hebron academy semester magazine | spring/summer 2012

S P R I N G

2 0 1 2S U M M E R

Hebron is real. Our culture is

based on core values of trust,

honor, and respect. We set

examples for each other in

our daily lives. We work

together in groups to

develop and participate

in activities that enrich

our community. We

encourage all

to achieve

beyond their own expectations.

Join together. Pull the rope. Ring the bell.

And in that glorious sound, hear the voices of

all who grasp the rope with you today—and

of the many that held it before—cheering

your endeavors, cheering your success.

Eric Beaudette of Hollis, NH, recipient of the Hebron Academy Cup, May 2012

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Hebron AcademyWhere Humanity and Achievement Ring True

SemesterH E B R O N A C A D E M Y

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A Final Bow for 2012cutting off the hair metaphorby Maxwell A. Middleton ’12

Portraits of the Artiststhe drive to create

by Liza Tarr and Jennifer F. Adams

Jubilee for Threeour own royalty marks milestones

Full Circlecelebrating a decade of musicals

by Jennifer F. Adams

The Academy

Alumni et Alumnae

Hebroniana

featuresdepartments

The Class of 2012 rings the victory bell together at the conclusion of Commencement.pHotogrApH By SArA WilMot

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2012 Reunionsand Homecoming

Friday, October 5 Saturday, October 6

Reunions for Classes ending in Two and Seven

Kids’ Activities • Road Race • Rainbow Reunion • Convocation • Athletic Hall of Fame Inductions • Distinguished Service

Award • Class Dinners • Much more!

ON THE COvERCellist and composer Tom Clark ’12 at the Spring Pops Concert in the Lepage Center for the Arts. Photo by Sara Wilmot.

The Semester is published twice each year by Hebron Academy, PO Box 309, Hebron ME 04238. 207-966-2100.

Issue No. 209

MISSIONThe Semester magazine’s mission is to continue the Hebron family’s intellectual and emotional engagement with the Academy by conveying news, preserving the heritage and memories of the school and chronicling the accomplishments of its alumni, faculty and students.

EdITORJennifer F. Adams

EdITORIal aSSISTaNCEDavid W. Stonebraker

CONTRIbUTING wRITERSColin GriggsLiza TarrLeslie A. Guenther

PROdUCTION aSSISTaNCEEllen L. Augusta ’75Leslie A. GuentherPatricia A. HutterBeverly J. Roy

PHOTOGRaPHyJennifer F. AdamsSusan R. GeismarDennis and Diana Griggs, Tannery Hill Studios, Inc.

Jennifer LonerganLiza TarrSara Wilmotand friends

Hebron Academy reaffirms its long-standing policy of nondiscriminatory admission of students on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, physi-cal or mental disability, or sexual orientation. We do not discriminate in the administra-tion of our educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs and athletic or other school-administered programs. Hebron Academy is an equal opportunity employer.

© 2012 by Hebron Academy.

www.hebronacademy.org

Editor’s Note

Goosebumps

Do you remember the javelin that used to hang over the double doors in the Sargent Gymnasium lobby? This summer I began wondering about

the alumnus who used that javelin: Pierre Lucien Robert “Bob” LeGendre, class of 1918, and Hebron’s sole summer Olympian.

These days, to wonder is to Google, so of course I did, and found far more information than would fit into Hebroniana (page 44). It is astounding that a man who was born in 1898 can have a significant online presence 114 years later. Thanks to the amazing databases at Ancestry.com I found the LeGendre family in the 1900 census and a record of their father’s death in 1899. I found Bob’s draft registration card from 1918 and his name on the S.S. Aquitaine passenger list—his return from the Paris Olympics in 1924. My favorite document by far was his passport application, also from 1924, shown here. I had a lengthy email conversation with a librarian at Georgetown University about photos (thank you, Mark!) and delved into Google’s historic newspaper archive (please, Google, keep this going!).

Confirming my notion that Hebron is the center of the universe I marveled that Bob’s 1924 long jump record was beaten in 1936 by Jesse Owens, who spoke at Hebron Academy in 1963 at the dedication of the Dwyer Fields. Charlie Dwyer was, of course, Bob’s football coach in 1917.

But my excitement about the documents popping up on my screen could not compare to going over to the athletic center conference room to photograph Bob LeGendre’s actual javelin, given to the school sometime after the 1920 Olympics. It was a goosebump moment.

Jennifer F. Adams, [email protected]

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From the Head of School

They said it!How do we gauge the impact of Hebron Academy?

The outcome and value of the Hebron experience?

We know the measures are certainly in both Humanity

and Achievement—and the successes are all individual to

each student and family.At alumni and parent gatherings throughout the spring we

celebrated the impressive list of colleges to which members of the

Class of 2012 earned admission: Bowdoin, Columbia, Cornell,

Middlebury, USMA at West Point, USNA at Annapolis. It’s an

eye-catching roster for an outstanding class and a great school, but

each student will only attend one college.

The mission of Hebron college advising is to guide each student to

find that college where he or she will be successful and happy. It’s the

achievement of that goal that is the real reason for celebration this

year and every year.

The other part of readiness for college is the student’s ability to

speak up, self-advocate, and contribute to his/her school and college.

The new Hebron public speaking emphasis that culminates in each

senior and post-graduate giving a speech before the entire school

has been a great success, with profound impact on speakers and

audience. At Commencement I told the Class of 2012 that they had

given us all the measure of their humanity and achievement in their

own words—their Last Word speeches.

I share some of those words with you:

yOU SaId IT! Max, you told us last fall that

hair is like differing opinions and,

thanks to you, we do respect the

people under their hair, …

whether they have any or not.

You, and all of you, Class of 2012,

have made your marks on

Hebron Academy. Most

importantly you found your

voices and made us hear you.

Remember how you each

reacted when we told you that

that Hebron wanted to hear from

Sam said “Why would I speak

in another language?” Then

Lonnie said it best and showed

us: It’s hard to do! I know you

remember his speech, and his

message to “Remember that no

one is perfect…

Accept people for

who and what they

are, flaws and all.”

What Lonnie

also showed

us—and each of you

did, too—is that

you all have something impor-

tant to say. You can say it and the

world will hear you. Sam

reminded us that “one of the

hardest things for people to do

these days is listen…” so his last

word was “Listen up!”

Eric told you: “The fact of the

matter is, there is no one else

quite like you, and everyone has

his or her own unique passions,

ideas, and values. The only

‘normal’ thing about us all is our

differences.”

“There are still so many

amazing individuals that I have

yet to know.”—Fitz.

“Cherish every moment you

spend with your friends because

you never know when the last will

come.”—Alex.

Whether you are related by

blood or friendship, …think

about how much they mean to

you because they won’t always

be around to follow you…”—

Jenna.

“Walk with a smile, a smile

that would want to make anyone

smile back.”—Shatrisse

Once in a while you have to

give in “ because unlike violins

that sound lovely no matter

what, flutes sound the best only

when they play the highest

note.”—Dong Hee

“Greatness is not in some of

us; it is in all of us.”—Mario

“The things in life worth

having aren’t just going to fall

you? We told you that each of

you would have to stand up to

speak before the whole school,

alone!

I heard about the students

who combed the school

handbook trying to find where it

said that a speech in front of the

school was a requirement of

graduation. Alicia

claimed that “The

Last Word” literally

meant that she

would give her

speech and then die

of stage fright. But

then in her talk she

told us “no matter how wary you

are of a challenge, it’s a good

idea to take it up anyway…at

least so you can cross it off your

list of future things to do.”

Accept people for who and what they are, flaws

and all. Lonnie Taylor

Head of School John King congratulates Mengdong Zhuang after she receives her diploma at Commencement.

It’s not the weight that matters, it’s what you do with it. Matt Fensore

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Cum laude Society inducts 11Congratulations to the 11

juniors and seniors who

were inducted into the Cum

Laude Society this year, joining

seven students inducted last

year. Modeled on Phi Beta

Kappa, the Cum Laude Society

recognizes academic achieve-

ment at the high school level. No

more than 20% of the senior

class and 10% of the junior class

may be members of Cum Laude.

Taking turns, Hebron Academy’s

academic departments choose a

Cum Laude speaker for the

spring induction ceremony. This

year the science department

invited fluvial geomorphologist

Katie Curtis ’02 back to campus

to share her experiences with

students, faculty and parents.

the 2012 Cum laude Society. Front: speaker Katie Curtis ’02, Matt Fensore ’12, Mengdong Zhuang ’12, Sydney randall ’13, Soo yeon Kim ’12*, Abbie Small ’12, Alicia Schultz ’12*, rebekah Jett ’12 and Elena Hernández Ferrer ’13. Middle: Dong Hee lee ’12* and Max Middleton ’12. Back: Jessi Moersdorf ’13, Eric Beaudette ’12, Brad geismar ’13, Harry trask ’12*, ian Choi ’12*, Ally Strachan ’12*, Nat Blackford ’12* and Kexiang Xu ’13. *inducted last year

into your lap, you’re going to

have to take risk and sometimes

you will fail.”—Shane.

“…imagine if we prioritized

feeding our poor, and helping

each other. Imagine what we

could achieve working together

as one race.”—Tom

“The seemingly insignificant

two yuan had the value that I

never appreciated, but for Lin

Hao even two yuan could offer

him a meal.”—Zhixia.

And how will you do these

things? You gave us the answers

to that, too!

“Be brave and try to walk out

of your comfort zone…”—Meng-

dong

Jade told us: “I can let my

imagination run wild and take me

to far off places that I would

never have thought to visit. With

an open mind, there’s no telling

what kind of fun I’ll get into.”

And Abby: “The first time you

make it, don’t expect it to be

perfect, but that’s the beauty of

frosting: it is perfect to the baker

and that is all that matters.”

Matt told us to “Remember

it’s not the weight that matters,

it’s what you do with it.”

“... don’t stress yourself out,

take your time and

let your ideas come

to you. That’s the

only way you’ll be

able to write your

very best work.”

That was from Xavier.

“Take the time to have fun,

but keep your goal in mind and

work hard. Enjoy yourself and

keep sailing.”—Nat

And from Carmine, “… even if

you’re absolutely terrible at

something, it might not be sao

bad if you look good doing it.”

And so many of you had

thoughts about what to do in

your waning days at Hebron.

“Thank those special

people”—Alex

“Notice the

details”—Ben

“What we can

control is what we

make of these

things, and how we

handle the

opportunities presented to

us.”—Jake

And Jeremy said: “I com-

plained about being here back

then, and a little bit now as a lot

of us do, but I can honestly say

that without Hebron I don’t know

where I would be today.”

So you see, I don’t think I, or

any of your teachers here, can

give you advice you don’t already

know. It’s all in your own words!!

So I leave you with words

from Soo Yeon, Anna: “We don’t

know what’s going to be

awaiting us in the future, and we

can’t change what happened in

the past. But now we can make a

difference.”

These are your words. Thank

you for them.

John King

Head of School

Enjoy yourself and keep sailing Nat Blackford

Be brave and try to walk out of your comfort zone

Mengdong Zhuang

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There was a mini reunion of Hebronians in Lilongwe this summer,

when students, faculty and parents participating in Go! Malawi met

up with trustee and retired ambassador Tom Hull ’64, who was on a

special assignment for the State Department. Left to right: Yishi Pan

’13, math teacher Chase Baker, Chenmo Zhang ’13, academic support

coordinator Bill Flynn, parent and former trustee Susan Geismar, and

Tom Hull ’64.

A warm welcome to Marcia

Hilton, who took over the

Hebron post offi ce in July

when current postmaster

Mary Louque retired. A

familiar face around campus,

Mrs. Hilton is the mother of

Casey ’04 and Kelley ’06,

and also drove a bus for

the Academy. She has been

working at the Greenwood

post offi ce, and is looking

forward to renewing old

Hebron friendships and

making new ones.

Welcome back, Marcia!

And our best wishes to

Mary on her retirement.

Globetrotting HebroniansHail…

…and farewell

As the 2012–2013 school year begins, we extend a warm welcome to

the newest members of the Hebron faculty.

Mr. Chris Chudzicki (BA Williams College) spent two years as a

physics research assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He is an avid rock climber and hiker who will help out in the outdoor

skills program and coach the math team with Ms. Merry Shore.

A native Costa Rican, Mr. Edwin Nuñez (BA Middlebury College)

recently worked as a Spanish and Chinese instructor at Dartmouth

College’s Rassias Center for World Languages and Culture. In

addition to teaching Spanish, Mr. Nuñez will coach soccer and teach

workshops in Chinese.

Ms. Kelly Caufi eld will join the fi ne arts department, teaching

music and voice and directing the chorus and Hebeegeebees.

Recently she has been a special education teacher. She is married to

Hebron’s instrumental instructor John Lawson.

Ms. Renee Parry (BA University of Southern Maine) will be

teaching Middle and Upper School arts courses. Ms. Parry enjoys

painting watercolors, reading poetry and fi shing and recently took up

snowboarding.

Photographer Sara wilmot (Metropolitan State College of Denver)

freelanced for the Academy last year and we are delighted that she is

joining the faculty to teach photography and oversee the yearbook.

Ms. Wilmot and Middle School director Paul Brouwer were married

this summer.

Ms. Emily layden (BA Stanford University) worked in fashion

journalism in New York after graduating. At Hebron, she will teach

English and continue her work as a writer in addition to her duties

coaching cross country and lacrosse.

A former instructor at Bowdoin, Clark University, Mercersburg and

Pomfret, Dr. Jarrett brown will spend a sabbatical year (College of

the Holy Cross) researching and writing a book and assisting with

writing, inter-disciplinary projects and innovative team teaching

programs.

In June we bade farewell to faculty who are moving on to new

positions or graduate school. Best wishes to Beth Barefoot, Sarah

Bryan, Carnie Burns, Ian Cross, Jennifer Lonergan and Austin

Stonebraker ’97. Come back and visit us soon!

New faculty members Chris Chudzicki, Edwin Nuñez, Kelly Caufi eld, renee parry, Sara Wilmot, Emily layden and Jarrett Brown.

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2012–2013 board of Trustees

J. Reeve bright ’66, ChairDelray Beach, Florida

Paul S. Goodof ’67, Vice ChairChestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Stephen b. Jeffries ’79, Vice Chair

Boston, Massachusetts

debra beacham bloomingdale ’83, Secretary

Rockport, Massachusetts

Scott E. wilson ’71, TreasurerWaban, Massachusetts

Richard a. bennettOxford, Maine

Meredith Strang burgessPortland, Maine

Catherine Thoman Crowley ’87Boston, Massachusetts

Clement S. dwyer, Jr. ’66Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Susan a. GendronRaymond, Maine

william b. Golden ’66Waquoit, Massachusetts

Edward a. Gottlieb ’64Waban, Massachusetts

wallace E. HigginsBoston, Massachusetts

James b. Hill, II ’90Chicago, Illinois

Thomas N. Hull, III ’64Grantham, New Hampshire

Matthew w. Johnson ’93Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Kimball l. Kenway ’70Portland, Maine

Scott R. Nelson ’91Laguna Niguel, California

Judah SommerBethesda, Maryland

Heather Fremont-Smith Stephens ’88

Weston, Massachusetts

Kimberley E. ThompsonMason Neck, Virginia

Philanthropy

Thank you!Ringing the victory bell, thanks to you!

Thanks to 869 generous alumni, parents, grandpar-

ents and friends, the Hebron Annual Fund grand total came to $770,658 for the fiscal year that ended on June 30th!

