murakami r

Jake NortonDrew PalmerJesse PerkinsKen PikeLizbie Sawyer PorterKrissy PozatekLincoln SiseEric Thielscher r

Stu Wales r

Kelly Mullen Wieser

1993

Megan Flynn r

Lindsay Dewar FontanaKatie McQuilkin GarnettTaryn Darling HillSchuyler Perry r

Emily Wenzel ReisGinny Kingman SchreiberKate McIlvain Smith

Carsten SteffenTheo Doughty TorchioTommy Valeo r

Brooks WalesKevin Zifcak r

1994

Sam BassBunge CookCarrie Emerson DaveyBecky DionKendra Cargill EpsteinT.G. GallaudetDan HarriganRamey Harris-TatarLiz HoganMatt Kendall r

Peter LaCasse r

Beth LambertRogan LechthalerKelly Cornish McConnellJason Myler r

Nina Perkins NewmanJosh PovecRick Richardson r

Pete ScovilleJohn SpiessKate Stahler StarrettMelissa Barker TamplinSander van Otterloo r

Dave Webb r

1995

Bri Adams r

Henry Adams r

Cil BloomfieldMatt Daigneault r

Abbey DeRocker r

Leandra CollierFremont-Smith

Hope GastonLaura Hanrahan r

Sanna McCoyJessie MortonBrit Fairman

MunsterteigerMonica PalmgrenDan Shin

Asania Smith r

Adam SullivanJerome ThomasBrandon Wagner

1996

Carolyn CampbellAlison Megroz

Chadbourne r

Augusta Riehle ComeyTim DavidsonTim DuffyBjorn Franson r

Joe GraceffaLydia GriffinKatie Waltz Harris r

Amanda Knox HoffmanRyan LaFoleyJustin Martin r

Kevin MeierNathalie Milbank Nolte r

Field Pickering r

Sam Daigneault RhatiganWill Richardson r

Heather Pierce Roy r

Trina Hosmer SaxeGraham SeiterStacey Eder SmithBo Surdam r

Jay TankersleyKoren Cargill Wall

1997

Anonymous r

Erik BassMatt Goldberg r

Andy HumphreyJoe KelleherElizabeth Meck KnightKris LangetiegAndrew MarshallMaura Kearney MarshallAndrew MillerMegan NicolaySam PopePutney Haley Pyles r

Allison Seymour ReillyDennis Roberts

Juley Perkins SadlerGasper SekeljAndrew TankersleyBrian Werner

1998

Hacker BurrJim Chalmers r

Alexis Griffin CollinsTerry Connell r

Sarah Crane r

Canute Dalmasse r

Allison FaiellaJulia FairbankKaty GannonAdam Goldberg r

Tara Walker HamerJim JungMirte MalloryRuss McIlvainEric Mueller r

Hilary PatzerDew Wallace

1999

AnonymousTom ChildTim Connell r

Kathleen Blauvelt KimeRobbie KingDevon Douglas LeahyEmilie LeeQuentin McDowellPage Connolly MinshallShahin NemazeeKim RacineColin RodgersSara RoitmanKate Richardson SurdamNeely WakemanJoel Yarmon r

2000

Tim BarnhorstHedda Burnett r

Jonathan CampbellTed FinnertyJason Rowe

Chris RyanMike SchnurrAndrew SheppeJake Spaulding r

Sully SullivanTyler TherriaultHeidi Webb r

RC Whitehouse

2001

Jennifer Crane r

Baer DennistonKellan Florio r

Amanda French-Greenwood

Karyn Hoepp JenningsEvan KornackAdam Lavallee r

Ira MarvinLiz NortonPatrick Regan r

Joy Domin Southworth

2002

AnonymousMelissa Adams r

Joel BradleyAve Cook r

Kerry DouglasAndrew Everett r

Maddie Rappoli FiumaraRamsay HillChris Rodgers r

Carrie SmithChanning Weymouth

2003

Matt BurzonCasey CarrBrenna FoxNeal Frei r

Kara HerlihyWyatt LewisDave MadeiraLinden MalloryBrendan Murphy r

Amy Laverack NordblomNate Parker


Nick Payeur r

Robin Stefanik r

Ashley Currier Trainor

2004

Geoff Calver r

Dave CampbellCasey CarrollMarina ChiassonMattie Ford DiNapoliJoy Erdman Larkin r

Blair Weymouth MonacoTodd NordblomAllie O’ConnellJenn Reilly

2005

Chris BlaineJenn CalverGerald CarterPaul CocchiaroCaitlin Connelly Cooper r

Willie FordLauren Frei r

Brie KeefeJay LarrereBecky MillsonKathleen Crane MitchellBrendan O’RiordanJaime PauleyEmily SampsonEmma Schofield r