Annual Fund gifts directly support the people and pro-grams at Hebron Academy by supplementing tuition, endow-ment income and other sources of funding that keep the school healthy and operating efficiently. Those who support Hebron under-stand that their commitment allows the Academy to sustain its mission and core values while strength-ening its programs now and for generations to come. Many thanks to all who contributed!

Advancement staffers Judy roy, pat Hutter, liza tarr, John Slattery ’04, pat layman, Colin griggs and Beverly roy, ring the victory bell in honor of the alumni, parents and friends who supported the school in 2011–2012. thank you!

Class agent Profile

Steve Gates ’72

Steve Gates and his class-

mates graduated at the end

of a Hebron era. Claude Allen

retired and the school began

admitting girls again after a 50

year hiatus. Internally the school

mirrored the outside world’s

uncertainty about leadership and

the future.

“My experience at Hebron

was transformational and set me

on a good path,” he said,

although he acknowledges that

many ’70s era alumni feel little

allegiance to their schools and

colleges. It was a sign of the

times. And so he works hard to

stay connected to his classmates,

and to reconnect them with each

other and the school.

“Hebron is doing really well,”

he noted. “College acceptances

are great, the leadership is

stable, finances are good, and

there is a new building. It is

galvanizing and makes us want to

help perpetuate the institution.”

More and more of his

classmates return for reunions

every five years (hey guys—it’s

your 40th this year!) and many

have thanked him for his efforts.

“I wish I had more time,” he

said. “Really good class agents,

like [the late] Gerry Tabenken ’40,

are on the phone and communi-

cating with classmates almost

daily.”

Steve and his class are

working now on a project to

recognize a classmate and help

out the school—we hope to tell

you more about it after Home-

coming—a process he finds

gratifying and encouraging.

“All of us need to be involved

in some way and to give back,”

he said. His teachers had a great

impact on him; volunteering for

Hebron is Steve’s way of giving

back.

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One for the team

In July, trustee emeritus

Goodwin “Goody” Gilman ’55

visited campus with his grandson

Luke Gilman to see the sign

honoring his gift to the Founda-

tion Match Challenge.

Goody was president of his

class at Hebron and captain of

the 1955 basketball team. After

Hebron he went on to graduate

from Dartmouth College.

So long, and thanks for all the peanuts!

After five years of service to

Hebron as a trustee, Bob

Rich ’49 retired from the board in

June. He is a long-time class

agent and former member of the

Advisory Council. As a member

of the board’s admissions and

marketing committee, Bob was

outgoing trustee Bob rich ’49 (right) celebrating his 60th class reunion in 2009.

instrumental in promoting the

“humanity and achievement”

slogan. Loyal to the Hebron

brand, he is an ever-present

figure at events and meetings,

and always comes packing

several cans of Virginia peanuts.

2011–2012 annual Fund

Unrestricted Gifts

Total raised: $665,064• An increase of $29,164

over the previous year• Alumni gifts increased

$35,856 over the previous year

Restricted Gifts

Total raised: $105,594

Total Hebron

annual Fund: $770,658

2011–2012 Highlights

Endowment

Third Century Fund

To date $17,101,520 has been

raised towards our $30,000,000

goal.

Restricted Endowment

$22,191 was raised for

restricted endowment from 11

donors.

Foundation Match Challenge

We will be making an exciting announcement about the Founda-

tion Match Challenge during Alumni Convocation at Homecoming.

Fundraising notes

Gifts to the Annual Fund support the annual operating budget of

the school. Gifts to endowment are invested and a percentage of

the interest earned is expended each year. Our fiscal year follows

the school year and runs from July 1 to June 30.

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On Friday, March 30 Hebron

Academy held its first ever

Career Connection Seminars

(CCS), an afternoon of network-

ing and discussion opportunities

led by alumni and parents for

Hebron seniors and postgradu-

ates. The day consisted of

hour-long seminars on a variety

of topics, followed by a lobster

dinner and keynote address by

Brendan Ready ’00 and John

Ready ’01 of Ready Brothers

Seafood. Topics ranged from

entrepreneurship and self-mar-

keting to internships and

identifying career strengths.

Students received their own

business cards, nametags, and

personal portfolios.

Spearheaded by John

Slattery ’04, a member of the

school’s advancement office, the

program took shape over the

winter as Mr. Slattery and his

colleague Beverly Roy engaged

speakers and planned the

schedule. The CCS aims to

initiate an ongoing dialogue

between Hebron upperclassmen

and alumni that will serve

soon-to-be graduates in the

broader context of networking

and career advancement.

According to Mr. Slattery,

who grew up in the neighboring

town of Minot, “The idea for the

Career Connection Seminars

stemmed from my desire for a

similar program during my

education, which would have

proven a major asset to me early

in my career. We at Hebron

recognize the challenges

students will face in today’s

world, and by exposing them to

different paths to success and

encouraging them to leverage

relationships through their

Hebron network, we are

confident they will gain practical

tools for their next step in life.

We are incredibly grateful to the

presenting parents and alumni

for making the CCS possible.”

Auburn native Derek Miller

’04, a broker at the commercial

real estate firm CBRE | The

Boulos Company, echoed his

classmate’s words: “[The CCS]

provided alumni with an

alternative way to give back to

Hebron and a means of sharing

information we all wish we had

when we were just starting out. It

helped build a genuine sense of

community by focusing on

shared learning.”

Making the connectionFirst ever Career Connection Seminars a success

presenters Meredith robinson Hanby ’95 (standing), ted Hunter ’77 and Brittany Crush ’04 led a seminar about identifying career strengths and different paths to success.

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2012 CCS Presenters

Jane Harris ash ’79

Director of Alumni Relations,

Bristol Community College

J. Craig Clark ’70

President/Owner,

Radioware & Radio Bookstore

Roger T. Clark ’74

Partner, CHM Partners

anthony O. Cox ’86

Owner, Casco Bay Frames

and Gallery

brittany M. Crush ’04

Chief Nursing Officer,

Project Medishare/Bernard

Mevs Hospital

Thomas M. Curley ’61

President,

American/Canadian Tour

John E. donahue ’84

Sales Director, Taleo Business

Edition

Mark J. Enyedy

CEO, Proteostasis

Meredith Robinson Hanby ’95

Teacher, Oxford Hills

Comprehensive High School

Edward l. Hunter ’77

Champion Networks, LLC.

derek N. Miller ’04

Associate,

CBRE | The Boulos Company

Robert J. Ryan ’77

Deputy General Counsel,

Stallion Oilfield Services

daniel P. Sommer ’08

St. Lawrence University

Nicholas S. worden ’89

Senior Prosecutor,

Androscoggin County

Keynote Speakers

John C. Ready ’01

brendan d. Ready ’00

Ready Seafood

Keynote speakers Brendan ’00 and John ready ’01 of ready Seafood with their thank-you gifts. Keep your eyes open for these two if you’re on the portland waterfront.

Students and presenters enjoyed a traditional shore dinner featuring boiled potatoes, corn, coleslaw and ready Seafood’s lobster!

Hebron is committed to

equipping its students with life

skills that transcend classroom

walls and understands the need

for practical application in

today’s curriculum. Now more

than ever, our graduates will

need to be able to navigate the

rapidly evolving professional,

economic and social climates

that lie ahead to become

informed and prepared global

citizens. In an effort to bridge

the gap between those who have

already weathered the storm and

our students who are just casting

off, the CCS was born. The

program not only provided a

mutually viable learning

opportunity for upperclassmen,

but it also introduced them to

the transition from student to

alumnus/alumna.

”It was a welcome change to

our traditional academic

schedules, but we still learned

valuable information, just a

different kind.” said senior Eric

Beaudette. “It’s the type of thing

most students don’t get

exposure to until they’re much

older, and I found that helpful,

like learning how to network.”

In recent years, Hebron

Academy has prioritized applied

learning in school curriculum,

reviving its Entrepreneurship

Program and, this year, institut-

ing a public speaking require-

ment for upperclassmen called

The Last Word. Much like the

Career Connection Seminars,

these non-traditional offerings

help prepare students for life in

the professional arena and

beyond.

Meredith Robinson ’96, a

history teacher at Oxford Hills

Comprehensive High School,

found the day to be powerful

and unforgettable: “While I

enjoyed my time on campus,

meeting various faculty and staff

and interacting with fellow

alumni, the time spent with

students was priceless. Listening

to students’ aspirations,

concerns and genuine fears as

well as answering their questions

gave me tremendous hope for

the future of this country.

Hebron has always hosted and

educated great minds and that

trend continues untarnished!

While some in this country

disparage our educational

systems and misjudge the

abilities and character of this

generation and of those to come,

one must never underestimate

the power of the human mind.”

Share your expertise

The 2013 Career Connections

Seminars will be held on

Friday, March 29.

If you are interested in

participating, please call or

email:

John Slattery, 207-966-5259,

[email protected]

Beverly Roy, 207-966-5251,

[email protected]

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Spring athleticsUnseasonably warm weather in March meant that Hebron’s

fields, courts, and diamonds were ready for play when we returned from spring break. Teams took advantage of this

opportunity to be outside, making the most of early season practices to get their games in shape. Individual and team success abounded—from an epic 3-set tennis match for Ollie Frenette ’14 which included a 150 stroke tie-breaker point, to junior Josh Hews’s personal best in the pole vault at the New England Championship meet at which he cleared 10 feet, topping his previous best by an impressive 18 inches. The girls’ JV tennis team completed a second undefeated season while Hebron’s baseball, softball, and lacrosse teams all made it to the maisad championship games at the end of the season, where the girls’ varsity lacrosse and boys’ JV lacrosse teams earned repeat wins, joining the girls’ varsity tennis team as maisad champions for the spring season. Congratulations to all of the students who participated on Lumberjack teams throughout the year.

Junior varsity baseballSeason record: 1–6–1

baseballSeason record: 3–8

All ConferenceMike Fitzsimmons ’12Mike Kelly ’13Elijah Moreshead ’13

SoftballSeason record: 5–7

All-ConferenceCharlotte Middleton ‘14Lilly Bourget ‘13Mariah Mosher ‘12Ashley Conrad ‘15

boys’ Jv lacrosseSeason record: 12–2

Repeat MAISAD champs, at one point scoring 15 unanswered goals to earn the championship win.

boys’ varsity lacrosseSeason record: 10–6

All-MAISADSam Cloutier ‘12Kyle Bernier ‘12Alex Mills ‘12

Northern New England Lacrosse League (NNELL)

All-Academic Player of the YearEric Beaudette ‘12

NNELL Asst. Coach of the YearSteve Middleton

NNELL All-ConferenceSam Cloutier ‘12Corrie Van Haasteren ‘12

NNELL Honorable MentionTrevor Buchas ‘12Alex Mills ‘12Kyle Bernier ‘12

Girls’ varsity lacrosseSeason record: 9–3

Haley Grimmer scored five goals and an assist in the varsity girls’ lacrosse MAISAD championship victory over Gould.

All-ConferenceHannah Hearn ’13Sara Grover ’12Ally Strachan ’12Chelsea Boucher ’12

NEPSAC All-StarChelsea Boucher ’12

boys’ Jv TennisSeason record: 5–2

boys’ varsity TennisSeason record: 2–6

Girls’ Jv TennisSeason record: 8–0

The girls marked a second con-secutive undefeated season!

Girls’ varsity TennisSeason record: 4–2

Janelle Tardif ’14 reached the MAISAD singles title match

Track and FieldJosh Hews ’13 pole-vaulted 10 feet at the New England meet, which broke his per-sonal best by 18 inches.

Trophy Caseat the conclusion of the spring season, the lumberjacks

held eight MaISad titles.

boys’ Teams

Varsity SoccerJunior Varsity Soccer

Varsity BasketballJunior Varsity Lacrosse

Girls’ Teams

Field HockeyVarsity Soccer

Varsity LacrosseVarsity Tennis

Janelle tardif ’14 reached the MAiSAD singles championship match.

t h e a c a d e m y


★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

league RecognitionThe MAISAD All-Academic

Awards are given by the

MAISAD league to juniors or

seniors in recognition of

excellence in both academics

and athletics for the overall

school year. Honored at

Hebron for 2011–2012 are:

Justin Levesque ’12, Ally

Strachan ’12, Mariah Mosher

’12 and Sam Cloutier ’12.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Sam Cloutier ’12 (#10), seen here in a game against Berwick, was named to the All-MAiSAD team and the Northern New England lacrosse league All-Conference team.

This spring, in his tenth year at

Hebron Academy and 20th

year of teaching, Steve Middle-

ton was named Northern New

England Lacrosse League (NNELL)

Assistant Coach of the Year for

the second time in his career.

An educator to the core,

Mr. Mid will be the first to tell

you that it’s not necessarily

the sport that drives him, but

rather “the relationships you

build with the athletes.” In fact,

Mr. Middleton never played

organized lacrosse in high school

or college but learned through

weekend pick-up games when

he was younger. Mr. Mid also

enjoys “celebrating the good

times,” and “watching players

develop skills and confidence.”

“Steve has made significant

contributions to a number of

different Hebron teams over

the past decade,” said ath-

letic director Leslie Guenther.

“From the football and soccer

fields to the softball diamond,

Steve has shared his athletic

background and love of coach-

ing with countless students.

For the past five years he has

played a valuable role as an

assistant with Hebron’s varsity

lacrosse team, helping propel

the program to new heights.”

As with teaching, Mr. Mid is

no stranger to educating ath-

letes. Before coming to Hebron

in 2002, he coached lacrosse

at independent middle schools

in Rhode Island and Connecti-

cut and has been the assistant

varsity lacrosse coach with the

Hebron Lumberjacks since 2008,

when he received his first As-

sistant Coach of the Year nod.

Mr. Mid was particularly

deserving of the lacrosse honor

this year, taking the helm when

Head Coach Kit Smith was

away on occasion to compete

with Major League Lacrosse’s

Boston Cannons. The award

was decided at a May meet-

ing that convened Northern

New England lacrosse coaches

from independent schools like

Brewster, Gould and Holderness.

Some of the greatest coaches

don’t require playing experi-

ence in the sport they coach. Mr.

Mid was a football and baseball

standout whose high school

didn’t institute lacrosse until

his senior year. Coaching, like

teaching, is about being able

to connect with one’s players,

and Mr. Mid is known for his

level of dedication, coaching

everything from JV girls’ soccer

and softball to football. “This

goes a long way with young

people,” according to Hebron

varsity lacrosse Head Coach Kit

Smith. “Through the ups and

downs, Steve’s the guy you want

beside you on the sideline.”

Middleton coaching honored

Head coach plays pro lax

Hebron coach Owen “Kit”

Smith is playing professional

lacrosse with the Boston Cannons

this summer. Mr. Smith is a 2011

graduate of Bowdoin College

where he enjoyed a tremendous

career on both the men’s ice

hockey and lacrosse teams.

Mr. Smith’s appetite for

lacrosse compelled him to try

out for the MLL team. Selection

to the pro club has afforded him

a rare opportunity to pursue dual

paths of both coaching the game

and competing at a high level,

the combination of which will

inevitably pay dividends down

the line. “I think the two avenues

[coaching and playing] will feed

positively off each other,” he

said. “Coaching the players will

force me to apply my tactical

understanding of the game,

while competing with profession-

als will elevate my ability to

demonstrate skills to the kids

and challenge me in a new way.”