Stanley SmithChris TalbertSusan TaylorMike TuckerJamie Wallace r

2006

Dorian BakogiannisJay BladonCarlie BristowColin EdgeBrian GambleCasey GilmanKrista GlencrossTai HaluszkaSharlyn Harper

Tory HayssenKelley KeohanKristin KeohanBen KirtlandBetsy LaurinBen Mitchell-LewisBen MotleyHilary NicholsAnders NordblomLucy RandallAnne RichardsonJeff RudbergNicholas SchoederJesse StrausBen TrookCJ Vincent

2007

Scottie AlexanderReed BrantonArla CasselmanPhoebe ErdmanTyler GosselinAnnie HansonTaylor JamesJamie LeakeKourtney Brim Martin r

Stephen MartinTanner MathisonSarah Morrison r

Betsy O’LearyBen TylerKelly Walsh

2008

Annie CarneyBrittany DoveJohn DuhamelLandry Frei r

Baird MeemBeckett NoyesHannah O’BrienStephen Rudberg

2009

Hadley BerghCody BohonnonLane Curran

Megan CurrierLina EncaladaSumner FordChris GrilkDave GrilkToby HarrimanLaney HayssenTenley MalmquistJake ManoukianEmily MarvinJimmy MathewsJake McPheeIan Nesbitt r

James O’LearyMeredith PeckAlli RobbinsSophia SchwartzAbby ThompsonGeorge Weaver

2010

Abby AlexanderDillon CorkranIvan DelicBrian FriedmanNick ParisiGabbie RaffioAshby SussmanAubrey Tyler

2011

Radvile AutukaiteMadde BurnhamCecily CushmanMandy EngelhardtAlex GardinerEmily HayesCarson HoulePaige KozlowskiSam MacomberJamie McNultyCharlotte NoyesCole PhillipsEmily StarerMargaret ThibadeauJaclyn VernetKlaus Vitzthum

2012

Austin BaumGavin BayreutherAri BourqueJosie BrownellMaggie CaputiHannah HalstedMatthew KinneyHaley MaharCarly MeauKristina MicalizziNick RenziRyan RosencranzConnor SmithAlex Trujillo

2013

Michael FinneganStepper HallOlivia LeatherwoodAlex LehmannFrancis MilesJesse RossMax Sturges

2014

Chance WrightEzra CushingTram DaoCeleste HollandClark MacomberEliana MalloryGarrett PhillipsAllie RenziLea RiceMikaela Wall

2015

Rhyan Leatherwood

2016

Chapin Leatherwood

2017

Jake Renzi

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Cushman Andrews ’ r

Buster Welch ’ r

Gerry Shyavitz ’ r

John Holley ’ r

Mark Shub ’David Hagerman ’ r

George LeBoutillier ’ r

George Textor ’ r

Jim Ricker ’ r

Jim Rosenblum ’Jon Norton ’ r

Peter Prime ’Chris Latham ’ r

Sam Osborne ’Tim Scott ’ r

Walter Malmquist ’ r

Jay Butler ’John Putnam ’Bob Garrison ’Margo Farley Woodall ’Hratch Astarjian ’Matt Upton ’Bill Baskin ’Christine Louis ’ r

Lisa Weeks Clute ’Chris Pesek ’Susan Fine Taylor ’Joe Barbour ’Angus Christie ’ r

Fred Paxton ’Ian Sinclair ’ r

Lee Fuller Lawrason ’ r

Carolyn Colket Cullen ’Tim Lesko ’Alex MacCormick ’ r

Amanda Black ’ r

Kate Arecchi ’Ian Frank ’Jim Queen ’Michael O’Keefe ’Jen Fournier ’Jess Colby Harris ’Andy Katchen ’ r

Lindsay Dewar Fontana ’Anne Blair Hudak ’Jon Moodey ’Schuyler Perry ’ r

Ramey Harris-Tatar ’

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Liz Hogan ’Nina Perkins Newman ’John Farnsworth ’Katie Waltz Harris ’ r

Nick Kaulbach ’Juley Perkins Sadler ’Sarah Crane ’ r

Julia Haley ’ r

Kathleen Blauvelt Kime ’Heidi Webb ’ r

Kellan Florio ’ r

Adam Lavallee ’ r

Liz Norton ’Ave Cook ’ r

Kerry Douglas ’Maddie Rappoli

Fiumara ’Neal Frei ’ r

Nick Payeur ’ r

Brian Sweeney ’Krissy Weatherbie ’Willie Ford ’Kathleen Crane

Mitchell ’Brendan O’Riordan ’Emily Sampson ’Jay Bladon ’Betsy Laurin ’Anders Nordblom ’Scottie Alexander ’ r

Mike Heyward ’Katie Oram ’Haley Hamblin ’Gretchen Hyslip ’Jake Manoukian ’Caitlin Mitchell ’Abby Alexander ’Ashleigh Boulton ’Cecily Cushman ’Jamie McNulty ’Peter Ferrante ’Matthew Kinney ’Alex Leininger ’Kristina Micalizzi ’Steph Symecko ’Olivia Leatherwood ’Chance Wright ’

CLASSCORRESPONDENTSHarry Emmons ’ r

Bill Briggs ’ r

Rik Clark ’ r

Bill Baskin ’ r

Frank Hammond ’William M.

Summers ’ † r

Al Teele ’Bill Lofquist ’ r

Bill Byers ’Dick Meyer ’ r

Frederick Ellison ’Charlie Kellogg ’ † r

Jerry Ashworth ’Len Richards ’ r

David Hagerman ’ r

Sandy Alexander ’ r

Terry Jacobs ’Peter Janney ’John Pfeifle ’John Coles ’Jon Porter ’Peter Weiner ’Dwight Shepard ’ r

Dick Conant ’Walter Malmquist ’ r

Mac Jackson ’Charlie Bolling ’Biff Gentsch ’Peter Grant ’ r

Luther Turmelle ’Greg White ’Bill Baskin ’ r

Chris Pesek ’Jud Madden ’Fred Ludtke ’Jean-Louis Trombetta ’Alex MacCormick ’ r

Jen Murphy Robison ’Courtney Fleisher ’Terra Reilly ’Kelly Mullen Wieser ’Lindsay Dewar Fontana ’Sam Bass ’Ramey Harris-Tatar ’

John Farnsworth ’Heather Pierce Roy ’ r

Putney Haley Pyles ’ r

Tara Walker Hamer ’Brooke Aronson

McCreedy ’Sully Sullivan ’Karyn Hoepp Jennings ’Adam Lavallee ’ r

Sophie Moeller ’Betsy Pantazelos ’Nick Payeur ’ r

Ryan McManus ’Brie Keefe ’Annie Hanson ’Jessi White ’Meg McNulty ’Allison Stride ’Abby Alexander ’Ashleigh Boulton ’John McCoy ’Em Pettengill ’Cecily Cushman ’Mandy Engelhardt ’Sam Macomber ’Jamie McNulty ’Peter Ferrante ’Matthew Kinney ’Alex Leininger ’Kristina Micalizzi ’Steph Symecko ’Kelly DiNapoli ’Olivia Leatherwood ’CoCo Clemens ’Tess O’Brien ’Sam Paine ’Garrett Phillips ’Elizabeth Powell ’Stephen Wilk ’

REUNIONPLANNINGBill Briggs ’ r

Rik Clark ’ r

Bill Baskin ’ r

Brad Langmaid ’ r

Bill Lofquist ’ r

Bob Armknecht ’Dick Stone ’Bob Backus ’Bill Clough ’ r

Ron Crowe ’ r

Steve Carpenter ’Charlie Kellogg ’ † r

George Pransky ’Cushman Andrews ’ r

Jerry Ashworth ’Buster Welch ’ r

Mark Shub ’Peter Chapman ’ r

David Hagerman ’ r

George LeBoutillier ’ r

Tom McIlvain ’ r

Morgan Nields ’George Textor ’ r

Steve Wales ’Sandy Alexander ’ r

Jim Ricker ’ r

Graham Hill ’Jon Porter ’Stu Goodwin ’Dick Conant ’Tim Scott ’ r

Stan Theodoredis ’Duane Ford ’ r

Walter Malmquist ’ r

Bob Garrison ’Biff Gentsch ’Vicky Anderson

Duffield ’J.D. Hale ’Scott Sirles ’Luther Turmelle ’Margo Farley Woodall ’Lou D’Angio ’Herb Durfee ’Chris Little ’Joe Barbour ’Fred Ludtke ’Bob Gregg ’Dave Hinman ’Owen Hyland ’ r

Bill Macy ’ r

Greg Redmond ’

Chris Zak ’Alex MacCormick ’ r

Will Northrop ’ r

Chris Stewart ’ r

Amanda Black ’ r

Jennie Legg Gabel ’Tracy McCoy Gillette ’ r

Jen Murphy Robison ’Aaron Woods ’ r

Kelley RobertsBogardus ’