On game day, Coach Smith

could face Hebron alumni (and

twin brothers) Cameron and

Roman Lao-Gosney ’07, who play

for the Hamilton Nationals.

t h e a c a d e m y


Class officers Max Middleton, Alicia Schultz, Soo yeon Kim and Dong Hee lee (partly hidden) ready to ring the bell with their classmates after Commencement.pHoto By SArA WilMot


A Final Bow for the Class of 2012

ell, I got a haircut this morning. Just so you

know, I had a whole different speech planned

and then I saw how good my Dad’s was yester-

day and I figured I had to do something drastic.

So I got a haircut, and now the president has no

hair. My parents are thrilled, but I didn’t cut my

hair for them. I did it for me—for this moment.

So, I begin this address to the faculty, our families,

friends of Hebron, and my class, without my hair. Hebron Academy Semester • Spring/Summer 2012 • 13

This year a great Hebron Academy tradition began: senior speeches, or Last Word speeches.

Every senior has given a speech to the rest of the student body at either morning meeting or at Thursday night sit-down dinner. We’ve heard some great speeches, ranging from “the virtues of procrastination”—thank you Xavier—to the importance of “just keep sailing”—thank you, Nat.

As class president I had the “privi-lege” of going first. After much thought I decided that I was going to talk about hair.

For those of you who have seen me before today, you understand that I was inspired by the curly mass that once sat upon my head. That speech was about why hair is an important way to express oneself, and why we all have to respect hair, and the individuals who wear it.

I’ve talked a lot about hair, and how important it is to people’s identities, so some of you are probably wondering: why would I ever cut my hair? In high school we’ve grown into stereotypes, whether we wanted to or not.

I am the crazy-haired actor-singer guy. Yena Kang is a great visual artist. Dong Hee Lee is our very own violinist/genius. Shane Hearn is an incredibly talented hockey player. Harry Trask is, well, Harry Trask.

And I could go on and on about each member of our class. And all of us are great. Myself, I hope to sing and act and have my crazy hair forever. Yena may paint forever. Dong Hee may play the violin forever. Shane may play hockey forever. But something else will prob-ably happen in our lives.

Class, look to your left and right. Really, please look at each other. These people might become architects, military officers, CEOs, writers, fashion designers, film-makers, lawyers, doc-tors—anything. We might surprise each other. We might surprise ourselves and

Crazy-haired actor-singer guy Max Middleton with his father Steve, who delivered a bang up Baccalaureate address on Friday. Max donated his hair to Beautiful lengths of the American Cancer Society when he had it cut on Commencement morning.

Above, top: Allison Cummings shows off her Hebron diploma. Above: graduating members of the Hebron Academy chorus and Hebeegeebees lead the school hymn. left to right: Alicia Schultz, Ally Strachan, yena Kang, Jade Bermudez, Harry trask, Max Middleton and Sung Hyun Choi.

Shane Hearn, rebekah Jett and Matt Fensore were in first grade together at Hebron Academy’s former lower School.

Baccalaureate AwardsAmerican Classical league and National Junior Clas-

sical league Cum laude Certificate Arianna Noelle

Pinkham ’15 and Walter Emile O’Donnell Rasmussen

’15, Level 3 Maxima Cum laude Certificate Zach-

ary David Abisalih ‘15, Level 3 •• yearbook

Award Haley Avon Grimmer ‘13 •• Compton prize

in languages Bradley Raymond Geismar ‘13 •• l.

Edward Willard prize in English Elena Hernández

Ferrer ‘13 •• Cum laude prize in geometry Sabrina

Agnes Sophia Maamouri-Cortez ’15 and Arianna

Noelle Pinkham ’15 •• Dr. louis Friedman Math-

ematics prize Jian Zhou ’13 •• renssalaer polytech-

nic institute Medal Kexiang Xu ’13 •• Charlotte r.

Stonebraker Community Scholarship prizes Elijah

Dickson Moreshead ‘13 and Nicholas James Man-

ganiello ‘14 •• Colby Book Award Kexin Wang

’13 •• Dartmouth Book Award Bradley Raymond

Geismar ‘13 •• Harvard Book prizes Sydney Rose

White Randall ’13 and Kexiang Xu ’13 •• Middlebury

Book Award Joshua Daniel Hews ’13 •• Williams

Book Award Hannah Maguire Hearn ’13


we might do things that will change the world. And we will change.

In nature we see this kind of change everywhere. Juvenile bald eagles shed

their brown and white speckled feathers and take on their more familiar adult appearances. Leopards are born spot-less, and as the leopard matures the spots gradually fill in. Like eagles and leopards, we also can grow and change; we will grow and change; we must grow and change, but whatever layers we take on or cast off, whatever spots, talons or feathers we lose or gain, our core, the fibers of our being, will remain the same.

This mutability is a lot like theater actually. I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, this theater/high school comparison.

This feeling that I’ve been feeling of excited sadness, of going from really,

really happy to really, really sad in the space of thirty seconds? I think we’ve all been feeling like that in these past weeks, and I realized that it was a famil-iar series of emotions.

When I do a play, when I play a part, I slowly become that character, as we have all become artists or athletes or that crazy-haired actor-singer guy. Like anyone, I make mistakes along the way. I forget lines, I walk into set pieces, and occasionally, I get salsa all over my costume just before I walk on stage.

I roll with my mistakes, try to cover as best I can, and eventually I’m com-fortable going on stage and being that character. My cast-mates and I become close friends.

And at closing night, when we hold hands and take our final bow, I realize that I will never be in this production again. I will never play this particular part again. These seven,

top: Justin levesque, Sam Blanchet, Sung Hyun Choi (front) and Alex guay. Above left: Ally Strachan and Maria Mosher. right: Kyle Bernier and Jenna Bosse.

Commencement AwardsAcademic Excellence in Art Yena Kang • in Eng-

lish Alicia Wisteria Schultz • in French Nathan-

iel Stephenson Blackford • in History Soo Yeon

Kim • in Mathematics Yuanbei Tang and Meng-

dong Zhuang • in Music Thomas Rhys Clark and

Dong Hee Lee • in religion and Ethics Alicia

Wisteria Schultz • in the Sciences Nathaniel Ste-

phenson Blackford • in Spanish Allyson Janet

Strachan •• Senior Scholarship prize Nathaniel

Stephenson Blackford •• outdoor leadership

prize Matthew David Fensore •• Excellence in

Drama Maxwell Asa Middleton •• tyler/grandmai-

son Scholarship Jade Virginia Bermudez •• Ber-

natMemorial Award Soo Yeon Kim •• lorimer

Scholarship prize Rebekah Mae Jett •• regis

A. lepage Scholarship prize Harry Deneen

Trask •• reed Awards Sara Lindsey Grover and

Pier-Michel Lapointe •• Bessie Fenn Award Chel-

sea Regina Boucher •• Athletic Award Lawrence

Allen Taylor IV •• leyden Award Tavis Paul Gib-

bons •• Edward tate ii green Key Award Carmine

Patrick Caruso •• Ernest Sherman Award Abigail

Ellen Small •• Charles and Amy Dwyer Memo-

rial Award Allyson Janet Strachan •• Milton g.

Wheeler good Fellowship Award Dong Hee

Lee •• phemister Award Maxwell Asa Middle-

ton •• Risman Honor Award •• Nathaniel Ste-

phenson Blackford •• Hebron Academy Cup Eric

Paul Beaudette


College DestinationsAssumption College • Bard College • Boston

College • Bowdoin College • Columbia Uni-

versity • Cornell University (College of Art, Ar-

chitecture & Planning) • Curry College • Dean

College • Elmira College • Hampshire Col-

lege • Indiana University at Bloomington • Insti-

tuto Empresa • Lasell College • Maine Maritime

Academy • Manhattanville College (2) • Michi-

gan State University • Middlebury College • Par-

sons The New School for Design • Quinnipiac

University • Roanoke College • Sacred Heart

University • Saint Anselm College • Saint Leo

University • Salem State University • Salve Re-

gina University (2) • Southern Maine Community

College • Stonehill College • Susquehanna Uni-

versity • Syracuse University (2) • Union Col-

lege • United States Military Academy • United

States Naval Academy • University of California

at Los Angeles • University of California at San

Diego • University of Connecticut • Univer-

sity of Maine • University of Maine at Farming-

ton • University of New England (4) • Univer-

sity of Richmond • University of Southern Maine

(2) • University of St. Andrews (Scotland) • Wash-

ington State University • Washington University

in St. Louis • Wells College • Westminster Col-

lege • Wheaton College MA • York University

ten, these sixty-four people who have grown so close, who have spent nearly every day with each other for the past weeks, months or years, holding hands through better and worse, are all going their separate ways.

We might see each other from time to time. Perhaps a couple of us will even be in another play together, perhaps our paths will cross once more but it will never be this way again, exactly the same way it was for what felt like centu-ries and now seems a blink of an eye.

And we get that alternatingly happy sad feeling of accomplishment mixed with mourning, of pride mixed with loss. But in spite of sadness, there is always the next show.

We will go and we will audition for the next part. And we will take the things we learned from the last show and apply them to the next. We begin to develop new character.

And we realize that the new charac-ter isn’t really such a new character after all. It has so many bits and pieces of our previous roles in it, so much of our core in it, that it is not so much a new char-acter as an outwardly different one.

We become the sum of all our characters, or the sum of all our parts.

No matter what lines we have, no mat-ter the appearances we lose or gain, the core, the fabric of our character, will remain the same.

We are entering the biggest, most important production of our

lives. For the next several years we will not only be preparing for whatever we are going to do in our adult lives, but we will also be growing into the people we will be for the rest of our lives.

We know that we will be stepping onto, and into, many different stages, wearing many different costumes, with many different hairstyles.

And as we approach this next step, we shouldn’t be afraid to try things we haven’t tried yet. Be open to change because, no matter what, at the end of the day, at the end of the show, you will still be you.

Today I have no hair, but I am still Max Middleton. Do not be afraid to cut your hair. Now, let’s hold hands and get ready to take our final bow, and remem-ber, there is always the next show.

Maxwell Asa MiddletonPresident, Class of 2012

Portraits of the Artists

How do you measure creativity? In the arts, unlike athletics, there is no time keeping, no goal scoring, there is no stadium full of screaming

fans, no talk radio. But like sports there is a lot of practice, pushing personal boundaries, exploring, achieving. Perhaps the best measure is the willingness to try. In the following pages we’d like to introduce three Hebron students—Tom Clark, Yena Kang and Eric Beaudette—who are all creative explorers and achievers in very different ways.



Eric BeaudetteHollis, New HampsHire • two-year studeNt • CorNell uNiversity

interview by liza tarr

How did you learn about Hebron?I went back and forth between going to art school or independent school, but I just fell in love with the Hebron campus. I have to say that touring really did it for me—seeing the facilities like the Athletic Center was great. Hebron was well-rounded, a place where I could practice athletics and art, but also be challenged by really strong academics in a commu-nity setting. I wasn’t ready to give up those important aspects of a high school education, so Hebron made the most sense.

What was it like coming to Hebron as a junior?The most challenging part of the transition was adjusting to the rigorous academics, especially AP Calculus!

do you have a favorite experience, teacher, or assignment at Hebron?That’s a hard question – there are so many! Can I say one of each?

Experience: A group of my friends and I went to laser tag for a weekend trip, and we had so much fun, singing in the car, playing the game—it was so competitive—and just eating out. I never thought such a simple activity could be so much fun and so unforgettable. When you’re with your friends you can make anything fun—it’s all about the people you’re with.

Teacher: Ms. Esch [Ms. Eschenbach] has been a mentor, a friend, a teacher, a support…everything to me these past few years. She’s done everything from letting me work in the art center at all hours to help-ing me compile my portfolios for art colleges, which is a really tedious process. She definitely challenged me and gave me really hard assignments that I never thought I could complete, but I would end up doing an amazing job—and that taught me a lot about myself. She’s a role model.

Assignment: We did a song association analysis project last year on The Great Gatsby in Ms. Webb’s English class. You’d pick any song and have to relate it to a character, and the lyrics would have to mesh with the development of that figure. I had so much fun with it because we were able to incorporate creative, artistic aspects from our personal lives, and

I was able to use some of my favorite songs in an unexpected, academic way. It was like learning from a different direction.

Can you talk more about that less traditional way of thinking you’ve enjoyed at Hebron?I think my experience at Hebron has been all about learning from multiple dimensions. For example, last year I made a wedding dress in my fashion design class but was able to use integral calculus to determine the displacement of fabric in the pleats and the fabric yardage I would need to make the dress. Through all that heavy math applied to fashion, I gained a much clearer understanding of both subjects. When you can create a piece of clothing from a mathematical perspective, for example, it’s as if you’re honing in on a different way of teaching and learning altogether. That concept of applied mathematics through fashion opened my eyes to college programs like Cornell’s.

Fashion and art have clearly been major vehicles for your learning. Where did those interests come from? It all started when my grandmother taught me how to hand-sew when I was 14 and then helped me make a vest for myself. I still have the vest to this day, just reminding me of how far my technical skills have come. From there, I taught myself, learning through trial and error. I have never had a formal design class, or any kind of sewing class, but I have been able to do independent studies in design that have allowed me to grow.

What have you learned about yourself from this process?I’ve known since an early age that art was my passion, especially because it lets me express my thoughts in a creative or metaphoric way, but fabric became my favorite medium. Learning about myself has mostly come from my struggles and failures. The essence of being self-taught is to keep raising the bar and attempt projects that surpass what you think you’re capable of, and that’s what forces you to learn. Anyone

opposite: Eric Beaudette ’12 at work in his lepage Center for the Arts studio in 2011.

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who sews knows that you need absolute patience and a lot of time, which is something I couldn’t grasp early on. Through art, I’ve learned how to appreciate, how to be determined yet patient, and how to stay motivated, which has brought me success in other areas of my life.

What has been your academic focus this year?This year I’ve really been trying to incorporate what-ever I learn in the classroom into my art. I fell in love with interdisciplinary learning at Hebron because it gives you so many perspectives, and it makes educa-tion a lot more interesting. For example, it’s not just

art, but rather it’s art from a geometric means like with my wedding dress, or it’s not just math. You can look at anything in an artistic way. It all adds up and enhances every other part of your life.

What’s something about Hebron that you didn’t necessarily have at your former school?I interned at Cole Haan last summer in part because of a Hebron connection. Because it’s a small school, you build a network of teachers, friends, parents and alumni that you share common ground with and who truly know you. It helps distinguish you from other candidates when you have a Hebron reference, and that network is something you’ll have forever. It’s invaluable.

it sounds like Hebron’s people, namely our faculty, have really had an impact on you. Can you talk more about that?We have really good teachers here. They’re amazing. I think that’s what makes your experience at Hebron, the people. Not only are they completely in favor of your learning, but they fully support your overall development as a human being because they spend so much time with you. That way of thinking can get lost at other schools.

do you think that helped in your adjustment to boarding life?The adjustment wasn’t as hard as it might sound. It’s a community here. Honestly, it helps that we have great facilities and all, but it’s your teachers and classmates that are going to make or break your high school career. At Hebron, the dorm is welcoming. The family you live with and the kids in the dorm, you get along with them and you spend time with them, and they become your family. Even though time goes by so fast at Hebron, it’s about connections. You meet all kinds of people in the dorm, but you become close in a way you never thought you could.

What has Hebron’s role been in your life thus far?Hebron has let me take the reins. It’s as if I’ve told the school, “I’m going to do as many things as I can in the time that I have, whether it’s art, academics, or athletics.” Even though the areas are each differ-ent, they all complement each other and make for a completely unique learning experience. Some days, I’d say to myself, “I have to go work out” because that helps my art, and vice versa. I think that applied way of thinking is so useful in the real world, but it’s not something that high school traditionally teaches you. At a typical school, you’d sit down for class, go to your next class, and so on, and then you go to a sport and go home. Here, I do everything in a day! This place keeps you incredibly busy.