Michael O’Keefe ’Terra Reilly ’Jess Colby Harris ’Nat Faxon ’Schuyler Perry ’ r

Sam Bass ’Ramey Harris-Tatar ’Liz Hogan ’Nina Perkins Newman ’Reece Spinney

Dahlberg ’Katie Waltz Harris ’ r

Nick Kaulbach ’Emily Evans MacLaury ’Liz Fox McGlamery ’Heather Pierce Roy ’ r

Putney Haley Pyles ’ r

Sarah Crane ’ r

Tara Walker Hamer ’Julia Haley ’ r

Kathleen Blauvelt Kime ’Brooke Aronson

McCreedy ’Andy Bohlin ’Karyn Hoepp Jennings ’Neal Frei ’ r

Nick Payeur ’ r

Ryan McManus ’Brian Sweeney ’Krissy Weatherbie ’Jess Saba ’Meg McNulty ’Caitlin Mitchell ’Allison Stride ’



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It’s eight o’clock on a Thursday night in themiddle of February, and it’s time for theCalzone Challenge. The Nordic team is assem-bled at the top of the Holderness ski hill andeveryone’s headlamps are off—yes, off. The airhorn sounds, and the skiers melt into the dark-ness—their shouts of joy and cries of defeatpunctuating the cold, crisp air. Three feet ofungroomed snow and unstrategically placedpuckerbrush make for slow and unsteadyprogress. Attempting to avoid each other andthe small trees scattered across the hill, theskiers fall over again and again.

It’s become a tradition on the Nordic teamto pick one of the darkest nights of the year fora race down the ski hill. Skill and grace havevery little to do with winning; the skier withthe least fear and the most luck tends to win.The prize? A calzone from Manny’s Pizzeria,

door-to-door service courtesy of Head CoachPat Casey.

After twenty minutes, everyone has made itdown. The winner of the year’s competition iscelebrating, and everyone else is taking stock ofwhat was lost up on the hill, be it pride or thebasket of a pole—the latter of which will begone until spring.

The ski hill has been a playground for theNordic team, as well as many backcountryskiers and snowboarders, for the past coupledecades, but when it was first created, it wasthe alpine ski team that dominated the scene.

While two gentlemen with the last names ofHuckins and Cartwright are credited withstarting the clearing of the ski trails, it wasunder Don Henderson’s watchful eye, begin-ning in , that trail work—for both alpineand Nordic—began in earnest. At almost anytime of year, boys from the school could be

found working with saws and shovels to buildthe network of trails.

In , a power line was installed, bringingelectricity to the ski hill for the first time; theelectric ski tow took Henderson and his crewof helpers most of the fall to put in place. Themotor for the tow was replaced in by afive-speed gearbox that had been salvaged froman old Ford truck. The challenge, though, wasgetting the motor up the hill. The schoolnewsletter from that year described it as a jobequivalent to building the pyramids of Egypt.

A year later, it was time for anotherimprovement to the ski facilities at Holderness.It was decided that it was time to build a newjump in the space between Huckins’ andCartwright’s Hills. With knowledge he hadgained during his time coaching the US SkiTeam, Don employed a bulldozer and lots ofenergetic students to build a -foot modernjump with a sufficient landing area. In a head’snewsletter from the ’s, it was stated, “Thenew jump, the slalom, downhill and electric ski-tow will give us for the coming season betterand more convenient facilities,” and Mr.Henderson said that “the new Holderness jumpwill be the best in New England.”

For many years the ski hill continued to bethe primary training facility for the Holdernessski teams. However, as the ski areas north ofcampus improved, it was only the Nordic skierswho remained on campus for training. The ropetow continued to be used by recreational skierson weekends through the s, but eventuallyit was closed due to the high cost of insuring it.

The old Ford motor still sits in the ruins ofthe engine house, and the poles for the ropetow still line Cartwright’s Hill. But thanks tothe bravado and adventurous spirit of theNordic team and other back-country skiers, itis not completely abandoned. In fact, with a bitof clearing and mowing this fall, the ski hillhasn’t looked better in years.The spirit of DonHenderson and his skiers lives on with everyepisode of the Calzone Challenge. �

Cartwright’s Hill: Holderness School’s Favorite Playground

When boys with saws and shovels weren’t powerful enough, Don Henderson employed the services

of a local excavator. In the above photo, Don inspects the construction of the 30-meter jump next

to Cartwright’s Hill in the late 1950s.


THE REC BUS, AS IT WAS FONDLY CALLED, TRANSPORTEDKIDS FROM CAMPUS TO VARIOUS SKI RESORTS ALONGINTERSTATE 93 IN THE ’80S. WHAT BETTER WAY TO SPENDAN AFTERNOON DURING A NEW HAMPSHIRE WINTER THANFIND SOME STEEP HILLS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESNOWY CONDITIONS!

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