Congratulations on your acceptance to Cornell’s Fiber science and apparel design program! what was your college process like?I have to say thank you to our college counselor Mr. Mac [Mr. MacLellan] for pointing out the Cornell program to me. Many people don’t realize for art schools that you often need a different portfolio for each school, so I think I was a little more stressed than my peers. I don’t think the college process itself is extremely difficult per se, but you have to keep up with Hebron’s academics, sports, and extracurriculars in the meantime. I think I made it to the post office at exactly 4:00 p.m. when they were closing on the mail-by deadline for my applications!

It must feel good knowing that stress is all over.When you’re done applying, you’re done, and when you hear back from schools it’s even more emotional because you can tell yourself, “you did that,” and, “you earned that.” It’s just crazy because you’re being challenged so much in class at Hebron and have to work really hard to get the grades, but when you’re accepted to a college, you’re that much prouder of yourself because you know how much it took to get there, and you know how good the schools are that you’ve applied to. It’s validating.

what are your plans for this summer?After making a wedding dress last year for my final project—one of the hardest things I’ve ever done—I sent in a photo and landed an internship with a couture bridal designer named Junko Yoshioka, who dresses celebrities and designs for Saks. I’ll help with bridal appointments and make dresses that could actually be in a collection, all because of the picture I sent of the dress I made at Hebron!


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appeared on our web site

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Tom ClarkpHippsburg, maiNe • Four-year studeNt • westmiNster College

by Jennifer F. Adams

It isn’t every day that a small school orchestra debuts a new piece of music. And it isn’t every day that the music is written by a student. Back

in February, orchestra director John Lawson handed out new music to a sub-group of the orchestra. The piece was short and clearly modern, with devilish rhythms. The composer? Tom Clark ’12.

Tom, the son of Roger Clark ’74, came to Hebron as a freshman. During his four years he has played cello with the orchestra as well as electric bass with the jazz band and in the pit bands for the school musicals. After taking Introduction to Studio Record-ing as a junior, he opted to focus on composition in Independent Topics in Music during his senior year.

“Tom loves to sit down and play directly into the computer,” said teacher John Lawson. “He wrote some really interesting music in the studio recording class.” Although he had creative ideas and themes, most of his compositions weren’t playable by human musi-cians, so Mr. Lawson pushed him to write something that could be arranged for a small orchestra.

“I wrote it using FruityLoops [composing soft-ware now called FL Studio],” Tom recalled. “Then I knocked it out on a piano roll and converted it to notes using Finale, so I could print out sheet music.” He also had to adjust the composition to fit within the ranges of real instruments, including changing the key to make it more easily played by intermedi-ate-level musicians.

It takes a fair amount of courage to write music for others to play. Not only is the composer bringing ideas to life, but those ideas are open for interpreta-tion by other musicians in performance. As one of those musicians, it was satisfying to be a part of bringing the different parts together into a whole and to take a role in enhancing and refining what Tom had written.

As hard as it was for us, it was even harder for Tom to play as part of the orchestra instead of conducting.

Ultimately, “it came out how I wanted it to sound,” he said. “And now it’s stuck in my head!”


perspeCtive

After Tom wrote the origi-

nal theme for “Perspec-

tive,” he and Mr. Lawson

arranged it for a small

chamber orchestra: Dong

Hee Lee ’12 and Kexin

Wang ’13 on violin, Ms.

Adams on clarinet, Zach

Abisalih ’15 on alto sax,

Dan Warner ’13 on tenor

sax, Lilly Bourget ’13 on

viola, Bradley Sperl ’18

and composer Tom Clark

’12 on cello, and Mengdong

Zhuang ’12 on piano.

Composer tom Clark ’12 (on cello, far right) and members of the Hebron Academy orchestra play the world premiere of tom’s composition, “perspective.”


Yena Kangseoul, Korea • tHree-year studeNt • syraCuse uNiversity

by liza tarr

Hebron Academy senior Yena Kang, who won seven regional Gold Keys this winter from the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards this winter, was also awarded a National Gold Medal and a National Silver Medal

for two of her pieces. Among the most prestigious and highly coveted awards for young artists since their inception in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writ-ing Awards have helped shaped the careers of Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote and Robert Redford.

Yena’s drawing “Corner” earned gold while “People,” also a drawing, took silver. Gold honors are regarded as some of the “most outstanding works in the nation,” according to program officials, and only about 1,400 students across the country receive them.

“This whole process has been a wonderful surprise that has really pushed me to keep working hard towards my goals as an artist,” Yena said. “These awards were unexpected, but they have made me so happy.”

Yena and her work will be recognized at the National Awards Ceremony this June at Carnegie Hall and will be featured in publications and exhibi-tions with the lauded ART.WRITE.NOW tour throughout the summer.

Upon her return from the winter vacation, Yena was met with thrilling news: an email from the Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards informing her of her tremen-dous achievements. Not one, not two, not three, but a remarkable seven of Kang’s original art earned Gold Keys, and one a Silver Key for the Art Category.

Out of the 3,500+ submissions received by the New York City Art Region, only 330 earned Gold Keys, less than 10% of the applicant pool. Yena’s honored works include: Corner (National Gold Medal, Gold Key) and People (National Silver Medal, Gold Key). Additionally, she received Gold Keys for Child-hood, Rust, Horses, Sodaworld and Fight; and a Silver Key for Stress.

Yena has been studying art her whole life but has blossomed since coming to Hebron Academy as a


opposite: yena Kang ’12 working on a new piece in the lepage Center for the Arts.

left: yena received a gold Key from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards for Horses.

about tHe sCHolastiC

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To date, the Awards have

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sophomore. Under the guidance of her advisor, men-tor and art teacher Jeanine Eschenbach, fondly known as “Ms. Esch,” Kang has found her voice as an artist and an individual, setting her sights on art school and a career as an artist.

“Hebron helped me to fi nd who I am, not just with art,” she said. “I’ve been through ups and downs, thinking ‘should I be doing this?’ Hebron didn’t necessarily give me a straight up answer, but it helped me fi nd the right path.”

Yena submitted fi fteen pieces to the New York division of the competition in December 2011, hoping that recognition by the awards would help propel her to art school. Willing to try almost any medium, Yena’s talents range from drawing to print making

and from painting to mixed media. She received Gold Keys for works in all these areas. Yena is also the only Hebron Academy student to have her own art show at the campus art gallery, due in large part to the sheer volume of her portfolio.

“Having Yena in class for three of those years has been an amazing experience, Ms. Eschenbach said. “To watch a student fi nd her passion and be successful has been very rewarding. Yena is a wonderful person and artist with a very strong and whimsical creative spirit. I am excited to see all that she will do in her next art program.”

Even though her abilities are far reaching, Yena knows her preferences as an artist. She favors abstract art that speaks to viewers through color and texture, as opposed to realism, which “frustrates” her. “Real-ism makes me mad because I feel like if I draw an apple just like an apple, I don’t think there’s meaning to it,” she said. “If I drew something like a half apple, half orange, nobody else would necessarily think of that. Drawing realism isn’t challenging enough.”

While Yena’s recent accomplishments are great, they by no means happened overnight. She has worked hard to cultivate an identity as both an artist and a person and battled uncertainty about art as a career calling. “Art is something that not everyone does. I always thought about studying academics and going on to a normal college and a regular career, but choosing the path of an artist was a really hard decision.”

Winning Gold Keys—and now national medals—has validated Yena’s passion and allowed her to appre-ciate the depth of her own talent for the fi rst time. “Before [receiving the awards], I liked art, but I had a hard time thinking about if this is something that could be my job after I graduate [from college]. Then I got the awards, I thought about not what I should just do for college, but about art as my future. Maybe if people like it, I could make it my career.”

In Korea, students are expected to pursue aca-demic paths and more traditional careers. Ms. Eschen-bach’s counsel solidifi ed Yena’s decision to attend art school, and the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards boosted her confi dence. Ms. Eschenbach nurtures students’ passions by creating an environment that caters to the individual’s approach to art. According to Yena, “That kind of fl exibility helps me and others to work. Art shouldn’t stress you out.”

There is no doubt that Yena’s future is bright, but it is not the shiny Gold Keys and medals that sustain her passion. At the end of the day, she says it’s all because “It makes me happy.”


Corner received a National gold Medal from the Scholastic Art and Writing judges, the highest honor they award.


ray rawls ’13 (left) and Nate Harmon ’03 (above) as lovin’ Al in the 2012 and 2003 pro-ductions of Working.

Full Circle Celebrating a decade of

winter musicals

A decade ago, Julie and Steve Middleton joined the Hebron Academy faculty. Head of School John

King knew the Middletons from Indian Mountain School, where Ms. Mid had been directing

annual school musicals. Almost as soon as they arrived at Hebron, Mr. King said, “Hey Julie,

you’re going to put on a show!” And she did. Ten years later she has worked with nearly 300 different

students and 50 adults, on stage and behind the scenes. She has created show after delightful

show, from Working to Fiddler on the Roof to Jesus Christ Superstar and back to Working.

After the set was struck on her tenth Hebron production, we asked her to

reminisce. As you will see, every show has at least one great story.

Julie Poland Middletonadditional reporting by Jennifer F. AdamsPhotography by Bill Chase, Dennis Griggs and Sara Wilmot


WorkingMs. Middleton’s first Hebron show was Work-ing, which is based on the book by Studs Terkel. It features monologues and songs written from interviews with real people. Because it is pre-sented in vignettes, it was perfect for the first try at an all-school show.

I’m very thankful to chorus teacher Karen Chapman, because she came up with the idea to do this show. She knew that it was the perfect style of show, given our schedule, and that it could suit a range of talents and abilities. She was right!

I was excited about doing theater at Hebron, but I remember meeting kids at Timanous the summer before—Nate Okun ’03 and Nate Harmon ’03—and them kind of circling me, sizing me up.

The show was a big hit with memorable performances from the ensemble Brother Truckers and Cleaning Women to the origi-nal UPS worker, Jake Singer ’03 and teacher Rose Hoffman, Christie Little ’04. The support of the community was immediate. I was astonished at how many people were willing to help and at how many came to see the show. Before anyone knew what to expect, we had full houses.

GreaseAfter the gritty, blue collar vignettes of Work-ing, Ms. Mid turned to the fluffy and fond incarnation of the fifties in Grease.

Grease was inspired by some of the kids who were in Working but also by some of the new students who said they really wanted to do it. It was not at the top of my list, but I couldn’t resist the enthusiasm of the students, and they just loved it. They loved being the greasers, and they loved wearing the poodle skirts and all that whole fifties cool.

Matt Darrah ’05 and Julia Nyitray ’06 were phenomenal. We knew that Julia was going to have the talent; she had had vocal training, but Matt was a total surprise—one of those annual bonuses we’ve all come to look forward to.

There were a couple of songs from the Broadway production that were not in the movie, like the “Mooning” song. We

made a suspended moon covered in silver glitter—I still have it in the prop room. Then we decided to do actual mooning, and take advantage of boxer fashions. I made those boys promise to make sure they were PG-13. We shook hands; I told them “this will be the end of me if you don’t do this right.” They did it right.

I think this is true in theater everywhere, and it’s certainly true at Hebron: there is a feeling of trust that develops amongst cast and crew. The kids appreciate that they are treated with respect as actors, and that they have a voice; they can describe ideas that can be implemented and have an impact. They are invested, but in a different way than they are in a classroom. They know they are going to perform a final product to a lot of friends, family and total strangers!

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJoseph is an early offering from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice—a kitschy romp through the Biblical story of Joseph and the coat of many colors. It is bright and colorful, with a wide variety of songs in nearly every style you can think of.

I absolutely loved Joseph. I loved the music, the students we had involved, the performance of Dave Stonebraker [as

tevye’s daughters, played by Katya planson ’09, Mary randall ’09, Vika planson ’07, Claire Cummings ’09 and rosa van Wie ’08 in 2007’s Fiddler on the Roof.

Julia Nyitray ’06 (Sandy) and Matt Darrah ’05 (Danny), center front, sing about summer loving in the 2004 pro-duction of Grease. With Elizabeth Cole ’05, Monet Fournier-Brazier ’04, Kate turner ’04 (back), Vika planson ’07, ruth Scarpino ’04, Amy Shackford ’06, Charlie Cummings ’07 (obscured), Kirk turner ’07, Sto Austin ’04, Kris Houle ’05, John Slattery ’04 and ryan Close ’04.


Joseph’s father Jacob]. I loved Charlie Cum-mings ’07, who was incredible in the title role. In this show, I broke the narrator part in four, which some people were concerned about, but it worked well for us. Those girls: Amy Shackford ’06, Lianne Quenn-eville ’06, Liz Cole ’05 and Jen Duguay ’08 each had their own unique personality but came together in a fun, cohesive way.

Pharoah!—Kris Houle ’05. Could he have been any more perfect? There was great energy, too from a huge group of go-go girls. Lastly…the brothers, who were so funny and who made me so crazy. They were the proverbial herding cats ensemble.

The WizA familiar story, with familiar characters, but a different approach.

Orchestra and jazz band director, Paul Thibeault became music director when Karen Chapman departed, and he suggested The Wiz, which I had never heard of. Paul was really emphatic about it, and the first time I heard it I knew why. I don’t know that I’ve had more fun in any show than I did with that group of leads: Julian Flint ’06, Sunny Jiles ’06, David Delgado ’07, Noah Love ’07 and Jen Dug-uay ’08. They were all busy doing different things, but they were willing to work—and at crazy hours. We would rehearse after dinner,

Intermission DishAfter the tragic damaging tsunami in

December 2004, art teacher Jeanine

Eschenbach and her students had an

idea: sell pottery bowls filled with

ice cream as a fundraiser at the

show. This brilliant addition is now

something that regular Hebron

theater-goers look forward to. The

pottery students with Ms. Esch’s

generous time and guidance have

raised thousands of dollars over the

years that have gone to such

organizations as The Good Shep-

herd Food Bank, Go!Malawi,

Community Concepts and others.

Sunny Jiles ’06 (tin Woodman), Jen Duguay ’08 (Dorothy), Julian Flint ’06 (Scarecrow) and David Delgado ’07 (Cowardly lion) in The Wiz, 2006.

Saturday nights, just the five of them and me, and we laughed all the time.

That show was also memorable for the performance of Sam Chandler ’06 stepping out of his comfort zone from pit band to Wicked Witch. He stole the show. Diamond Duryea ’07 made another beautiful backdrop. The girls’ hockey team strapped on roller blades to play the flying monkeys—screech-ing through the audience. It was a blast.

With each successive year, we have tried to expand the cast, crew and audience experience by bringing in or hiring expert assistance to improve various aspects of the production, whether that be the supremely professional program printing (thanks to Bob Willis ’69 and MPX) or professional light-ing by Jamie Grant, set design with Janet Montgomery or choreographers from Bates College or Art Moves. The past two years, we have had professional photos for the lobby thanks to art teacher Jenn Lonergan and par-ent Michelle Bourget. A great contribution comes each year from our own maintenance department. They have built huge set pieces and helped with obscure props and are always so gracious about doing it. We’re lucky that they like theater—and a challenge: hey, who wants to build a car? A balcony? A subway!?

Fiddler on the RoofWhere The Wiz is a remake of a classic, Fid-dler on the Roof is a bona fide classic. With songs that everyone just seems to know, and a story that speaks across the ages, it is a solid choice for many amateur theaters.

I give credit for this choice to Cindy Reedy. She suggested it, and it was one of our best, though I had my doubts initially because it such a serious drama. Yes, there

are comedic and romantic pieces to it, but it has a heavy undertone.

And I was daunted because it is such a classic musical. Everybody has a vision of what Fiddler on the Roof should be like; would we meet that expectation? But the cast rose to the occasion. David Delgado ’07—a slight young man—grew old and big before our eyes as the Papa. He did a stellar job and knows what it means to own a part. There were girls who were willing to do the bottle dance—Rachael Cooper ’08, Emma Janezcko ’08, Jen Duguay ’08. I said sure, but had no idea that a bottle dance was real bottles on heads with no magic. I tried magic—I tried velcro, I tried magnets, I would have tried superglue, but none of that worked so we practiced with genuine bottles and genuine hats. We went through a lot of bottles!

We had two kids from Ukraine in this cast, playing the enforcers, displacing the Jews. These boys’ parents had distant memories of this era. I felt we owed it to these students and our Jewish community to do the show justice.

This show also stood out for me as one of the first with a major international ensemble—boys from the Ukraine, Korea, Montreal, and Turner, Maine, all dancing

Charlie Cummings ’07 (Joseph, far right), Kris Houle ’05 (pharoah) and Elizabeth Cole ’05

(one of four narrators) in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2005).


the (mostly) faculty eunuchs in 2010’s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Anna Skeele, rob Maclellan ’11, Katie Coyne, ted turesky, Noe Fernandez, Jim Maldonis, Judy Chase and Max Jones, with Calvin Moisan ’10 as pseudolus, Andrew Burgess ’11 (Hero) and polly Drown ’11 (philia).

From the very beginning, Ms. Middleton has involved adults in the show and the faculty number is always eagerly anticipated.

Usually, there is a “faculty number” but in the original Working there were amaz-ing solos such as Bob Gunn’s “Joe,” Peter Suydam’s “Father and Sons” with Charlie Cummings, and Bobby MacMannis as the last minute iron worker, Mike Dillard (strep throat struck the student lead!). Faculty stepping in for ill students has occurred twice—almost three times! There to per-form and save the day!

They have been the angels in Grease, urg-ing Frenchie to “go back to high school,” the humorous Cadets in Seussical, singing trees and frogs in Once on this Island, and more.

Some are true pros (Max Jones, Cindy Reedy and Ian Cross!), but it is great to have any faculty members give it a try. I remember Judy Chase saying she didn’t want to retire until she’d been in a show. Sometimes it’s no-nonsense with requests for very specific direction: walk here, turn there, and sometimes it’s strict hilarity. I love the audience’s reaction to the faculty, but even more so the backstage camaraderie: putting on makeup and overcoming stage fright, the final bows—together.

“traffic Jam” in the 2012 Working: Max Jones, Austin Stonebraker ’97, Marcia King, ian Cross, Noah love ’07, Anna Skeele, John King and Cory Sanderson.

Jim Maldonis, Max Jones and ian Cross as cadets in 2008’s Seussical.

John King, David Stonebraker, peter Suydam, Jamie roche ’95, Betsy loyd, Dawn Minigell and Susan lalemand urge Frenchie (Amy Shackford ’06) to go back to high school in Grease.

Just one of the kids

together. That was so wonderful, to see these boys—no barriers—come together so closely to perform (and have a good time at it).

SeussicalSeussical weaves several Dr. Seuss stories together, and features Horton the Elephant and the Grinch, among other beloved characters.

“A person is a person” goes hand in hand with Hebron and how accepting we are as a school. It was so colorful and bright. The hockey team and basketball boys played the Wickershams and Hunches. Like many years, some in this ensemble had never been on stage before, and were so nervous. Joe Hoyt ’08 almost turned green backstage, but they all felt so exultant when they were done. A lot was carried on the shoulders of Calvin Moisan ’10, our Horton. He is a pro. There were great standout performances with the different Cats in the Hat: Q Shin ’08, Kathleen Collins ’08, Rosa Van Wie ’08 and Silas Leavitt ’08. The Whos too, led by Mary Randall ’09, Brooks Schandelmeier ’08, and John Speranza ’09 as General in charge of the faculty cadets were a “hoot!”

There were some people in the outside community who saw the production and liked the set pieces we made with the help of Delian Valeriani ’00, so we were able to loan our egg-nest-and-tree unit and our

John Bedette ’08, rose Johnson ’08, Sarah Fensore ’09 (Jojo, Act i), Ashley Waldron ’09, Kathleen Collins ’08 (Cat in the Hat), John Myles ’08 and Mallory Andrews ’08 in Seussical (2008).

beautiful Seussical sign to Community Little Theatre (CLT). This give-and-take with the greater local theater community has been an added boon. I think we have a reputation now as a school that has some experience, props and costumes, and it means a lot (to me) that we can loan as well as borrow.

Once on This IslandOnce on This Island is a meditation on race in the form of a fable. Although intended for an all-black cast, it can be performed as a story about class conflict by a mixture of actors.

I loved the music and the message of Once on This Island. Like Fiddler, it has heavy undertones of racism and letting go, but is

Music director Beth Barefoot works with Seung Woo Kim ’10 (Agwe, god of water), Claire Cummings ’09 (Erzulie, goddess of love) and Katya planson ’09 (Asaka, goddess of the earth) in Once on This Island (2009)

leavened by the whimsy of dancing frogs, trees, breezes and birds (thank you faculty!) The leads in this show had great voices and were so dedicated: Mary Randall ’09, Sara Fensore ’09, Bobby Morrill ’10, Max Middleton ’12. The gods and goddesses had diverse personalities—Seung Woo Kim ’10, Claire Cummings ’09, Katya Planson ’09 and John Speranza ’09—and were beauti-fully costumed under the watchful and creative eye of teacher and costume designer Cindy Reedy. This show was Beth Barefoot’s first full year with us as music director, and her experience with musical theater made a real difference in our students’ confidence level.

A fun thing about this show was bring-ing in the faculty children for a couple of musical numbers. They were eight adorable girls: Rachel and Sara Brouwer, Rachel and Avery Jurek, Charlotte Middleton, Jillian MacLellan, Riley and Emily Hemmings. If you ever need a heart tug on a show, bring in the little ones! These girls were the triple threats (act, sing and dance!) and many of them have gone on to do shows in the middle school and in the upper school. Oth-ers are waiting for the right show (I hope!).

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumA rib-tickling farce with no redeeming social value at all, Forum is cleverly written, very funny and great fun to watch and listen to.

I had seen Forum at a couple of other high schools, and I saw the OHMPAA (Oxford

Hills Music and Performing Arts Associa-tion) production. When it came up as a pos-sibility, the students were thrilled, but I was concerned because of the adult themes/double entendre humor. We had some interesting top-level conversations about it, and fortu-nately, we decided that our students were mature enough to understand that it is a farce and that we were just going to have fun with it—and keep it PG-13!

This was the most elaborate set to date—two stories and a balcony—and was designed by Delian Valeriani ’00. Long ago we got into the habit of painting the floor for each show, and this one, with the cobbled stones, was gorgeous.

Calvin Moisan ’10 had superb timing as Pseudolus. And Matt Fensore ’12 as Hyste-rium was hysterical—long, blonde wig and all. Nick Stuer ’10 (Miles Gloriosus) was the ultimate surpise performer. I had asked Nick for years to audition and he had done some stagehand work, but he was never willing to be the performer. However, once he finally agreed there was no turning back, and he was a showstopper.

This is another annual phenomenon of the Hebron musical: there’s always an unsuspected talent or two that is just an ovation waiting to happen! Nick Stuer ’10, Alex Guay ’12, Kris Houle ’05, Lilly Bourget ’13, Sung Hyun Choi ’12 to name a few, and the way they interact and play with the familiar standouts Ruth Scarpino ’04, Vika ’07 and Katya Planson ’09, Liz Cole ’05, Sto Austin ’03, Mary ’09 and Sydney Randall ’13, Max Middleton ’12, is abso-lutely fantastic!

Jesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ Superstar began as a rock opera album, not a stage show. It is essentially a passion play that uses contemporary language and music.

I had always wanted to do this show, but I knew it would be tough to pull it off at a high school—musically and as the well-known story of the last days of Jesus’s life. However, if I were ever going to do this dream show, this was the year. The core group was strong and so committed: Andrew Burgess ’11 (Jesus), Christina Eng-lish ’11 (Mary Magdelene), Max Middleton ’12 (Judas), Sung Hyun Choi ’12 (Pontius Pilate), Harry Trask ’12 (King Herod). They had tremendous chemistry together and a solid work ethic which permeated to the entire ensemble—the crowd scenes along with the disciples were phenomenal!

Because this show is so well known, I wanted to make it “different” so people wouldn’t be comparing it to the classic movie. Thankfully, Steve (Middleton) and Delian came up with a subway station con-cept for the set which immediately gave it a contemporary look. We started the show with the curtain open and had a close-to-full-cast dance number for the overture that (I think)

Max Middleton ’12 (Judas), Christina English ’11 (Mary Magdalene) and Andrew Burgess ’11 in Jesus Christ Superstar (2011)

Miles gloriosus (Nick Stuer ’10) and soldiers tom Cummings ’11, Bryan Felice ’10, Brian McDonald ’10, Cam Moniz ’10 and Evan richardson ’10, in Forum.

the opening number of the 2012 production of Working.

Cleaning women (front) ren gerenser ’14, Abbie Small ’12, Jessi Moersdorf ’13, Elena Hernández Ferrer ’13, Sarah Brouwer ’15 (back) Shatrisse Cooper ’12, Emily Wyman ’13, Qianchong Guo ’14, Julia Koziel ’13, Ivy Han ’14 and Allison Cummings ’12 in the 2012 Working.

Winter Musicals2003 Working

2004 Grease

2005 Joseph and the Amazing

Technicolor Dreamcoat

2006 The Wiz

2007 Fiddler on the Roof

2008 Seussical

2009 Once on This Island

2010 A Funny Thing Happened

on the Way to the Forum

2011 Jesus Christ Superstar

2012 Working

let people know they were in for something different and a treat. I couldn’t resist the white tuxedos and gogo boots for the faculty in “Superstar!” Once again we were fortunate to have outside contributors like choreog-rapher Kim Hamlin, and parent Carolyn Fensore’s rising doves at Jesus’ crucifixion.

My aim is to do as professional a job as we can within the high school framework and challenges that most schools face: schedules, sickness, snow storms, last minute injuries, etc. At Hebron, we have extremely limited back-stage space and limited time to develop char-acter. We count on students listening (once in a while!) and taking cues from each other. I have never directed a Hebron show from backstage. Come opening night, the kids, cast, crew and the involved faculty(!) know that it’s their show… Yes, we have missed an entrance or two, but I won’t tell you where! Yes, a set piece has fallen over or not shown up at all, costumes have ripped, lines have been missed and lights have been blown—literally. In one show, an ambulance arrived at opening

night to assist with a backstage asthma attack, in another show, the cast was inadvertently locked off stage (that door knob is no longer there!). But that’s theater: The show goes on!

WorkingWhich brings us back to Working.

I really wanted to do Working again as the tenth show, as an anniversary celebra-tion, and an opportunity to do a drama “Reunion.” But from the beginning I worried that it wouldn’t measure up to the first one. As I was waffling, my set-painting, prop-seeking husband, Coach Mid said, “Don’t compare—don’t look back, just do the show as if you’ve never done it before.” It was good advice and with a completely new cast and crew, plus partner in crime (Beth Barefoot), I think we pulled it off.

“Everyone should have something to point to” became our mantra. “Traffic Jam” was the faculty number (it was a mixed group Middle School/Upper School number the first time). We did “Fathers and Sons” and “Joe”—the retired man’s piece—as featured student

numbers rather than as faculty features (as in 2003). I think the casting is a great example of the growth the program has had—that we have more capable and willing students than we did 10 years ago—and we’re lucky to still have amazingly talented and helpful faculty and staff!

A great twist to this production was having Noah Love ’07 back. He is the only person to be in both productions. He agreed to assistant direct and be in it. I think he was a little surprised that he was given the same shout out lines in “Traffic Jam” that he had when he was in the 2003 production!

It was a great reward that at the end of the run, people didn’t feel like this show was something they had already seen. Enough time had elapsed and it was dif-ferent, but still another Hebron show: so much talent, a huge pre-curtain cast and crew cheer, practiced and novice students coming together from next door or across the globe—acting, singing and dancing, a community celebration on a cold weekend in February—a Hebron musical.

Jubilee for threehis spring, Queen Elizabeth II marked 60 years on the British throne at Diamond Jubilee celebrations around the globe. At the close of school each year we have our own mini jubilee at which we say farewell to those who are moving on and celebrate colleagues who have reached service milestones.

We even have our own brand of royalty—their hats may not be as stylish as Elizabeth’s and they don’t have horse-drawn carriages at their command, but they are no less committed to their work and to the Hebron community.

In 2012, three long-time staffers marked 25 years of service to Hebron Academy. These women wear very different hats, but all are vital to the day-to-day operation of the school.

Housekeeper Sheila Kyllonen lives just down the road where she and her husband Gary (class of ’70) run Hebron Pines Campground and Golf Course. The Kyllonens have two children (David and Dara) and four grandchildren.

Cynthia Reedy and her husband Brad Cummings commute to campus from their home in Norway. Ms. Reedy has taught science and math, and is currently chair of the language department. She also plays with the school orchestra. Her three children—Charlie, Claire and Tom—all graduated from Hebron.

Gail Trundy and her husband Jim raised their family less than a mile from campus. Mrs. Trundy is known far and wide for her exceptional bakery treats. Everyone on campus has a favorite cookie, and all will pas-sionately defend a special choice!

We thought it would be fun to get to know a little bit about Sheila, Cindy and Gail, and came up with this short Q-and-A for each of them.

Milestones35 Years

Carole Smith25 Years

Sheila Kyllonen • Cynthia Reedy • Gail Trundy15 Years

Alex Godomsky • Judy Roy10 Years

Julie Middleton • Steve Middleton5 Years

Ian Cross • Kevin DeSorbo ’03Bob MacLellan • Cynthia Marsden

Arica Powers Monahan ’97 • Heidi Mosher


Mrs. Kyllonen doing some summer cleaning in Hupper library. inset: with the house-keeping staff at Homecoming in 2005.

What is the last movie

you saw? I can’t remem-

ber but I’m sure it was

with my grandchildren.

What is your theme song?

"Words," it’s an old song.

What is the proudest

moment in your life?

Watching my kids

graduate.

If you had one do-over in

life what would it be?

Nothing, all those

mistakes are lessons

What talent would you

love to have? I don’t

know; I just try to be all

that I can be.

Do you believe that forks

are evolved from

spoons? Yeah, they might

have—if you fi lled in a

fork it would be a spoon

so they could have.

What three things would

you take to a desert

island? My husband Gary,

my sewing machine and

some seeds!

What would be your ideal

meal? Spaghetti.

Is there someone who

can always make you

laugh out loud—or at

least smile? Those

grandkids!

Can you describe your

fi rst day of work at

Hebron? It was scary. It

was such a different

environment and so many

different people. I didn’t

know what to expect and

I was nervous meeting my

boss.

What keeps you busy

outside of work? Running

the golf course and my

gardens.

What would people be

surprised to know about

you? I like to sew and I’ve

made quilts for all my

grandchildren, although

they are growing out of

them, and I might have to

start over and make them

all new ones!

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What is the last movie you

saw? Batman, last night!

What is your theme

song? “Beautiful,” by

Carole King (wake up

every morning with a

smile on your face…)

What is the proudest

moment in your life? Two

come to mind. 1) I was in a

production of The Sound

of Music in high school

and my mom made the

dresses that the children

wore to the wedding of

Maria and their dad, and

they were beautiful. I was

so happy that my mom

did that. 2) My dad never

saw me run in high school

because he worked, and

meets were in the after-

noon. He saw me win the

880 in the biggest meet of

the year, one of the only

times he saw me run.


love to have? I always

wanted to be able to jump

up and touch the net of

the basketball hoop. In

high school everyone

would warm up by jump-

ing and touching the

net, but I never could.

Do you believe that

forks are evolved from

spoons? No, spoons

evolved in a culture that

ate a lot of soup and forks

from a place where they

already had pitchforks.



island? My husband

Brad, a good long book

that I haven’t read and

something to make music

with, like a recorder.

Is there someone who can

always make you laugh

out loud—or at least

smile? Terry Park ’97.


fi rst day of work at

Hebron? At the open-

ing picnic I hit Stepha-

nie Walker’s new truck

with my car. Also, David

Stonebraker welcomed

the entire new faculty with

“Our joy at having you join

us is exceeded only by the

number of pets you have

brought with you.” Or

something close to that.

What keeps you busy

outside of work? Lots,

visiting my kids at col-

lege, gardening, theater,

library trustee, preaching

at two churches, visit-

ing my parents, anything

outdoors, hiking… I

don’t like to sit still.

What would people be

surprised to know about

you? I’ve had a long and

secret love affair with Neil

Young. It’s secret because

he doesn’t know about it.

Ms. reedy doing what she does best: teaching. inset: Ms. reedy at the closing faculty gathering, seated in her 25-year Hebron chair with the portrait that now hangs in the School Building.

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you saw? A kid’s movie

with the grandchildren.

What is your theme

song? One of my

favorites is “In the

Mood”—it’s just peppy!

What is the proudest mo-

ment in your life? Going

back to culinary school

and making the honor roll.

In your career? Lots

of people have asked

for my recipes.

What is your favorite treat

to make? Chocolate chip

cookies because every-

one likes them. I don’t

like making things that

people don’t like to eat.

If you had one do-over

in life what would it

be? Life is what it is. If

you didn’t make those

mistakes you wouldn’t

be where you are now.


love to have? I wish

I was more artistic—

beyond frosting!

Do you believe that forks

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my son and daughter-

in-law and the grand-

children. That’s all I

need to be happy!

What would be your

ideal meal? It would

have to have dessert,

like a nice luscious

strawberry shortcake.

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always make you laugh

out loud—or at least

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middle of the day, and I

thought I had to get all

that work done by noon!

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outside of work? Keeping

up with the grandchildren

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the fi re department,

4-H, Grange, Oxford

County Fair Association.

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be surprised to know

about you? I have nine

sisters and fi ve brothers,

at least 52 nieces and

nephews and 52 grand

nieces and nephews.

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2012 Reunions & Homecoming

Friday, October 5Saturday, October 6

Reunions for1937 • 1942 • 1947 • 1952 1957 • 1962 • 1967 • 1972 1977 • 1982 • 1987 • 1992

1997 • 2002 • 2007

convocationathletic hall of fame induction

Richard V. Leavitt ’72Kirby N. Nadeau ’77

George L. Helwig coach and athletic director 1948–1959

distinguished service awardLois and Eugene J. Smith ’43

time of remembranceForest Perkins ’55

campus tours • road raceplanned giving seminar

luncheon at dwyer fieldsathletic competitions

• Catch up with classmates and old friends• Cheer on Hebron’s teams• Take part in activities for the whole family

For more information, please call or e-mail Colin Griggs at 207-966-5318, [email protected]

or visit our web site: www.hebronacademy.org/Homecoming2012

a l u m n i e t a l u m n a e



1941Class Agent Needed! Find out how you can get involved with your class. Call or e-mail Beverly Roy: 207-966-

5251, [email protected]

1942sevent ieth reunion

Class Agent: Norm Cole [email protected]

bob Preti writes, “Although retired from active practice, I’m ‘of Counsel’ to the law firm of which I was a founder—Preti Flaherty Beliveau and Pachios—now iwth some 95 lawyers and offices in Portland and Augusta, Concord NH, Boston, Bed-minster NJ and Washington DC (couldn’t resist a little advertising!). Still ‘downhill’ skiing, but not as well as Ralph Gould ’41. Given up sailing and now cruise the Maine coast in the summer under power. (Don’t all old sailors get demoted to power boats?!) Betty and I celebrated our 60th last year. We have three children, ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild, all doing well. ‘Life is Good’ and I’ve been blessed as well as very, very lucky in all aspects of it. He-bron was one of my ‘spring boards’ in many ways. Have a great 70th reunion!”

1943Class Agent: Gene Smith

[email protected]

Connie and al Penta spend half the year in Las Vegas where Al says he is “involved

in the race track end of the odds system.” Al also reports that Charlie Sprague ’55 spends half his time in Costa Rica.

1947s ixty-f ifth reunion

Class Agent: Ernest Rodrigues [email protected]



1949Class Agent: Bob Rich

[email protected]

Stephen brown is enjoying the recent birth of his fourth great-grandchild! n dick Strome flew helicopters for 20 years and then helped build the Seabrook, NH nu-clear power station. He spent several years in NH state government and was the New England FEMA director under the second President Bush.



1951Class Agent: Ted Ruegg

[email protected]

1952s ixt ieth reunion

Class Agent: Ken Boyle [email protected]

Phil Montgomery writes, “Retirement is suiting us well. Enjoying the daily activity we can fit in each day. Still boating on Pe-nobscot Bay in the summer and spending nice warm winters in Arizona. I hope for all life is good and healthy.”

Class Notes

2012 distinguished Service award

Lois and Gene Smith ’43 will be honored at

Alumni Convocation on Saturday, October 6

1953Class Agent: Dean Ridlon

[email protected]



1955Class Agent: Richard Parker [email protected]

1956Class Agent: Kenneth Mortimer

[email protected]

1957f ifty-f ifth reunion

Class Agent Needed! Find out how you can get involved with your class. Call or e-mail Beverly Roy: 207-966-




1959Class Agent: Bernard Helm

[email protected]

william bearse reports, “I retired from teaching. I’ve been spending time skiing, playing golf and biking. I’m off for a three week trip to southern France with my wife Lee.”

1960Class Agent: Dave Williams [email protected]



Reunions & Homecoming 2012Friday, October 5 • Saturday, October 6

Reunions for Twos & Sevens • Kids’ Activities • Road Race • Rainbow Reunion • Convocation • Class Dinners

Athletic Hall of Fame Induction of George Helwig

tom Curley ’61 enjoyed a lobster dinner following his presentation at Hebron’s inaugural Career Connec-

tions Seminars in March. An auto racing entrepreneur, tom is president

of the American/Canadian tour.



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★ Notable alumni: Those who served ★While researching Robert LeGendre 1918 (see page 44), we

discovered some wonderful class notes about alumni serving in the Great War. We realized that we don’t have a good list of alumni who have served, which is where you come in. Below is a list of alumni with their branches of service compiled from 1917–1920 Semesters, because this was the simplest starting place. Please let us know if we have left anyone out. We will run the World War II list in the next issue, but meanwhile let us know if you served or are in uniform now! Drop a line to: Semester Magazine, Hebron Academy, PO Box 309, Hebron ME 04238 or email Jenny Adams at [email protected].

Class of 1896

Harry R. Farris Army

Class of 1898

C B. Leighton Army

Class of 1902

Perley Thorne Army

Class of 1905

Dwight Curtis Air Service

Class of 1906

L. Lawrie Holmes Army

Class of 1907

Philip Harokec Army

J. Foster Jackson Army

Arthur L. Scott Army

Class of 1908

Spaulding Bisbee Army

Class of 1911

James L. Gulliver Army

Class of 1912

Francis Carll Navy

Herbert Griffin

Albert Lavorgna

Percy Orne

Class of 1913

Ray Atwood Naval Air Corps

Class of 1914

Harold T. Andrews Army

Marston L. Beverage

Julian E. Gray

Robert G. Hutton

Newell Palmer Army

Harland S. Rowe Army

Edmund Walker Army

Class of 1915

Philip S. Frothingham

Austin Maddocks Army

Aubrey C. Minister Army Canada

Maurice Small

Sidney Wentworth Air Force

Merle Weymouth Army

Class of 1916

Homer N. Chase Army

Sturgis E. Durgin

George L. Evans Navy

Harold Jackson

Herbert Lunt Army

E. T. Nealy Army

Durrell Noyes Navy

Wilbur C. Shoemaker Navy

Class of 1917

Norman Dunbar Navy

Cuddy Murphy Navy

Ralph Prout Navy

Everett W. Turner Merchant

Marine

Walfrid Wahlquist Army

Class of 1918

Pierce Clark SATC Bowdoin

Kilborn Coe Navy

Eden C. Cook SATC Colby

George S. Drake SATC Bowdoin

Howard Duffy SATC Maine

Ralph Eaton SATC Colby

Willard C. Gulick Naval Reseve

R. Darrell Harvey Army

Cecil Leath RAF Canada

Robert Legendre SATC George-

town; Navy

Dwight E. Libby SATC Bates

Clinton H. Murray SATC Maine

John K. Southard SATC Harvard

Eben Tileston SATC Bowdoin

Norman Webb SATC Bowdoin

Class of 19Class of 19

Weldon Tibbetts

Class of 1920

Joseph I. Touchette Army

Maine Soldier defends Himself with a Shovel

Portland, March 22—Harold T. Andrews [1914], the first Portland boy to be killed in action in the world war and a mem-ber of the University of Maine, 1918, met death while defend-ing himself against the Germans with a shovel, according to information received by his father, William Wallace Andrews, principal of the Butler School. Young Andrews was a member of the 11th Engineers, made up largely of New York men, and when the Germans made the counter attack at Cambrai the lat-ter part of December, 1917, pushing the British forces back, the engineers went into action with their picks and shovels and the rifles of killed or disabled Tommies.

A clipping from a New York paper, in which appeared the story of the Cambrai engagement as told by one of the engineers, was sent to Mr. Andrews by a friend, and there is one paragraph which leaves little doubt as to how the Portland boy was killed. It is as follows:

“One of our men was caught at the mouth of a dugout by a party of Germans with nothing but a spade for company. He refused to surrender; and when our men came back that after-noon they found him dead, cut to ribbons with bayonet slashes and bullets, but with a crop of dead Germans laid out with his spade, underneath and around him. I remember his last name. It was Private Andrews.”

The first Associated Press dispatch relative to Private Andrews stated that he was reported missing, but later another came telling of the finding of his body.—Boston Post

NotesSpaulding bisbee 1908 also served in World War II, when he was

the CO of Maine’s 103rd Regiment. Two of Spaulding’s female

classmates, leslie Cameron and Marion Fernald, went to France

to do relief work after the Great War.

Harold andrews 1914 was the first Maine boy to be killed in

World War I. The field in the Bowl is named for him, as is a square

in Portland at the intersection of Pine, Clark and West streets.

The college-based Student army Training Corps was formed in

1919 as a way for young men to enlist while still in school. The

armistice was signed just months after the SATC got off the ground.






Athletic Hall of Fame Induction of Dick Leavitt ’72

1962f ift ieth reunion

Class Agent: Dick Forté [email protected]

1963Class Agent: Will Harding

[email protected]

will Harding spent three weeks at run-ning camp in Vermont this summer. n Pe-ter Rubin recently received the R. Bruce Shaw Distinguished Counsel Award from Owens-Illinois, Inc., acknowledging his outstanding legal service for more than 33 years.

1964Class Agent: John Giger

[email protected]

Tom Hull reports, “Following the death of Malawi’s president [this spring], new presi-dent Joyce Banda asked Secretary of State Clinton for help in organizing her transi-tion and in preparing for the African Union summit to be held in Lilongwe in July. Wanting to help Africa’s second female head of state, Secretary Clinton agreed to send an adviser immediately. The State Department in turn asked me to undertake this mission, which I felt I should do.”

1965Class Agent: Allen Kennedy

[email protected]

1966Class Agent: Harvey Lowd

[email protected]

Harvey lowd writes, “I have been retired for five years and have enjoyed every day of it. Recommend retirement for all. We have remained in North Carolina but are consid-ering relocating to the coast somewhere on the eastern seaboard. My wife Jan and I have two children: Andrew, age 28, and Kris-tin, age 26. Andrew is married and lives in the Florida Keys while Kristin is a helicopter pilot in the United States Navy presently de-ployed in the Mediterranean. After I retired I started a consulting business working with senior business executives here in North Carolina doing coaching and mentoring. It keeps me busy about 50% of the time. With my ‘free’ time I am presently rebuilding a 1990 ‘flats boat’ for doing some fly fishing in the Keys when I visit our son when the weath-er becomes cold in the winter.” n Although retired from his career as a criminal justice psychiatrist, Mike O’Toole keeps busy with part-time jobs. “I currently work part time for a regionally very well known golf store, where I get to teach some customers about the products, do a little golf swing coaching, speak a little French and German, and in general enjoy mixing income with an enjoy-able activity,” he said.

1967forty-f ifth reunion



1968Class Agent: Robert Lowenthal

[email protected]

1969Class Agent: Jonathan Moll [email protected]

1970Class Agent: Craig Clark [email protected]

Craig Clark sold his business in July and is now “semi-retired.” n Our thoughts are with Timothy Hawkridge on the death of his father in March.

1971Class Agent: Harvey Lipman

[email protected]

Harvey lipman reports, “By all accounts, we had a great 40th reunion. I hope ev-eryone enjoyed the yearbook. Thanks to

all who contributed.” Harvey was recently named general manager/CEO of Polar Quality USA, a large salmon importer in Bodo, Norway. He says he has no plans to retire just yet! n bill Stites wrote in to tell us that his new coffee table book, The Bird-ing Life: A passion for birds at home and afield, was published in October by Clark-son Potter, an imprint of Random House.

1972fort ieth reunion

Class Agent: Steve Gates [email protected]

Steve Gates reports that his son Nick is spending the summer interning at the Quebec-Labrador Foundation. QLF was founded by bob bryan ’50. n bradford Parsons writes, “Entering my 30th year in the dental practice started by my grandfa-ther 90 years ago in scenic Scituate, MA. My oldest son will graduate from Brown next year while his younger brother will be a junior there. My youngest is entering his sophomore year at Milton Academy. Look-ing forward to our 40th in the fall.”

1973Class Agent: Gregory Burns

[email protected]

Our thoughts are with Nick Carter on the loss of his father in March and with Edward Hughes, who lost his mother in June.

1974Class Agent: Roger Clark

[email protected]

1975Class Agent: Ellen Augusta

[email protected]

1976Class Agent: Reed Chapman

[email protected]

Rebecca webber is the 2012 co-chair of the Maine Bar Association’s Labor and Em-ployment Section.

1977th irty-f ifth reunion

Class Agent: Bob Hernon [email protected]



Our thoughts are with Jonathan Korda on the loss of his mother in May.

1979Class Agent: Brian Cloherty [email protected]

1980Class Agent: Betsy Siekman Graves

[email protected]

beth Skelton Perry, lisa Gardner, Karen Hamilton and betsy Siekman Graves, all living in Southern Maine, enjoyed an

Bob ryan ’77 shared his career stories with students at the inaugural Career Connections Seminars in March.





Athletic Hall of Fame Induction of Kirby Nadeau ’77

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1996Class Agent: Devon Biondi

[email protected]

Congratulations to devon biondi who was recently promoted to vice president of strategic services at Mashery. n ben Rifkin writes, “Just had a sweet little girl, Sadie, to add to the family mix! My son Dy-lan starts kindergarten in the fall. Let me know if anyone is in Denver.”

1997f ifteenth reunion



Melissa baker reports, “I’m currently liv-ing just outside of Washington DC, where

1992twent ieth reunion

Class Agent: Jennifer Berthiaume Quimby [email protected]

1993Class Agent: Marko Radosavljevic

[email protected]

1994Class Agent: Erica Litchfield [email protected]

1995Class Agent: Jessie Maher Parker

[email protected]

Jessie Maher Parker writes, “My husband and I have just finished a three week ‘vaca-tion’ in Maine where we are building a little three room cabin in the woods. It’s taken a total of about 4–5 weeks and it may have plastic on the walls, but we spent the last week actually sleeping in it! While up there I attended the alumni event in Prouts Neck and had a play date with Tara langelier Ujkaj ’96’s daughter Emma. I’ve just com-pleted my first year staying at home raising my daughter, Tristen Dare who was born last July. It’s been wonderful and amazing and exhausting all at the same time!”

evening together in June at the Sea Dog pub in Topsham. Lisa is the proud mother of Tessa, her one year old daughter with partner Scott, and Beth just had a daugh-ter graduate from high school.

1981Class Agent: Jane Hepburn Fiore

[email protected]

Our sympathies go to Timothy Korda on the death of his mother in May.

1982th irt ieth reunion

Class Agent: Tucker Cutler [email protected]

1983Class Agent:

Debbie Beacham Bloomingdale [email protected]

1984Class Agents: Deb Schiavi Cote

[email protected]

John Donahue [email protected]

1985Class Agent: Eric Shediac

[email protected]

1986Class Agent: Scott Downs

[email protected]

1987twenty-f ifth reunion

Class Agent: Kate Thoman Crowley [email protected]

1988Class Agent: Ann Snyder Mooradian

[email protected]

1989Class Agent: Hayes McCarthy

[email protected]

1990Class Agent: Andy Haskell [email protected]

Colin Garland called to tell us that he is now a writer on the television show “Two and a Half Men.”

1991Class Agents: Marcus De Costa

[email protected]

Scott Nelson [email protected]

Scott Nelson writes, “Passed through He-bron in June...wow!! The campus looked really beautiful. It was great to reconnect with so many long-term Hebron faculty. Life news: my family recently relocated to the SF Bay area. I am teaching at Kehillah Jewish High School in Palo Alto and loving it! The four years in SoCal were good, but Northern California is definitely a better fit. It’d be great to hear from any Hebro-nians in the Bay area.”

Career Connections presenter Jane Harris Ash ’79 and seniors Abbie Small, Alicia Schultz, Jade Bermudez, Shatrisse Cooper and Sara grover eagerly await the post-seminar lobster dinner.

Career Connections presenter Nick Worden ’89 is a senior prosecu-

tor for Androscoggin County.



New arrivals1981To Nicole and Ed Stebbins, a daugh-ter, Lauren, in June 2012.

1987To Harry Green and Hannah Turlish, a son, Oliver Orwell Turlish Green, on October 18, 2011.

1996To Jamie and ben Rifkin, a daughter, Sadie.

To Scott and Jacinda beth Kelly Chaisson, a daughter, Madelyn Rose.

2003To Robert and Sydney Orne barrett, a son, Walter Jeppe Barrett, on February 2, 2012.

2004To Brittany and adam Nyitray, a son, Koen Laszlo Nyitray, on August 24, 2012.

Unions2002lisa Marie Simard and Ryan Frank-land, on September 17, 2011.

James leblanc and Ashley Webb, on August 11, 2012, in Jaffrey, New Hampshire.

2003Kristin and Karl augustin, on August 5, 2012.

Cheyauna Walker and Mark lowe, on September 10, 2011.

Hillary Chapin-Bishop and Nate Okun, in August.

Marissa Stewart and Alec Drown, on August 4, 2012.

2004Liisa Walsh and Jeffrey Sloat, on September 2, 2011.

Helen Unger-Clark and Inaki Lozares Carpintero, on August 12, 2011, in New Hampshire, and in Barakaldo, Spain, on October 15, 2011.

2007Haedeun Park and Je won Hong, in Seoul, Korea, in August.

Faculty and StaffSara Wilmot and director Paul brou-wer, on August 4, 2012, in Turner.

Shelly Davgun and Jim Maldonis, on June 16, 2012, in Boothbay Harbor.

ashley webb and James leblanc ’02, on August 11, 2012, in Jaffrey, New Hampshire.

I work as an attorney. Our daughter Sira was born in February, and joins her 3-year old sister Amelie in filling our living room with toys.”

1998Class Agent: Kirsten Ness

[email protected]

Eli Goodwin recently opened Goodwin Nursery, a landscape and garden center, at the location of his mother’s former busi-ness in Oxford.

1999Class Agent: Joe Patry

[email protected]

2000Class Agent: Erik Yingling [email protected]

2001Class Agents:

Jessica Takach Gilpatrick [email protected]

Galen Wall [email protected]

2002tenth reunion

Class Agent: Katie Curtis [email protected]

Zakk Maher is working as a residential mortgage broker at the Western Maine Mortgage office in Norway.

2003Class Agent: Sara Marquis [email protected]

Troy bryant writes, “Living in Turner with wife Nichole and our two daughters, Aide-lyn, who is 3, and Alyvia, who just turned 1. I am still working on ships in the USA and was recently promoted to a lot engi-neer.” n From Sara Marquis: “Please join our group on Facebook: Hebron Academy Class of 2003 as a means of submitting class notes and staying in touch! If you aren’t on Facebook, please feel free to get in touch with me directly via email! danielle Gagne has some wonderfully exciting things hap-pening in her life. She graduated from USM magna cum laude and as a member of the Golden Key International Honors Society. She has internalized Hebron’s ‘student for life’ motto and is currently out in western Massachusetts at UMass Amherst, working on her masters in art history. She received a teacher’s assistantship position (something rare for a first year student!) and truly feels she has found her calling. Her long-term goal is to pursue her doctorate in art his-tory after completing her masters so she can teach at the college level. Rachel Suke-forth is currently running for the District 80 House Representative seat in Maine this coming November—best of luck! Marissa Stewart and Hilary Stornelli have both completed their graduate degrees, way to go! Jordan vallarelli just finished the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for a Cure in honor of her mother, raising $8,600!”

2004Class Agent: John Slattery

[email protected]

2005Class Agent: Tina Voigt

[email protected]

2006Class Agent: Allison Coombs [email protected]

2007f ifth reunion

Class Agent: Noah Love [email protected]

2008Class Agents: Jen Duguay [email protected]

Annie Hart [email protected]

Jason Goodman [email protected]

Congratulations to Kasey boucher, who was named top defender in Hockey East, for her outstanding defensive work on the Boston University women’s hockey team.

2009Class Agents: Claire Cummings

[email protected]

Sophia Chen [email protected]

2010Class Agents: Emma Leavitt

[email protected]

Emily Powers [email protected]

2011Class Agent: Sophie Bartolomeo [email protected]

2012Class Agent: Max Middleton [email protected]

Former FacultyCharles achilles writes, “I remarried after Margaret (Peg) died and now am mar-ried to Karen Achilles. I remain in touch with John Keedy ’62, who studied in my Latin class at Hebron. He continued with Latin some in college and then went on to become a school administrator. I remem-ber often my happy two years at Hebron, leaving when I received a scholarship to study school administration. I have retired afrer a long career as a college professor, after studying and teaching it a bit at the University of Rochester.” n Jeff weber stopped in for a visit this summer. He is liv-ing in Buffalo and doing a little coaching.

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Helen Unger-Clark ’04 (daughter of Craig Clark ’70) and inaki lozares Carpintero at their wedding in New Hampshire in 2011.

Math teacher Merry Shore traveled to Korea for the wedding of Haedeun park and Je Won Hong ’07 in August.



Horace Stanley “Hockey” Field ’31

Horace Stanley Field, known by all as “Hockey” passed away peacefully after a brief illness on February 9, 2012, in Yarmouth. He was born in Dexter, Maine, in 1910,the only child of Charlotte Wright and Stanley H. Field. As a child, Mr. Field spent sum-mers at Capital Island developing a love for the sea which he carried throughout his life. He earned a bachelor’s degree in forestry from the University of Maine in 1935, and later became a registered forester, maintaining this degree into his late 90s. Mr. Field married Margaret Smith in 1941. They raised two children until her death in 1959. He began his career in 1935 working for Shell Oil selling industrial oils. He moved on to operating Eastern Lumber Corp, and then changed to the trucking industry, working as a sales representative for over 50 years. He ended his career at the age of 96 with Fowler’s Express. Upon retirement he joined the Casco Bay YMCA, working out with a trainer two times a week. At 99, he began volunteering as the YMCA Greeter. He took this role seriously and worked hard not to leave the door unattended. For everyone leaving the Y: he could be heard saying “Come back again real soon”. Mr. Field always felt that idle time was the enemy—“use it or lose it” was his motto—and this is how he raised his two children. During the winter months they often spent their weekends skiing at Pleasant Mountain; in the summer months they went boating in Boothbay Harbor. Mr. Field served on the safety patrol for Pleasant Mountain, avidly skiing until the age of 88. He was a life time member of Cumberland Fair Farmers Club, serving on the executive board in charge of sponsorships and advertising. In 2009 the Royal Canadian Mounted Police honored him for his dedica-tion to facilitating their appearance at the fair with a mounted patrol salute. Their appearance at the fair brought the largest crowd to the fair to date. During the 2010 Cumberland Fair he was named as the Grand Marshall, and oldest living member. The fair kept him close to his roots and the good old days of tending his gardens, road-side vegetable stand, and raising champion Shropshire sheep with his son. Mr. Field met Patricia Raybould and they married in 1978. Together they relocated to Westport Island living there for 19 years. He developed strong friendships with his Westport Island neighbors. He bought a cruising boat named “Hockey Time” and joined the Downeast Yacht Club. The Fields enjoyed many years of extensive travel throughout Europe and the Mediterranean. In 2000 they moved to Cumberland Center, where he continued to develop new friends and enjoyed working on the property. He was an active member of the North Yarmouth Congregational Church where he served as Deacon for many years. Mr. Field was an energetic, motivated and friendly individual with a true zest for life and a real gift to gab. His outgoing personality made it so easy for him to just strike up a conversation with a complete stranger. Being a passionate man with very strong opinions about almost everything often made for some very in-teresting conversations. He was blessed with lifelong friends and enjoyed socializing with them over an afternoon Manhattan or two. Once you met him you never forgot him. Mr. Field will be missed by his wife Patricia R., his daughter Martha W. Macdon-ald, his son Dexter S. Field, six cherished grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

1937★ david C. Greenwood, Sr. passed away at his home in Farmington, Connecticut, on July 26, 2012. He was the widower of Doris (Blaha) Greenwood whom he mar-ried in Guilford in 1949. David is prede-ceased by his son, David C. Greenwood, Jr. and survived by three other children, Richard Greenwood, Lynne Greenwood and Peter Greenwood; four grandchildren; and two sisters, Constance Ives and Janet McNitt. Mr. Greenwood was born in 1918 in Gardner, Massachusetts, son of George T. and Florence Ogilvie Greenwood. He graduated from the University of Maine Orono in 1941. He served in the Pacific Theatre in World War II as a Lt. J.G. in the Navy. His professional career included en-gineering positions at Glen Martin Aircraft, Armstrong Cork and Cummings Insulation before opening his business, The Reed & Greenwood Insulation Company in 1957. Mr. Greenwood was an accomplished ath-lete in many sports. He was a competitive ski jumper and an early member of the Hartford Ski Club. He downhill skied until he was 89 years old and was a familiar face on the slopes at Mad River Glen since it opened in 1949. He also enjoyed tennis, golf and small aircraft piloting. He was a passionate Red Sox fan and had the privi-lege of attending Babe Ruth’s final game. He was recognized by all as an extraor-dinary person, pure of heart, kind and a great jokester. In his own words “D.C. Greenwood had a hell of a good life—had a wonderful family and a loving wife. He tried to live by The Golden Rule.”

william Frazier Parsons died on March 25, 2011. His daughter writes, “He often talked about his days at Hebron and how they set the stage for future successes in his career. He graduated from the Univer-sity of Maine at Orono and spent a couple of years doing post graduate work at MIT. He then became a successful research physicist for Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York.”

1939★ Edward F. Simonds died peacefully in Scarborough on March 18, 2012, after a brief illness. He was born in Portland in 1920, the second son of Elizabeth Doyle and John H. Simonds Sr. He attended Bowdoin College where he was a member of Chi Psi Fraternity, graduating in 1943. He was commissioned a 2nd ieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1944, serving in the Pa-cific Theater. Upon his return, Mr. Simonds served with the 103rd Infantry of the Maine National Guard until 1959, achieving the rank of captain. In 1940, Mr. Simonds mar-ried his childhood sweetheart, Rose Ellen Hayes, and for the next 72 years they had the most wonderful journey imaginable. After a successful business career, in which

he began as a salesman for the McBee Company and ended as a vice president for the Bell & Howell Company, Mr. Simo-nds and his wife embarked on a series of trips throughout the United States, Cana-da and Europe, abundantly recorded on film. He also found time to volunteer, serv-ing on the Scarborough Planning Board, Hospice of Southern Maine, St. Vincent De Paul Soup Kitchen, Meals on Wheels, and major fund-raising roles for the Scar-borough Public Library and St. Maximilian Kolbe Church. For more than 70 years, Mr. Simonds summered at Pine Point. He taught himself to sail, taking many unwary visitors on an adventuresome odyssey in Saco Bay. He skied into his 80s and loved a round of golf at South Portland Muni. He was predeceased by his parents; and his brothers, John H. Jr., and Charles A. Simonds. In addition to his wife, he is survived by their four children, Beth Bran-son, Chick Simonds, Michael Simonds and Leslie Simonds; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

1940★ Earl w. dickinson died on June 13, 2012, after a long illness. He was born in 1922, the son of Thelma and Charles Dickinson. Mr. Dickinson was a member of the Richmond Sportsmans Club, Post 132 American Legion, Boy Scout Leader, and also a member of the Moose and Elks clubs. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, canoe-ing, rowing, archery, dancing and golf. He also played piano and violin. Mr. Dickinson was proud member of the Army Air Forc-es, serving during World War II. He was a longtime employee in the administration department and head administrator for the last five years of his career at Togus VA Medical Center, retiring in 1977. He was predeceased by his parents and his first wife, Dorothy Preble. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Marilyn Dickinson; sons Rex Dickinson and Bruce Dickinson; stepchildren Cheryl Warren, Barry Williams and Brian Williams; a granddaughter; two great-grandchildren; six stepgrandchil-dren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren.

★ arthur adams Peabody, Esq. died on June 25, 2012, leaving his daughters Anne Tyler Peabody, Susan Peabody Love, and son John Cleveland Peabody. Mr. Pea-body, commonly known as Red, was born in Portland in 1922, the only son of Velma Greenlaw Peabody and Henry Adams Pea-body of Cape Elizabeth. He attended Cot-tage Farms School as a child where he met his wife of many years, Joan Cleveland Peabody. He was raised in Cape Elizabeth and attended Dartmouth College, Class of 1944. He left college temporarily to serve in the United States Air Force. After Dart-mouth, Mr. Peabody studied the law. As an attorney he served the State of Maine

for two years as a district attorney. His next professional step was to start a law firm Preti, Peabody, and Johnson. In time he returned to a solo practice which he main-tained until retirement at 86. Arthur, a fun-loving father, enjoyed family life. He skied, hiked, and traveled in later years. A true Mainer he always loved his outings in the Maine woods, boating with the kids, and fishing with friends. Hobbies included am-ateur photography, family film chronology, gardening, cooking, and woodworking. Arthur is survived by his three children; six grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.

1942★ william R. “bill” duschaneck died on February 20, 2012. He was born in 1922, the son of Frederick F. and Anna Cope Duschaneck. After Pearl Harbor Mr. Duschaneck joined the U.S. Navy, serving in the 41st Seabees from 1942 to 1946. He roamed the Central and North Pacific Theater of Operations, island hopping, including the taking of Attica on May 11, 1943. After the war, he was a carpenter and journey man. He built homes in Hartford, Simsbury and Granby areas. Mr. Duscha-neck later was selected clerk of the works

Obituaries A perennial Homecoming attendee, Hockey was recognized at Alumni Convocation last fall as

the oldest alumnus in attendance. We will miss him this year.



for the Newington Children’s Hospital and stayed on to be their construction supervi-sor for the Hartford County building con-tractors. Some of his projects included the West Hartford Fellowship Housing Phase II, the Simsbury Medical Center, the Army Re-serve Center in East Windsor, Bradley Field Terminal (Delta and American Airlines), Church Street Garage, Hartford Railroad Station and the UCONN Law School. He was a lifetime member of the Simsbury Fire Department and retired as a captain of the Firetown Station with over thirty years of service. Mr. Duschaneck was also a member of the American Legion Post 84, as well as a long time member of the Simsbury Coon Club, having been past president. He was also honored as a Simsbury Home Town Hero. He was an avid outdoorsman, hunter and fisherman. Mr. Duschaneck is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Norma A. Duffany Duschaneck; three daughters, Di-ane Elizabeth Conwell, Jennifer D. Prince and Sarah V. Eglof; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

★ Chester R. Knowles Jr. died on July 29, 2012, in Scarborough. He was born in Portland in 1921, to Chester and Mar-guerite Libby Knowles. Before graduating, Mr. Knowles enlisted in the Army Air Force and served in England with the 91st Bomb Group as an aerial gunner. He completed seven missions over Germany and was shot down on his eighth mission. He was a pris-oner of war for 13 months. After a forced march of 400 miles, he was liberated at the Elbe River near Halle, Germany on April 26, 1945. He arrived in the US in May 1945 and was sent to Rutland Heights, Mass., Army Hospital for one year before being discharged. Mr. Knowles was a decorated WWII veteran and POW. After the war he was employed in regional sales working for both the Boyd Corporation and Longcraft Inc. In 1949, he married his longtime child-hood friend, Dorothy DuPont. They built their home in Falmouth where they raised their three children. Together the family enjoyed skiing, boating, camping and trips around New England. Mr. Knowles retired in 1987. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed his vegetable garden. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and was best known for his sense of humor. He is sur-vived by his beloved wife, Dorothy; daugh-ters Michele and Karen; a son Jonathan; a sister, Nancy Moore; five grandchildren,; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister Barbara Merrill.

1947★ Edward “Ted” Taber McFarlin of Ro-wayton, Connecticut, died June 20. He was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, in 1925, to Edward Taber and Margaret Haigh McFarlin. A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. McFarlin served during World War II and the Korean War. He worked in sales and marketing and was employed by Fraser Paper Company. He attended Burdett College in Boston. Mr. McFarlin was an avid golfer. When he retired to New Hampshire, he spent most of his time playing golf at the Lake Sunapee Golf Club in New London. He also loved liv-ing near the water in Pine Point, Rowayton.

Mr. McFarlin is survived by his wife, Diana Crabtree McFarlin; two sons, Edward Taber McFarlin III ’78 and Alan Hall McFarlin; and two grandchildren. He was predeceased by a sister, Margaret Ross McFarlin.

1949★ Rodney M. Tolman, Jr. died on May 27, 2012. Mr. Tolman attended the University of Bridgeport before joining the Air Force in the Korean War. He retired from Nore-lco division of Phillips Business systems where he worked in sales. He and his wife enjoyed their retirement together, cruis-ing Cape Cod and the Islands by summer and playing golf in Naples, Florida, during the winter months. He was a member of Sharon Country Club for over 45 years where he enjoyed playing golf and cards. Mr. Tolman is survived by his wife Nancy Thayer Tolman; his brother, Michael Tol-man; his son Michael Tolman; daughters Susan Kamel, Melissa Walker and Pamela Vasques; and ten grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, Peter Tolman.

1951John a Rocray died at home on August 18, 2012. Mr. Rocray is survived by his daugh-ter Polly K. Rocray; his former wife Barbara S. Rocray; brothers Samuel E. Rocray and Peter E. Lindvall; sister-in-law Bertha Ro-cray; and stepsister Jean L. O’Rourke. He is also survived by cousins and many nieces and nephews. He was a graduate of Dart-mouth College and Cornell University Law School. Mr. Bragg joined the Brattleboro Law firm of Fitts and Olsen upon gradu-ating from law school in 1957. During his distinguished 55 year career as a Brattle-boro attorney he was States Attorney for Windham County for 12 years and had his own law firm. Due to ill health, he closed his law practice in 2012. Mr. Bragg was a long time member of the Vermont Bar Association. He was dedicated to his pro-fession and greatly valued his interactions and discussions with his colleagues. He especially enjoyed his work and the warm friendship and support of the Brattleboro Thai Community. He was also known for his love of Shakespeare, the theater, music and the opera.

1963E. Robert Kinney died suddenly on March 19, 2011. His family writes, “He spoke often and fondly of his years at Hebron. Many of his instructors and coaches had a profound impact on his life, but none so much as Claude Allen.” Mr. Kinney is sur-vived by Sally, his wife of 43 years; three children, Samantha, Mari and Bob III; and four grandchildren.

1967Jonathan v. bragg died February 1, 2012. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1948, a son of Volney C. and June Scar-borough Bragg. He majored in history at the University of New Hampshire, and later studied international business at George-

town University and finance at Bentley University. Mr. Bragg had been a managing partner at Corporate Recovery Group, LLC. He spent much of his career as a financial consultant focusing on assisting distressed companies. He is survived by his wife, Mar-garet M. McMahon Bragg; a son, Jesse S. Bragg; a daughter, Jocelyn M. Brough; two brothers, Jeffrey S. Bragg and Christopher S. Bragg; and a sister, Judith D. Hayden. Mr. Bragg loved the ocean and enjoyed spend-ing time at his home in York, Maine, but his true passion was his family.

1964★ Robert “bob” arthur Cushman died on August 8, 2012, in Portsmouth, New Hamp-shire. He was born in Amesbury, Massachu-setts in 1945, son of Otis and Elizabeth (Lindquist) Cushman. Mr. Cushman attend-ed Northeastern University before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. After his honorable military discharge, he received his bachelor of sci-ence degree from New Hampshire College. He worked as a risk management specialist for IRM, Peerless and several other insur-ance companies. Most recently, he was the building inspector for the town of Green-land. Mr. Cushman was active in the town of Stratham. He was a lifetime member of the Stratham Volunteer Fire Department and held several officer positions, including fire chief. He was also a fire warden, having the duty of handling numerous burn permit requests. He also served on the town Mas-ter Plan Committee and was a current cem-etery trustee, and was formerly active as a volunteer of the Stratham Fair. His greatest joy came from his six grandchildren. He also enjoyed mowing the lawn, chopping wood and being outdoors. Mr. Cushman is survived by his loving wife, Lucy Hut-ton Cushman; daughter Cristine Topping; stepson Jeremy Smith; stepdaughter Sarah Metzler; six grandchildren; brothers James Cushman and David Cushman; and several nieces and nephews.

1977J. Timothy Cuesta died May 21, 2012, at his residence as result of an accident. He was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, to Joseph Elias Cuesta and Helen E. Sweeney Cuesta, with whom he last resided. He was a member of Immaculate Conception RC Church in Douglassville, PA. He attended the Hill School and Hebron Academy. He was a graduate of the Malvern Prep Class of 1977 and attended Kutztown Univer-sity. Surviving in addition to his mother are: three brothers: J. Christopher Cuesta, Charles Cuesta ’75, and Jeffery Cuesta; and eight nieces and nephews.

1981Sallyann bailey Hunter died suddenly at her home in Johns Creek, Georgia, on June 26, 2012. She was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, and is survived by her father Jonathan, her husband Paul and her children Megan, Samantha, Ben and Anna. She was a dedicated mother and home-maker who will be missed by all.

1992Steve Carlesi passed away on July 11, 2012. He was born in 1974, a son of Thomas Ste-phen Carlesi and Alice Jacobs Carlesi. He graduated from Boston University with a de-gree in communications and broadcasting. Mr. Carlesi was employed for 12 years with the Opie and Anthony Radio Show. His last five years there, he was both program direc-tor and executive producer. He was also the executive producer of the Danny Bonaduce Show in Philadelphia and most recently, was employed as the production director and on-air talent for Rock 107, Scranton. He was preceded in death by his sister, Sarah Elisa-beth Carlesi. Surviving, in addition to his par-ents, are his wife, the former, Mary Jo (M.J.) Kovaleski; son, Xander Haras Mikina Carlesi; stepdaughter, Aubrey Wilpiszewski.

Jack vo died in Honolulu on May 10, 2012. He was born in Bien Hoa, Vietnam. He is survived by mother Julie T.T.; brothers Nhut Ngo, Quang Ngo and Adam Vo; and sisters Jocelyn Vo, Jacquie Vo ’89 and Jen-nifer Ungacta.

Former Faculty and Staff★ Robert a. Huff passed away on March 13, 2012, in Geneva, New York. Robert was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, and resided in Geneva for many years. He was the son of Arthur and Eunice Blanchette Huff. Professor Huff received his bachelor’s degree from Boston University, his master’s degree from Tufts University and his doc-torate from University of Rochester. He served his country in the US Navy during the Korean War and retired with the rank of Lt. JG. Prior to moving to Geneva he taught at Hebron Academy in Maine. Professor Huff was a professor of history from 1962-1992 at Hobart and William Smith College. He was a member and past president of the Geneva Historical Society, a member of Geneva Country Club, Seneca Yacht Club and the Finger Lakes Forum. He is survived by his wife, Jane B. Donegan; his son, Alec Huff; his daughter, Anna Heck; two step-children, Jennifer Donegan and Stuart Donegan; and seven grandchildren.

Madeline Cushman Stuckey died peace-fully at home in Castine on March 21, 2012, surrounded by family. She was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, in 1920, the daughter of Madeline Porter and Nor-man Locke Cushman. She was educated at May School, Ogontz School, and Smith College. Her summers were spent in Rye Beach, New Hampshire. In 1943 she mar-ried Daniel Kemp Stuckey II, and they be-gan a 50 year odyssey that took them to Hebron Academy, to St. Paul’s School, to Bowdoin College, to Phillips Exeter Acad-emy, and finally into retirement in Naples, Florida, and Castine. Mrs. Stuckey was pre-deceased by her beloved brothers, Gard-ner and Robert Cushman, and, in 1993, by her husband. Since then she spent time in Naples, Castine, and RiverWoods in Ex-eter, enjoying her family and friends. She is survived by her three sons, Peter, John and Mark and their families; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

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hebronianagoing the distance

Pierre Lucien Robert LeGendre was born in Lewiston, Maine, on January 7, 1898, the youngest of Gustave

and Philomene LeGendre’s 13 children. His father, a police officer, died of stomach cancer almost exactly one year later. His mother died in 1917, just as Bob graduated from Jordan High School in Lewiston. He came to Hebron for a postgraduate year, taking math and science courses, but no language or English. Although his grades and deportment were modest, he was a “tower of strength” as right tackle on the football team, and his pitching helped lead the baseball team to an undefeated regular season record.

Bob went to Georgetown University and was quickly added to the track and field team roster. He registered for the draft and became a member of the Student Army Training Corps. He and the rest of the SATC were honorably discharged at war’s end just a few weeks later. He participated in the

Inter-Allied Games in Paris in 1919, winning pentathlon gold, and returned to a hero’s wel-come in Lewiston, complete with a parade, speeches and a “reception with dancing to follow.” He qualified for the 1920 Antwerp Olympics and tied for third in points in the pentathlon, but was awarded fourth place because of tie breaker scoring. At the NCAA championships in 1922, he set a long jump record with a leap of 24 feet, 3 inches.

After graduating in 1922 he hoped for a Hollywood career, but nothing came of it. Instead he returned to George- town and worked toward a degree in dentistry.

In 1924 he was one of five Georgetown athletes who went to the Olympic games in Paris. He set a world record in long jump, flying 25 feet, 5 5/8 inches while competing in

the pentathlon, and took home a bronze medal. His jump was the

the 1917 football team, lined up in front of Atwood. Although the players are not identified, we think robert legendre ’18 is the big fellow wearing a white jersey, fourth from the left in the front row.

Bob LeGendre competing for Georgetown Univer-sity. this could be the very same javelin (left) that now hangs in the athletic center conference room at Hebron Academy, nearly 100 years later. photo courtesy Georgetown University Library.

As the quadrennial fever for the summer Olympics hit, we began to wonder about Hebron’s summer Olympian, Robert LeGendre 1918. We have a javelin that he used, probably given to the school after he competed in the 1920 games. A little online digging revealed a wealth of information, including his 1924 passport application—purpose of travel: to compete in Olympic games.

longest of the games and set a world record unbroken until Jesse Owens topped it at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Because it was part of the pentathlon and not an individual event, Bob did not win a gold medal for his jump.

Bob came home, finished his dentistry degree, married and had a daughter. In the late 1920s he joined the Navy and was assigned to the dental corps. Sadly, he died of bronchial pneumonia at the naval hos-pital in Brooklyn in 1931, a few days after his 33rd birthday. He was still a household name, and the news of his death was carried in newspapers across the country.


The Franklin Society

Hebron Academy has a long-proved history of “doing good” for young people at formative ages. I believe this is a mission that must be carried forward. That I’ve personally experienced and

benefitted from its impact elevates Hebron to the top of my non-family support considerations. From watching Hebron for nearly 50 years, I have confidence that my support will be well shepherded into the future. Bill Allen ’62

Including Hebron Academy in your charitable estate planning is one of the most

personal ways to express your philanthropy. We are forever grateful for this

commitment, and we honor those who remember the Academy in this way by

recognizing them as members of the Franklin Society.

The Society was named to celebrate Dr. Benjamin Franklin’s qualities of

foresight, prudent financial management and intellectual achievement. Dr. Franklin

serves as a symbol of building up on the past for the benefit of the future.

For more information about how you can become a

member of the Franklin Society, please call or email Pat

Layman, Director of Advancement, at 207-966-5236,

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Hebron thespians Working hard

Lilly Bourget ’13 (center) as über waitress Delores Dante in this year’s reprise production of Working, which marked the tenth musical directed by Julie Middleton. Kneeling: Katie Schools ’15, Noelle Giguere ’13, Liz Pratt ’15 and Ivy Han ’14. Standing: Allison Cummings ’12, Arianna Pinkham ’15, Qianchong Guo ’14, Abbie Small ’12, Matt Fensore ’12 and Max Middleton ’12. PHOTO BY SARA WILMOT

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